Revised draft:
Dear London Borough of Harrow,
The alleged contravention did not occur. It is alleged on the PCN that a contravention took place while my car was parked on Cannon Lane opposite lamppost 3, but my car was not at that location. Lamppost 3 is situated opposite number 19 Cannon Lane, but my car was opposite number 16 Cannon Lane. If the contravention alleged on the PCN did not occur (which it did not), it is then irrelevant whether a contravention did or didn't occur at some other point along Cannon Lane, as it is only the matter alleged on the PCN that counts.
It follows that the PCN must be cancelled.
Yours faithfully,
Don't forget a screenshot of the confirmation page once submitted. The council will obviously reject but this will buy us some time to get some more information about the traffic order.
Many thanks for this! Should I also mention that I am a resident at the house where the car was standing? It seems the parking restriction is to prevent commuters from parking there for free and then walking to Pinner Underground Station, and not to punish local residents.
Revised draft:
Dear London Borough of Harrow,
The alleged contravention did not occur. It is alleged on the PCN that a contravention took place while my car was parked on Cannon Lane opposite lamppost 3, but my car was not at that location. Lamppost 3 is situated opposite number 19 Cannon Lane, but my car was opposite number 16 Cannon Lane. If the contravention alleged on the PCN did not occur (which it did not), it is then irrelevant whether a contravention did or didn't occur at some other point along Cannon Lane, as it is only the matter alleged on the PCN that counts.
It follows that the PCN must be cancelled.
Yours faithfully,
Don't forget a screenshot of the confirmation page once submitted. The council will obviously reject but this will buy us some time to get some more information about the traffic order.
Well you must know the restrictions exist so I don't think being in deliberate contravention will help. There is no requirement for the PCN to give an exact location, but if the location is wrong then you can argue the contravention alleged did not occur.
Here's a draft you can send:
Dear London Borough of Harrow,
The alleged contravention did not occur. It is alleged on the PCN that a contravention took place while my car was parked on Cannon Lane opposite lamppost 4, but my car was not at that location. Lamppost 4 is situated opposite number 9 Cannon Lane, but my car was opposite number 16 Cannon Lane. If the contravention alleged on the PCN did not occur (which it did not), it is then irrelevant whether a contravention did or didn't occur at some other point along Cannon Lane, as it is only the matter alleged on the PCN that counts.
It follows that the PCN must be cancelled.
Yours faithfully,
Send this online and keep a screenshot of the confirmation page.
In the meantime I have found the traffic order for this location, it's The Harrow (Parking Places) Traffic Order 2020 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JA7T805jfccPCmSK4dp53N7vSvcnk-LP/view) and Cannon Lane is in Schedule 1 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Xve_wUcqNXMyVaBZbVBGTrWHQL4ysMk/view) on page six. The interesting thing is the order and the road markings don't match up to each other at all. I'm going to make some enquiries with the council about this, if they have simply messed up the order then we can use this argument at the notice to owner stage, or possibly at the tribunal.
Thanks for your help. A few things to point out:
1. Yes, this is the location as you pointed out: https://maps.app.goo.gl/K6V1c6QXayRuRkBS6. This is outside house number 9 Cannon lane.
2. The PCN states 'opp lp 3'rather than lamppost 4 you mentioned in your draft
3. Also, does 'opposite' mean the same side as the road as the lamppost i.e. alongside the lampost or literally the other side of the road to the lamppost?
Thanks
Well you must know the restrictions exist so I don't think being in deliberate contravention will help. There is no requirement for the PCN to give an exact location, but if the location is wrong then you can argue the contravention alleged did not occur.
Here's a draft you can send:
Dear London Borough of Harrow,
The alleged contravention did not occur. It is alleged on the PCN that a contravention took place while my car was parked on Cannon Lane opposite lamppost 4, but my car was not at that location. Lamppost 4 is situated opposite number 9 Cannon Lane, but my car was opposite number 16 Cannon Lane. If the contravention alleged on the PCN did not occur (which it did not), it is then irrelevant whether a contravention did or didn't occur at some other point along Cannon Lane, as it is only the matter alleged on the PCN that counts.
It follows that the PCN must be cancelled.
Yours faithfully,
Send this online and keep a screenshot of the confirmation page.
In the meantime I have found the traffic order for this location, it's The Harrow (Parking Places) Traffic Order 2020 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JA7T805jfccPCmSK4dp53N7vSvcnk-LP/view) and Cannon Lane is in Schedule 1 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Xve_wUcqNXMyVaBZbVBGTrWHQL4ysMk/view) on page six. The interesting thing is the order and the road markings don't match up to each other at all. I'm going to make some enquiries with the council about this, if they have simply messed up the order then we can use this argument at the notice to owner stage, or possibly at the tribunal.