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I sent this:

I am writing to appeal against your PCN.

I am the registered keeper of the vehicle but am extremely physically disabled, have no driver's licence and did not park the vehicle. Furthermore I have no way of knowing which of the many people insured to drive it was the one who parked it before your PCN was issued.

I have parked in that specific disabled space displaying my Blue Badge for over 19 years. When PCM took over parking control on behalf of [Housing Association] in 2017 I was issued with three carers' permits and have had no further contact with PCM.

To be clear, I have never been told by [Housing Association] or PCM that I needed anything other than my Blue Badge to park in a marked disabled parking space at my home.

I have spoken to PCM's permit team since receiving two PCNs. I have now been told I need a permit to park and have arranged that.

It seems to me that someone who works for PCM has recently chosen to target vulnerable and disabled people in order to make some money. This is clearly discrimination as the resident here in [development where I live] who issues PCNs has never ticketed a resident or visitor displaying their Blue Badge.

For all of the above reasons I will not be paying this PCN.

Thanks everyone.

H C Andersen; all your assertions are correct. To answer your questions, I lease my car through the Motability scheme because I need a large vehicle with a lot of adaptations. I don't know if I am the Registered Keeper as Motability hold the V5 but PCM have got my details from DVLA/Motability.

I paid the PCN for my mother because the anxiety was making me ill. Definitely fighting my two though.

Advice re. what to write in my appeal gratefully received. Thanks very much.

Yes, someone else always parks it. I don't have a driving license.

The notice says I have 28 days to appeal. I'll try with the last one.

3. These are the three PCNs I need to deal with. The first was on a visitor's car and the other two were on mine.

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The woman I spoke to at PCM said they started patrolling here in 2017. There has never been a consultation to my knowledge (or memory).

Hi! I live in Housing Association flats. The private communal car park is patrolled by PCM, a parking company, who require residents to buy permits. However, for the 19 years I've lived here I have parked in the same disabled parking space and only displayed my Blue Badge. 

In the last six weeks I, another resident and visitors have all received several PCNs while parked in disabled spaces with Blue Badges in the windscreen. The PCNs stated we had parked without displaying a valid PCM permit. We've never been informed by the Housing Association or PCM that we need permits. 

I've googled private car parking laws and can't find any change in them. PCM's signs don't even mention disabled badge holders despite there being nine clearly designated spaces. I've contacted the Housing Association and they have not engaged with my enquiry and are now refusing to discuss the matter further. I'll deal with them by making a formal complaint but the important thing is that I deal with the PCNs. 

If anyone has advice on how to appeal two PCNs on my car and one on my mother's car I'd be really grateful. Thanks very much.