#3 Would you challenge this PCN? Parking sign defaced / illegible.
on 13 Apr, 2025 17:15 in Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on)
Hi, Usually, in my area (Bermondsey, London) street parking is free after 6pm and also on weekends. I parked on a road by Bermondsey station that I have never parked on before. This was well after 8pm. I returned to my car to find a council parking ticket at 9.36pm (never knew they even worked this late). The ticket stated it’s because I was parked in a permit only spot which is active until 11pm. While I do not contest I was obviously parked there, the issue is that the sign right in front of my car was completely defaced and illegible (blank white). There were no other signs nearby unless you went all the way down to the other side of the road (very long). There was also no ‘permit’ markings on the bays, which usually there are. In the evidence the parking officer submitted, he never put a picture of the defaced sign, he went to the other end of road and took a picture of that sign which was nowhere near my car. Obviously if I had seen a sign saying it was permit only until 11pm, I would never have parked there. It was my fault to assume that particular road would also be free after 6pm, which is a lesson learned.Would you dispute this illegible sign or is it not worth my time? Will it be rejected, and if so - should I take it to tribunal? [ Guests cannot view attachments ]