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I have received a parking notice for dropping my daughter off at Leeds Railway Station in what is described as a 'no stopping' zone. I stopped for around a minute to let her out of the car. Although aware that the layout of the station access had changed to reduce the issue of people waiting for longer periods outside the station, I was not aware that stopping to drop off was completely prohibited. I did not see any obvious signage and although it could be argued that the road markings suggest no stopping - these are obscured by the red and white barriers in the attached photos.

I have since revisited the road and discovered there are 2 signs on the approach to the area - these can be seen in the attached photos. However, these signs are next to a mini-roundabout and a pedestrian crossing further down the road. There is no signage close to where I stopped. I would also argue when viewed alongside the blue map of drop off point etc that this could be seen as confusing.

All photos and copy of the parking notice attached - I would be grateful for any advice on whether this is worth appealing etc.

(Having got to the end of this post I don't seem to have an option to attach any documents?)

many thanks in advance. 

The driver dropped his children off at the Windermere Choices Health Club on 21 July. They were on holiday in the Lake District and the children paid a day membership to enter the health club. The driver did not leave their car but waited to ensure the children were admitted safely to the club - their son came out of the club to confirm this was the case, and the driver left the car park after a total of 11 minutes. There were signs in the car park but the driver assumed as they were only dropping off and attended the car park for a few minutes, parking charges would not apply. The charge notice letter states that drivers should log their car registration at the health club reception. However, the driver did not enter the health club so this was not possible, and it seems a reasonable assumption that this requirement covered people attending the club itself, rather than merely dropping children off. The driver has evidence (Apple pay statement) of the children paying to access the Health club for the day. The driver's assumption is that an appeal should be fairly straight forward based on the information provided above, but would appreciate any additional advice - parking notice attached - thank you in advance. 

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