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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: thegentleway on February 07, 2025, 02:36:22 pm

Title: Re: parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
Post by: lexy on February 07, 2025, 04:00:59 pm

Generally none. They’ll have a look around and see if anyone is using the machines or walking between the car and the machines. If not, they’ll issue a penalty.

The moment you walk off and either leave the car park or disappear round a corner into another street, you’re fair game.

Walking away to get change from a shop, and things like that, generally aren’t allowed. Walking out of an underground car park to get better mobile signal is somewhat OK.

Generally if you paid within two or three minutes of getting a PCN, you’ve got an OK appeal. More than five is tough unless you’ve got a very good reason.

Title: Re: parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
Post by: thegentleway on February 07, 2025, 03:13:52 pm

Thanks for advice, I'll take a read.

I paid for 15 minutes parking from 9:41 to 09:56.

Title: Re: parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
Post by: John U.K. on February 07, 2025, 03:06:19 pm

For meaningful advice please to have a read of
https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/

and post up here both sides of the unredacted PCN and a GSV link to the location.

What was the time of yr paid parking session?

Title: parked for 7 minutes without a parking session in place
Post by: thegentleway on February 07, 2025, 02:36:22 pm

I got a parking ticket for parking on street. I paid but not before a rapacious traffic warden slapped a ticket on after 'observing' my vehicle for 5 minutes. I made an informal representation but they said the PCN was correctly issued...

I know you get 10 minutes grace period after your ticket expires but what is the grace period to purchase a ticket? Is it worth appealing to Parking Adjudicator?

Thanks.