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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: Kathryn Merrington on March 08, 2025, 08:47:48 pm

Title: Re: Parking restriction ticket a few days after tree pruning had finished
Post by: Kathryn Merrington on March 09, 2025, 05:02:34 pm

Thank you both, that's very helpful, I have sent the challenge back.

Title: Re: Parking restriction ticket a few days after tree pruning had finished
Post by: stamfordman on March 08, 2025, 09:29:46 pm

See the argument about end of works in this case:

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/manchester-city-council-pcn-5288/

Title: Re: Parking restriction ticket a few days after tree pruning had finished
Post by: John U.K. on March 08, 2025, 09:28:46 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,
any Council photos,
and
a GSV link to the location.,

Title: Parking restriction ticket a few days after tree pruning had finished
Post by: Kathryn Merrington on March 08, 2025, 08:47:48 pm

Hi,

We had tree cutting outside our house and we moved our cars throughout that time. A few days after they finished, we parked our cars back without realising the spaced out signs were still up. The next day a tow truck appeared and was about to take our cars away. He left us a £65 parking fine - at which point we realised the signs were still up.

It's clear he was just on duty and going around looking for other opportunities to charge fines, as there was no reason for the signage to be there apart from the fact they hadn't had time to remove it.

We pay for the parking spaces so it should not be taken away for longer than necessary for such works.

I didn't think to take a photo until the next day, of the area showing the pruned trees.

Any advice please about how to dispute this one? I gather councils are told to give fines wherever they can to raise monies, even if it's not justified.

Many thanks in advance.

Kathryn :'(  :'(  :'(  :'(