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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: alexander96 on January 21, 2026, 06:59:29 pm
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The bay is clearly marked out with carriageway text stating "Electric Vehicles Only". Fair enough, but the sign doesn't say that, it just says 8.30am to 9pm Permit Holders Only, with nothing about EVs. If you parked in that bay outside those hours. So it is a complete Dog's Breakfast for a start !!
However, your PCN is for parking outside the bay marking. It is only when one looks closer at the bay that one sees "blips" for presumably indicating individual vehicle bays. This is quite wrong, I think. If the council want to divide up the bay into individual vehicle bays they must make it entirely clear the boundaries of the bays; here they don't. Certainly I think it would fail the definition of a bay marking in:-
Provisions applying to road markings in Part 4. Sign table — Schedule 7, Part 2 the The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 Item 6 Diagram 1028.4. In PART 5 Required or permitted variants 2(4) : -
"(4) The bay may be divided into individual spaces by—
(a)the application of a white line marking (either broken or continuous), with a minimum width of 50 mm; or
(b)contrasting pattern or colour."
If you can obtain and post their photos of the alleged contravention, it would help, but I suspect your photo showing your car with one of those "blips about midway on the car is why the PCN was served, and wrongly in my opinion. However, if you want to win this, you must stand your ground, forego the discount temptation, and be prepared to take them to London Tribunals. Councils in London are venal and rapacious, and they game the system ruthlessly to get the money in.
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If there are just those tiny tags as per this March 20025 view I'd say the bay is not sufficiently marked as separate bays.
(https://i.ibb.co/Mq3Sd2x/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-21-12-07.png)
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I have been parking here for the past year and a half since learning to drive without any issue, but have suddenly been issued a ticket for not parking within the lines. I didn't realise that there were specified sections because the 'electric vehicles' only line is continuous. Is there any way I can appeal this or will they just think I'm being stupid and say it's common sense?
I've been looking online and saw something about the contravention being related to taking up valuable space, but even if I had parked further along there wouldn't have been space for another car. Does that make any difference? I tried to look on the council website for any guidance but couldn't find anything.
The PCN is here - https://imgpile.com/p/XtWxdIq
(https://imgpile.com/p/XtWxdIq)
And some photos I took this morning when I saw the ticket - https://imgpile.com/p/oYg5zoY (https://imgpile.com/p/oYg5zoY)
Here is the location on google maps (https://maps.app.goo.gl/LzLxHNupXHBYSNma7)