#1 Re: What is the legal/enforceable timing for the 10 minute grace period-10th minute or 11th minute?
on 26 Feb, 2026 08:04 in The Flame Pit
Hi all.I wanted to say thank you so far to everyone who has responded!I thought this would be a simple answer as there must have been others who have asked this or challenged it previously, but based on the responses it seems it is not that straightforward.@Dave Green - This made sense to me too, however, if you go by what @stamfordman says, then 08:31 would be the earliest a ticket could be issued in absence of a grace period, so if you add 10 minutes to this it would follow 08:41 would be the earliest a ticket could be given(?)@MrChips - That would be great and probably the most definitive answer, let me/us know if you found a case@tincombe - Apologies, I posted in this forum as it seemed the most relevant based on the forum descriptions, but if any mods feel it should be elsewhere please move this thread.@stamfordman - This made sense to me too, but @Dave Green and @sx4 make valid points - if you purchase say 30mins of parking at exactly 08:00;00 then it expires at exactly 08:30:00, thus at 08:30:01 a valid PCN could be issued as 30 full minutes have passed, so it follows that with a 10 minute grace period, at 08:40:01 a PCN could be issued?You mentioned that PCNs are issued at minute intervals, I wondered how this affects the situation, if at all.This is why I asked the question as to how this is seen from a legal/challenge/appeal perspective.