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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: 2 x Ealing PCN - 40 Parked in a disabled person parking space (Bay painted around vehicle)
« on: March 12, 2025, 03:35:37 pm »
@mrmustard Feel free too. Apologies for the late response.

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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: 2 x Ealing PCN - 40 Parked in a disabled person parking space (Bay painted around vehicle)
« on: February 18, 2025, 11:07:52 pm »
Some great news. Following the submission of my case to London Tribunals, I received a letter from Ealing Council saying that they have investigated the case and decided not to contest my appeal and cancelled the 2nd PCN.

I also received another letter stating they accepted my representation for the 1st PCN and cancelled that too.

Thank you to everyone who commented, your help was invaluable.

Please keep up the great work you have been doing on this forum, it really does make a difference.

@mrmustard thank you for your kind offer.

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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: 2 x Ealing PCN - 40 Parked in a disabled person parking space (Bay painted around vehicle)
« on: February 03, 2025, 11:10:59 pm »
@stamfordman thanks, is the disabled bay is active once the signage is installed or once the order has been made?

@mickR makes sense.  I'm not sure if it would help or not.

Is there any guidance on the Tribunals procedure and any do's and don'ts.

Appreciate the help so far.

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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: 2 x Ealing PCN - 40 Parked in a disabled person parking space (Bay painted around vehicle)
« on: January 31, 2025, 03:02:02 pm »
@stamfordman - I just went there and confirmed it is Whitton Avenue West, Greenford opp No. 475.

@mickR - it was a letter advertising a company offering to purchase my car.

@H C Andersen- 100% with no doubt it was newly installed. I know the area and can confirm there was no bay there before I parked. The location is opposite 475. The purpose of the markings is to highlight where you can park and there are no restrictions whatsoever on this stretch of road.

There was no parking suspension when I parked there and I'm not sure if there was one in the time I had not been to the car. Difficult to say as I didn't get a PCN for parking in a suspended location.

Is it worth knocking on 475 and asking them to confirm that my car was parked there and they painted around it?

If it does go to Tribunal is the onus on me to prove my vehicle was parked there or on the council that the bay was empty?

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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: 2 x Ealing PCN - 40 Parked in a disabled person parking space (Bay painted around vehicle)
« on: January 30, 2025, 09:59:19 pm »
@stamfordman - I just said in my representation that my car was parked there before the bay was painted, that my wife was heavily pregnant at the time and gave an example where this had taken place in Merton and it was rescinded by the council.

I was home but didn’t use the car in the time it was parked there. I didn’t see it until I went to drive the car.

Thank you for the order notification, do you know how I would find out if the bay in question was live at the time the PCN was given or does it become so once the necessary signage is complete.

I parked there around the 24th Oct and returned on the 5th or 6th. Apologies it’s been a while and I didn’t take note of the dates and I was occupied with the birth of the baby.

Discount is in play (4 days remaining) for the PCN on 3rd November but no response to my reps for the PCN issued on 2nd November. - is it worth chasing up on this?



@H C Andersen - According to their response the markings and signage was installed on 28th Oct which tracks with what happened. I can find out and confirm though through this FOI. Is there anything else I should ask?

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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / 2 x Ealing PCN - 40 Parked in a disabled person parking space (Bay painted around vehicle)
« on: January 30, 2025, 03:43:49 pm »
Hi,

I’ve received two PCNs from Ealing Council for parking in the in a disabled space. There were no restrictions when I parked my vehicle there. I left the vehicle there for a week as my wife was heavily pregnant and we were not travelling and therefore not using the car. When I returned to the vehicle a disabled bay had been painted around it and there were two penalty charge notices affixed to the windscreen.

I only recently discovered this site and shouldve got advice before but I’ve appealed to Ealing Council and they have not accepted my informal and formal representations. The next step is to go to tribunal or pay, I feel very hard done by and I wondered if I should go ahead with the tribunal case or pay the reduced fee. Many thanks

https://imgur.com/a/DvRfoRv

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yU4ysfj3N69xZroP6?g_st=ac

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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Ealing - 47J stopped on a restricted bus stop/ stand
« on: January 26, 2025, 01:09:46 am »
@Incandescent - thanks I've had a look at the council website and it only offers general representation at this informal stage. Does the statutory grounds come in after this?

I submitted all the PCN pages in the imgur link. Thank you for your input.

@stamfordman - thanks for raising that similar case. I believe this stand has the no stopping sign in the middle so I doubt that I can use the defence that it was difficult to see from where I was as I had stopped past it.




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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Ealing - 47J stopped on a restricted bus stop/ stand
« on: January 25, 2025, 10:21:39 pm »
Hi all,

I've received a PCN for Stopping at a bus stop. I'm a private hire driver and the rider wanted to be picked up from Ealing broadway. What are my options moving forward and what should I tell Ealing council in my representation to them. I was under the impression I could stop there to pick up and drop off passengers similar to bus lanes.

I've added the communications I've received from the council and a recording of the alleged infraction.


https://imgur.com/a/4KlpJPa

The videos are in wrong sequence as I had to chop it to meet imgur requirements.


https://maps.app.goo.gl/CfJY1u18uuQcZmqT9?g_st=ac

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