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This is harsh as it's at 1pm or so but I presume term had started. The restriction is 8am-5pm as the CCTV shows later in the video but I've chopped the main bit.

Adjudicators take the view that the restriction applies the mid-way of the carriageway.

The video shows you moving forward and stopping for a while. Did the passenger get out with permission? Where were they going?

You can try for discretion if there's nothing to go on with their process - our member Hippo knows about CCTV, wordings.

Very harsh as it was pouring with rain and I was dropping my mother in law to her sisters house on this street, she didn't ask for permission as I knew she was getting out.

I stopped again to make sure she got to the front door OK. I didn't know they use CCTV at this location for enforcement either as this isn't the first time I've stopped here.

Funny enough the 3rd was the day that term started for this school!

Good news - received a reply from Hackney Council today and they have cancelled the PCN on discretionary grounds so thank you all for your assistance. Much appreciated.

Thanks for adding the images. For some reason I have put E4 in the subject but it's actually E9 for anyone wondering. I've also used chat Gpt to draft me a new challenge and I'll include it below.

'Dear Hackney Council,

I am writing to formally appeal against Penalty Charge Notice number QZ20824621, issued on 30/04/25 on Fenn Street for contravention code 12: “Parked in a residents or shared use parking place or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place where required, or without payment of the parking charge.”

On that day, I was driving my partner’s Motability vehicle to take her to Homerton Hospital A&E for an urgent medical situation. My partner is a Blue Badge holder, and due to the hospital car park being full, I parked nearby on Fenn Street, E9, displaying her valid Blue Badge clearly on the dashboard as shown in the pictures taken.

As a Waltham Forest resident, I was not fully familiar with Hackney Council’s specific rules regarding Blue Badge use in resident permit bays. Under normal circumstances, I would have researched the local restrictions before parking, but due to the urgency and stress of the situation, I had no opportunity to do so.

We genuinely believed that, as in many other boroughs, displaying a valid Blue Badge would permit parking in a residents-only bay. There were no clear or prominent signs nearby indicating otherwise. In fact, the enforcement officer passed by while I was assisting my partner and unloading her mobility scooter, without giving any warning or indication of an issue.

Furthermore, the PCN only states "Fenn Street" as the location, without a specific bay number or location marker, which makes it difficult to assess exactly where the alleged contravention occurred.

This was a genuine and isolated mistake made under pressing medical circumstances. I have never previously received a PCN in Hackney, and I respectfully ask that you consider cancelling the charge on compassionate and discretionary grounds, given the context, the vehicle's Motability status, and the lack of clear signage.

A copy of my partner’s Blue Badge is attached. I would be happy to provide any further information if required.

Thank you for your time and understanding.'


I'll wait some time before submitting it online to buy some more time.

Thanks for all your help on here

See this thread. Asking for discretion seems to be the best first approach although we have had a go at the regulations before in various authorities (with what ends I can't recall).

Where is your BB issued.

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/hackney-council-12-parked-in-a-residents-or-shared-use-parking-space-or-zone-wit/

Thanks for your reply. I did have a look through that before posting and did find it quite useful but wasn't sure of the outcome.

The BB was issued in Waltham Forest, I'd only driven 15 mins or so from home so didn't realise parking rules had changed.


With regards to asking for discretion, would that still be via the appeal process or would I need to contact them directly?

Thanks again