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Okay so correct me if I am misunderstanding but this is the predicament.

The police have 6 months from the date of the offence to start proceedings, otherwise it will time out.  However, to combat that, most police forces will start from 4 months and if the ducks aren't in line, just go straight to SJP in the interest of not letting it time out.

So we can either respond the S172 asap to try and ensure we get in there before the police go straight to SJP.  Or we can slowball it, complete it on day 28 from the NIP we have received and hope they aren't on top of everything and ultimately it times out.

I guess it would come down to whether or not you feel lucky...  Well do you punk?

Thanks very much HCA.  You are right in pretty much everything there. 

Ultimately it will just end up getting messy and will probably be harder to unravel than it is worth for the sake of £80.

I will remind her about what a yellow line means   

Depending on the meaning of "xx" she may have qualified for another course, but the delay in receiving the notification probably rules that out.

Ah sorry, I had written it and was waiting for her to come back to me on when she did her course.  It was October 2023 so I guess that means she won't be offered a case this time round?

We'll get the S172 completed and she can take her medicine!

I'm posting this on behalf of my girlfriend.  The contravention itself appears to be made out, she mistakenly parked on a single yellow on a Friday morning whilst it was restricted.  She works at a local SEN school so could cobble something together but that would be based upon mitigation only.  The car is leased so my thoughts are the best opportunity may come procedurely in transferring liability.  I include a copy of her lease agreement below that mentions parking fines in paragraph 11. 

I'd appreciate all views and how best to handle to liability transfer point to maximise the opportunity here.  We are yet to submit informal reps.  If she is banged to rights, that is fine.  It is just she knows I spend a lot of time reading this website so would like to see if that can help her at all 

GSV - https://maps.app.goo.gl/fbz27rXKR46U75QA9

@Hippocrates, I am sorry but I did not get you there. 2nd page of?

He would like to see the second page of PCN, you have only posted the first page.  More often than not, the experts on this site, such as Hippocrates, can help by using technical dificiencies in the process to help succedssfully overturn a PCN.  What may appear to be a standard load of garbage text to you, often contains fatal errors giving you a lifeline to avoid paying the PCN.

Quote from: stamfordman on May 15, 2025, 11:46:06 am

I've looked at this location before regarding the congestion charge - it's just weird that you can't turn left to escape the zone there having turned off Gloucester Place. Instead you have to turn right, right, right, and go back up Gloucester Place and it's not signed as such.

You have a rock solid case in my view. They will cancel this and on the slim chance they don't an adjudicator will allow an appeal. 

I would keep it short and not speculate about other signs - I'm pretty sure there aren't any anyway.
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I am writing to make representations against the PCN for the left turn at Bickenhall Street, Westminster.

At the time of the alleged contravention, the scaffolding in place at the end of the junction obscured the restriction sign. Please check your pictures and video - I simply could not see the no left turn sign as I'm sure you will agree and only found out about the sign from your website. Even with your camera angle the sign is obscured and it certainly was in my driving position.

As such the contravention did not occur and I look forward to your early confirmation of cancellation of this PCN.

Just a quick question, what reason (of the representation) should I click on, on the website. Options are: "The contravention did not occur" or "I wish to make representations about this PCN for other reasons" then "I wish to challenge my PCN for another reason"?

The answer is in Stamfordman's representation he wrote for you, highlighted here 

As it stands, it's your neighbours and your car which are in jeopardy. They cannot seize goods in your residence until they've served the mandatory notice.

Nothing is in jeopardy, OP has paid the fine and is now looking to make his SD.