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Hello everyone,

I received this PCN for parking on a yellow line on Sunday. I parked partially on the footpath because the road is very narrow, and it wouldn’t have been possible to park only on the yellow line—cars wouldn’t have been able to pass, and other drivers wouldn’t have been able to park in the residents’ bays. I made sure to leave enough space for pedestrians and wheelchair users. On this road, there are also parking bays that cover half of the footpath.

I’m thinking about appealing the PCN on the basis that drivers are allowed to park in the marked bays with two wheels on the footpath, and due to the narrow road it wasn’t possible to park solely on the yellow line. Do I have any chance of winning the appeal?

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Hi Everyone,

I finally received this letter, please guide me through next line of action.

Regards

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Hi,
Thanks for your reply, if there is no sign allowing it or other way, does it not apply single yellow line rule there, and do they serve PCN round the clock as this was written 6 am ?
Regards

Go to https://www.ftla.uk/announcements/charge-certificate-cases-under-the-traffic-management-act-2004-no-original-pcn/ and follow the instructions from "As soon as the debt has been registered, use form TE9 which you can download from here..."

Hi,

Thank you for your prompt reply, just a quick question while completing above form, do I need to select this option below as well with no NTO received ?

"I appealed against the local authority’s decision to reject my representation, within 28 days of service of the rejection notice, but have had no response to my appeal."

Regards

As their response stated, the penalty reverted to its statutory amount once their extended discount period ended. It's been £130 since the beginning of Feb.

The NTO is merely the means by which they demand payment, it doesn't trigger the penalty level in itself.

Thanks for your reply, NTO would also means that they will offer to write another formal representation as above suggested ?

Morning All,

It been a while since I received this PCN which I refused to pay, I have been waiting for notice to owner since but it hasn't arrived so I went to check on council website if my PCN is still active and they have put the amount up to £130 so its still going on.

What should I do now keep waiting for contact them ?

Regards

There is only one sign for the whole bay, and the suspension sign has been placed just below this sign on the same pole. Problem is the sign specifies 2 spaces, yet the bay is not divided into individual spaces. Was there anything else put in the bay to indicate which spaces were suspended, like cones or barriers ? Their letter refers to "yellow markings" on the "floor".  Clearly the person who wrote this letter only has a limited vocabulary, because floors are normally in buildings !

So, were there any "yellow markings on the floor" ? The sign doesn't refer to any "yellow markings".

If it were me, I'd take take them all the way on inadequate signage of the suspension. However, it is your decision, as you'd have to risk the full PCN penalty. This is now councils get away with inadequate signing; they just refuse all informal reps thus forcing people to either cough-up, which >95% do, or appeal the matter at the adjudicator

Thank you for your response. There were no markings on the road or footpath, which was my main point. How was I supposed to know which parking spaces were suspended? If the sign had been placed on the construction site's brown wall, I would have accepted the PCN. Additionally, since it was a Sunday, I assumed parking restrictions weren't in effect, as I regularly park on this road. I usually pay fines when I park incorrectly, but in this case, I feel i got this one wrong.