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Title: Re: Newham RPZ PCN, But No Sign In Parking Place
Post by: Tipthemout on February 18, 2026, 06:36:37 pm
We are current permit holders for the PS RPZ. However, at the material time, my wife’s permit had expired (since renewed). We do not hold any other permits of any kind.
Title: Re: Newham RPZ PCN, But No Sign In Parking Place
Post by: Neil B on February 18, 2026, 05:34:23 pm
Do you have a permit for ANY Newham zone?
Title: Re: Newham RPZ PCN, But No Sign In Parking Place
Post by: Tipthemout on February 18, 2026, 03:21:10 pm
GSV link with the sign in place (https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5262843,0.0358817,3a,75y,345.25h,71.81t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1seEtXCPNQRDKu4RSwAjWWsw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D18.1853081202848%26panoid%3DeEtXCPNQRDKu4RSwAjWWsw%26yaw%3D345.24547080334514!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)

Sorry my posts are all over the place, I had lots of problems getting images to work.
Title: Re: Newham RPZ PCN, But No Sign In Parking Place
Post by: Tipthemout on February 18, 2026, 03:15:25 pm
Here is the PCN. The first three pictures are the council's, then two of mine showing the parking space and the pole without a sign.


(https://i.ibb.co/zWxVZsM5/Smart-PCN1a.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zWxVZsM5) (https://i.ibb.co/YF999CLp/Smart-PCN1b.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YF999CLp) (https://i.ibb.co/bM5y4YR4/NCpic1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bM5y4YR4) (https://i.ibb.co/fdtfCjMT/NCpic2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fdtfCjMT) (https://i.ibb.co/6RVF1bMB/No-Sign3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6RVF1bMB) (https://i.ibb.co/Z6tb2YvC/No-Sign2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Z6tb2YvC) (https://i.ibb.co/MDC2gz3v/No-Sign1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MDC2gz3v)

Title: Newham RPZ PCN, But No Sign In Parking Place
Post by: Tipthemout on February 18, 2026, 02:07:31 pm
My wife forgot to renew her resident parking permit and recieved a ticket. I want to challenge it on her behalf on the basis that there was no sign for the parking place where the ticket was issued.

Most of the spaces on our road are regular RPZ spaces with restriction times stated on signs within each place, and repeated at intervals. However, the space in question is missing it's sign, and has been for at least a couple of months. This space, when the sign is present, has a different restriction - resident permit holders only, max stay 20 minutes during restricted hours.

There are presumably RPZ signs at all the zone entrances, but there are too many possibilities for me to confirm. But given that All the individual parking spaces normally have their own signs within this zone, do you think we migt have a case? You can see the sign that is supposed to be there in the GSV link. The council pics also show the black pole where the sign should be mounted.

You will also see in one of the council photos that she was also issued another ticket. I'm not challenging that one as it was issued in a correctly marked bay. She just drove around for two days without seeing it stuck to her windscreen.

EDIT: PCN, pictures and GSV now posted below.