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Thanks both!I will use Phantom's template and send this off in a few days to see whether any other advice is given. Seems to be worth a shot at appealing, as the £35 discount should still be honored.

Quote from: Incandescent on 29 Dec, 2025 13:32Is this your PCN or a 3rd party's ?  Please unredact PCN Number and car reg. Keep name and address redacted. We need to see the video, (the SOLE evidence), so need the above two items.Third Parties PCN which I am ultimately dealing with.PCN Number: OB95056300Reg: DE62SKK

Hello,It has been awhile since I last posted here!With as vague details as possible, a car was driven into a Bristol bus lane which lead to the letter below being delivered. The driver is not local to Bristol, and was following another car (likely a Taxi) as they missed their turning and ended up going through this bus lane. Honest mistake which looks to be going to cost them £35. Before it is paid, are there any mistakes on the PCN, or a strong appeal which can be used?Thanks!

Morning!Wanted to report back that Smart Parking cancelled the parking charge!I submitted DWMB2's appeal template.Thank you all for provding this assistance to everyone!

Thanks DWMB2 - I am the RT and was not the driver. I will submit the appeal tomorrow, thank you for your help!

Done some digging into this. Looks like I am not the only one who has received these tickets, which is expected due to the number of cars which are parked in the same location, daily.Here is an extract from Trust Pilot QuoteBEWARE - the camera that is operating in the Lidl Carpark is poorly placed and is picking up vehicles that are parking legally on Commercial Road just down from the Hospital entrance. Staff, students and visitors can legally park here but the camera picks up the number plates that are parked beyond this entrance.If it helps anyone, I have responded with this text in my appeal to four fines!It seems there has been a misunderstanding regarding the parking fines. The vehicle in question was driven through the camera at the entrance to Lidl and immediately exited, effectively making a U-turn. It was then parked legally on Commercial Road, out of the camera's sight, which is why the camera continued recording the length of stay. Commercial Road has double yellow lines at the traffic lights and opposite the hospital entrance, but the rest is unmarked and unsigned.Supporting images will be provided. Once the vehicle moves from the lower part of Commercial Road, it is picked up by the camera again and recorded as leaving the monitored part of the site. This vehicle has never been parked in a bay within Lidl Carpark. Brook Retail Park has not adopted any of the road outside the delivery parking bay, which is owned and maintained by the council which has a small section of unrestricted parking. Often used by hospital staff or visiting relatives.The vehicle has been parking on this section of the road for over a year without receiving a fine. Recently, the company received four fines dating back to June, and only now are the PCNs being received. Please cancel all fines related to this vehicle, as it was parked legally on Commercial Road and not on the land operated and maintained by Brook Retail Park.Looks like I will have to do my own due diligence to see whether that road is owned by the local council, or privately. Sending a FOI request to the council to see whether they own it or not.Happy to hear thoughts from others on this.

Hello,After some advice on whether to fight or pay up on this one.GSV: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0589192,-2.7063237,3a,90y,312.68h,62.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1saVv_s3obJgIDcOR27mEQVQ!2e0!5s20240301T000000!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttuEach of time my car was parked in that location, many other cars were also parked down the side of the road, even though the car part was full of free spaces.Would the argument hold up that the driver of my car, didn't agree to the terms and conditions of the car park, due to not parking in said car park? Looking on GSV, (LINK)Image B: Shows the front page of the PCN (Please note how another car is present in the before and after photos. It is believed my car was parked behind this car).Image C: Reverse of the PCNImage BImage C

Hi!Please note, I have not received a parking ticket, I was hoping for some advice before I keep parking in a location and receive 100's of tickets.GSV: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0593951,-2.7070642,3a,75y,144.37h,59t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s34RRuMNnWpZU53aLNMYvPQ!2e0!5s20230801T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D34RRuMNnWpZU53aLNMYvPQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.share%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26yaw%3D144.3709100764612%26pitch%3D30.999535030246918%26thumbfov%3D90!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttuOn the left (looking down towards Lidl) there is no double yellow lines. Daily this is filled with people parking (for the day) as the hospital is next door. People also park down the right hand side, against the hedge.Over the past week, I have been leaving my car here for about 3 - 4 hours (The car park is free but has a 2 hour limit). I must state that usually there is only one or two spaces available, as everyone seems to park here now.The car park is controlled by ANPR, am I legally allowed to park where I mentioned or am I still under the restrictions of the car park? It is not clear whether the road at the bottom is private, or publicly owned.Image below has been highlighted red as to where I am parking, along with everyone else.

Ah mate, I'm sorry it happened to you too! How are the roads in your area? It isn't uncommon to see potholes deeper than 10cm, which are over 30cm in diameter here. That's on the main roads! The back roads may as well be dirt tracks at this point.

Thanks @cp8759 I was hoping to do this on my own back from research and advice, however this is the first council PCN I have had and appreciate having your expertise onboard. Will gather all the information you need today.

Quote from: Incandescent on 21 Apr, 2024 21:07Best to put it in, as it is likely you might have to take them to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. There is another much more shocking thread on this forum relating to Hereford CC and it is quite plain now, that the administrators are totally ignorant of the law they purport to enforce.Apologies, I don't follow you. I believe I am at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal stage as they rejected my formal representation. I don't have a huge amount of time left to send over my appeal to the Tribunal.I have been reading the other Hereford thread, honestly I am not surprised. I am eager to squash this PCN as the state of the roads here caused my wheel to buckle and of course they denied any liability, causing me to be out of pocket. Completely unrelated, but I wanted to vent about it  

Hello,What is the best way for me to appeal this at the tribunal?Should I send off a revised version of my formal representation along with additional points of how the rejection letter didn't address why Hereford Council weren't abiding to the rules outlined in the Traffic Management Act of 2004?

Is there any templates I can use to write my appeal? Are the points the same as what I raised during my formal representation?

Well... Hereford Council rejected my representation... They seemed more interested as to why I didn't explain why my car was parked there...What are the next steps for me to do now?

Is it normal to have to post this off, rather than submit it online? No where does it say that there is an online option available, only post.