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Is 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: OB95056300
Reg: DE62SKK

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!

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
 

BEWARE - 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.

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=ttu

On 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.

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.

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?

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?