#3 Lambeth Council PCN issued within 2 mins of vehicle observed, had paid by phone within 3 mins
on 12 Mar, 2026 16:58 in Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on)
Hello,I received a birthday present of a PCN on my car in the notorious London Borough of Lambeth yesterday. £160, £80 if I pay in 14 days.I'd like to challenge it as I paid for parking from 3 mins after the vehicle was first observed.Context:There is a CPZ operating 12-2pm Monday to Friday, this happened on Wednesday 11th March within this time, so the CPZ was operational and I was parked where they say I was.My issue is the timings and what is a reasonable amount of time to navigate an online payment system and poor phone reception locally to get the digital parking session paid for and live.The PCN states car initially observed in pay and display bay at 12.19pm and PCN was then issued at 12.21pm, meanwhile I have a receipt from Pay By Phone showing I paid for parking that went through and started at 12.22pm.I've linked a google drive with the parking receipt.Is it worth me challenging?Many thanks,LianeGoogle Drive link to paid parking receipt