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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: NBSCMN on December 27, 2025, 01:14:57 pm

Title: Re: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: Hippocrates on January 10, 2026, 02:18:22 pm

I would wait for the NtO assuming they reoffer the discount if reps. are rejected.

Title: Re: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: Hippocrates on December 28, 2025, 07:29:10 pm

8th or 9th.

Title: Re: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: NBSCMN on December 28, 2025, 07:15:14 pm

the is the only PCN we have.

and for the date, is it 14 working days - so should be 16/1 instead of 13/1?

Title: Re: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: Hippocrates on December 28, 2025, 06:47:12 pm

Can we see the original PCN? Also, the date re the price increase is wrong.

Title: Re: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: Incandescent on December 28, 2025, 01:18:56 am

I'm afraid not. Have you looked at the Westminster CPZ map ? They are large and whilst the guidance years ago saids they should not cover more than a few streets, that has been totally ignored for at least 20 years. It's just part of living in London. No sign by the yellow line = you are in a CPZ.

Title: Re: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: NBSCMN on December 27, 2025, 10:36:43 pm

here is the route

https://imgpile.com/p/4C6TGYS


the only permit sign that was visible was (51.4905936, -0.1494346)

this sign is quite far from the parking area surely?

Title: Re: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: Incandescent on December 27, 2025, 09:28:16 pm

The link to the Westminster website I see from your post repeats what it says on the PCN, namely "01 -parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours". Any sign on a bay nearby does not apply to yellow lines.

You say he parked on a yellow line but there were no signs giving the restricted hours. This means he parked within a Controlled Parking Zone where the restricted days and hours are shown on sign at the entrance to the zone. A 2-minute look on the Westminster website shows he was parked within Zone A2
Restricted hours are: -
Mon-Fri 8.30am - 6.30pm
Sat 8.30am - 1.30pm

He would have passed these signs: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LoWEdsoPyN1ausLN6
I suggest he traces his route using GSV Street View, and at the point where he entered the zone, if the signs are not there he has a case.
Here is the location where he parked: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LoWEdsoPyN1ausLN6

So, the bottom line is the PCN seems to have been correctly served, unless the CPZ entry signs on his approach are missing.

Title: St Barnabas Street 01 - Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Post by: NBSCMN on December 27, 2025, 01:14:57 pm

hi and merry christmas.

https://imgpile.com/p/0ifO4qL

posting on behalf of a friend.

they parked at https://maps.app.goo.gl/3Rgzm3yJBXcjy79v7?g_st=ipc

in the bays, the sign says permit holders until 10pm, they parked on a single yellow. I have looked around on the area and there is not a sign that tells you if you can park at specific times on a single yellow.

the link on the westminster parking page states:

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:57:44 - No Valid Permit or Paid for Parking Found

the pictures given also do not show the permit sign or any other sign.

can this be contested? thanks