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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: jenno2550 on October 02, 2024, 03:02:43 pm
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I would go online as if to challenge and screenshot what you see and report back please.
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Sorry I posted pics quickly with no explanation. My view is the council CEOs mostly do a good job though under often difficult circumstances.
If this were me I'd pay the discount and find somewhere else to park.
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yes i would like to try the last resort as i feel like im being unfairly punished for something that i see countless people doing and i did not cause any real issues i was just trying to work. thankyou for replying so quickly it is much appreciated
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@jenno2550 well you're absolutely banged-to-rights on the contravention, as your car was quite clearly parked on a road but not on the carriageway, to an extent you were lucky that the car didn't get towed. If you'd parked closer to the gate I might have been able to construct an argument based on Pereira, R (On the Application Of) v Environment And Traffic Adjudicators [2020] EWHC 811 (Admin) (https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/811.pdf), but your car was too far out onto the pavement for any of that.
In the circumstances you might want to read up on the strategy of last resort (https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/city-of-edinburgh-02-parked-in-a-restricted-street-lochrin-buildings-gilmour-pla/msg7413/#msg7413) and let us know if you want to try that.
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Although it's an entrance to premises, the PCN is still valid because the entrance is not part of the carriageway, it provides access across the footway. So I think you'll struggle with this one, as none of the points you have made are valid. HOwever, wait a bit and see what the others say, but don't miss the deadline for payment or submitting representations.
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I Rectract and apologise for my initial comments now realising that these pictures have been taken off the council portal and are available to anybody with the ticket information.
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Good Afternoon all,
After doing some digging I found this website with some fantastic members helping people who have ended up in unfortunate circumstances like myself.
after reading @cp8759 's post helping another member of this community who was issued the same contravention I thought I would post mine in hope of receiving help of a similar fashion.
I have received a penalty charge notice after parking across the road from my place of work (Corsica Studios) on the 23rd of September 2024 at 18:51 (I will attach photos below). I have not yet appealed it and only have five more days to do so, should I appeal it now or wait for a response from somebody on here? Furthermore, I parked there as there was no other place for me to leave my car and I was already late for work on this day. I moved my car to the same side of the street as my work at the first opportunity I could and did not notice the pcn sat on my window when I did this. I thought I had received the penalty charge for being parked with one or more wheels over the line this was until I reviewed the cctv at my work and saw the councils dirty henchman giving me the ticket when I was parked across the street (I will provide google maps link below) this is the entrance to a building site that in over two years of working directly across the road from I have never seen anything go in or out. I also believe that the alleged contravention did not occur as nobody walking down that street (which is a rather busy street at this time) was effected by my car being parked there. this I can obtain cctv footage to prove. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated, I look forward to reading replies.
Many thanks,
George
Link to photo of PCN: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1MN7oja8VZ6J3c3o6
Link to street on google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZNMWvXWS15EqNF4g9
(the gate that has a sign saying gate 13 is the place i parked when i got my ticket and the unit opposite (number 5) with all the people stood outside is where i work.