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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: SuspendedBay8569 on March 09, 2025, 10:57:44 pm
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yep a typo, will update that.
Thank you all for the advice - will let you know the outcome!
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I assume saying you parked on 25 Feb is a mistake.
I see now the first PCN is 26 Feb at start of suspension and if you parked there on 23 Feb then that's not much notice if indeed the suspension went up afterwards - but you may well have missed the sign.
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Hi, thanks for the help. I parked on 23rd February at around 9pm. I did not see a suspension sign and remember double checking to make sure I was in the space correctly. This is still within the 72 hours. I do hold the necessary permit.
Does the below work (I need to fill in the PCN numbers)?
"I Parked at 9pm on 25th with my permit on display. The sign was not erected until after I parked and given this was no more than 51 hours before the suspension came into effect invalidates every PCN. Please check your records on when this was erected and which cars were parked at the time before revoking the PCNs.
Specifically as regards PCNs **** and **** issued on 27 and 28 Feb. respectively, your photos show that my car had not moved and therefore these penalties are in respect of a continuous contravention and for this reason should be cancelled."
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Was the suspension sign - for a suspension which started at 0001 on 26th - in situ when you parked on 25th?
Probably yes*, but you say not.
Just tell it as you recall it occurring.
Parked at *** on 25th. (you do hold the necessary permit, yes?);
As the council's photos show, you were parked within a few metres of the suspension sign and post which you had driven past and neither on your approach nor when leaving your car did you notice the sign. You therefore assert that the sign was not erected until after you parked and that given that this was no more than *** hours before the suspension came into effect invalidates every PCN. The council's records will show whether you were mistaken and should be provided with any rejection.
Specifically as regards PCNs **** and **** issued on 27 and 28 Feb. respectively, your photos show that my car had not moved and therefore these penalties are in respect of a continuous contravention and for this reason should be cancelled.
*-because they're obliged to do so.
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Thank you
Is there anything such as previous cases, etc I should quote when challenging the second two? Or just state that they had already issued a fine which is a continuous contravention and their remedy should be
to relocate or impound the vehicle.
On all tickets I should just state that I was legally parked before the suspension and for them to confirm when the sign went up and tell them to check the log they take of cars in bay. And tell them to cancel once they see my car was already parked?
Are appeals usually successful on the basis that they were parked legally before the suspension?
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The second two must be cancelled as this is a continuous contravention - as you say their remedy should be to relocate or impound the vehicle.
You should challenge those two on that and all on the basis that you were legally parked before the suspension - you don't have to say when but can ask when the sign went up and for them to check the log they should take of cars in bay.
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Thank you for your reply. :)
I have been here unfortunately. I checked the car on a few occasions from the back as I walked past the street and did not notice any suspensions or the tickets. I walked round the front of the car yesterday and saw the tickets. Lesson learnt that I need to walk up to my car every other day to check my car for suspensions - it is difficult to do so when you are parking well away from your flat and not walking past your car each day.
Is there any defence to the multiple tickets? I would expect a parking enforcement officer to try and clear the bay by contacting me as opposed to visiting at 7am every morning to put a fresh ticket on (clearly the bay wasn't needed to be suspended). Is there a one per day limit as 7am is not even within parking hours?
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So, as I understand your narrative, you parked the car on 23rd Feb, and have not been back to it until yesterday 9th March, 2 weeks later. Any reason for not checking on it ? Whilst councils do have a duty to put up suspension signs with the dates of suspension some days in advance, two weeks is well over the normal period given. Of course if you had been away on business or holiday, you could submit reps on that basis, as the car was legally parked when left on the 23rd Feb.
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I parked my car on Sunday 23rd February on a street nearby my flat. I do not live on the street. Today (9th March) I noticed that I have 3 PCNs on my car for parking in a suspended bay. There were no suspended notifications when I parked there. Wondering whether I have a case. This happened to me where I used to live but they called me as they needed me to actually move my car. This time they have gone there at 7am each morning to ticket me on the following days.
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