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Also pleaser provide some context to the drop off - e.g. - when did you park? how long were you away from the car? How old is the child? How far is home from where you parked?
To: [Parking Department / Council Name]
Re: PCN Number [Your PCN Number]
Vehicle Reg: [Your Vehicle Reg]
Date of Issue: [Date of PCN]
Contravention Code: 01 – Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
Subject: Challenge to PCN – Safety-Based Mitigation for Infant Drop-Off
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to respectfully challenge the above Penalty Charge Notice issued on [date] for my vehicle [vehicle reg] at [location].
I understand that my vehicle was parked on double yellow lines during restricted hours. However, I hope you will consider the exceptional mitigating circumstances in this case.
I was travelling alone with my 18-month-old child, and needed to safely take them into our home. The only available parking spot nearby was across a very busy road, and given the age and vulnerability of my child, I felt it was not safe or practical to attempt to cross the road with them from a further location.
In the interest of safety and care, I made the decision to briefly leave the vehicle parked while I ensured the child was safely inside the home. Unfortunately, this took longer than anticipated, and I sincerely apologise for the time the vehicle was left.
I fully appreciate the importance of parking rules, especially around restricted zones. However, I would ask the council to consider the exceptional nature of this situation, the vulnerability of the child, and the fact that my actions were taken out of concern for their safety — not convenience or disregard for the rules.
This was a one-off event, and I would be grateful if the council could exercise discretion in this instance.
Thank you for your time and understanding.
What's your understanding of what double yellow lines mean?
You have been served a Penalty Charge Notice by the council who are enforcing parking contraventions using the civil law, under an Act of Parliament called the Traffic Management Act 2004. The process of enforcement is defined in that law and its associated regulations.
The key feature of the process is that the owner of the vehicle has full responsibility in law for appealing or paying PCNs, the person driving the car is irrelevant. Of course most times the owner is the driver.
It would be best if you submitted an informal representation to the council explaining the circumstances and ask them to cancel the PCN as they have lost no revenue at all. You can prove payment. Do not be confrontational as the reason for the PCN is your error.
Post up a draft of your reps here for review before submitting, then after submission, post up their response when you get it. Don't be shocked if they refuse your reps. Most councils reject all informal reps, because they know that if they do, the appellants just cough-up the money, to get the discount and not being "au fait" with the process an the legislation.
Look up “keying error” which is a reduced amount that you’ll get invoiced for to cover their administrations costs. As an appeal, yes.
Post up what you’ve received, as requested in the forum, if you want more analysis! See https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
There may be other reasons why the invoices you’ve received are invalid and unenforceable but we need to see them first …..