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I'm seeking advice on how to address the objections received by my local council regarding the proposed extension of my disabled parking bay. The council advertised its intention to increase the length of the bay around August, but they received two objections. A council staff member informed me on 8th September that, due to these objections, the process would be lengthy. He explained that he needs to prepare a report for the local councillors, but he has many other cases to deal with before attending to mine.

For context, the disabled bay was installed around spring this year. One side of the bay is adjacent to a residential parking bay. The intention was for the other side of the bay to provide enough space for me to load my mobility scooter into the boot of my car. There is also a dropped kerb nearby, and I had expected the bay to be installed closer to it.

From my conversation with the council, it appears that the occupational therapist did not fully communicate my need for proximity to the dropped kerb due to my mobility scooter. As a result, the department responsible for disabled bays was unaware that I use a mobility scooter or require space to load and unload it. On several occasions, I’ve been unable to load my scooter because someone parked their car between the bay and the dropped kerb.

Would it be appropriate for me to ask the council staff for an update on the progress or to clarify the nature of the objections? I believe this issue could have been avoided if the occupational therapist had provided a complete picture of my needs. Additionally, there have been instances where vehicles were parked with their bumpers encroaching into the bay while their tyres remained outside the marked lines. This made it nearly impossible for me to park in the bay.

I think I'll just go and park at my brother's house which is 30 minutes away. I've got to go to the office next week and I won't be able at home 8am to 6pm.

Sorry folks for coming back with a followup question. Now that I have submitted my PCN appeal, can I still continue to park in the same spot on the basis that I think the council would uphold my appeal? That is assuming they don't change the signage. I called the council department responsible for installation of disabled bay and I was told that they have just  switched IT systems on April 1st and they need to do trainings with the IT system. He said that installation of disabled bay would take several weeks before it can take place. Another alternative is to go and park my car at a relative's place which is about 30 minutes away to get to by bus.

Can the CEO come to that same spot and issue me a PCN ticket whilst waiting for the outcome of appeal with the signage remaining the same?

I think the following pics are wider and give more detail @Anderson

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Thanks for those comments HC Anderson. Please find attached the photos of Firham Park Avenue with Birkdale as you requested. Let me know if you would rather I retake the photos.

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My apologies for removing the Vehicle Registration Number. I have now included another pic of PCN ticket without redacting Vehicle registration Number.

By the way, I set my blue badge to 10am which should have covered me for 3 hours when I parked there and the blue badge was displayed.

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Hi folks, I need some advice on a PCN that was issued to me last week saying that I contravene the code 622 means "you parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than the carriageway".

This is a parking bay on my street as you can see in the picture attached. Cars are not expected to be parked there between 10.30am and 11.30am. However, since I do have a blue badge and the road does have a yellow line, I am assumed that I could park in the bay. I set the clock on my blue badge to 10.00am. You can see from the picture that the blue badge is visible in the picture. The ticket inspector issued me with a ticket at 10.59. I have attached the parking sign picture. I would appreciate any advice on whether I am in the right and if I've got a good chance of challenging this PCN. It seems the ticket inspector's argument is that I parked with car tyres on the pavement when I shouldn't be at restricted time.

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