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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Solihull - PCN for failing to display parking ticket
« on: April 08, 2026, 02:03:11 pm »
Good afternoon,
I had a PCN back in February after parking in a pay and display car park. The car park is free for 3 hours provided you display a ticket, which I did do; the ticket was placed under a windscreen wiper as I had already locked the car and was in a hurry. The ticket was face up, I am totally confident of that.
I returned to the car to find the face up ticket, and a PCN for not displaying the ticket. I took photographs and appealed. The council rejected the appeal, saying my ticket was face down. I have until tomorrow to pay the reduced rate of £25 rather than £50.
I have since emailed the council and asked for the photographs of the offence, which show my ticket face down under the wiper blade. I then called the ticket office, and was told that the parking wardens cannot touch the vehicle at all, and so could not examine the ticket.
Honestly, this seems insane. My suspicion is that the warden flipped the ticket so they could issue the PCN, but I only have photographs of my car after I was issued the ticket. It also seems crazy that they cannot touch the parking ticket at all to examine it, when it is physically outside the car.
I'd be grateful for any opinions on whether this is worth taking further, or just paying the £25 while I can.
I had a PCN back in February after parking in a pay and display car park. The car park is free for 3 hours provided you display a ticket, which I did do; the ticket was placed under a windscreen wiper as I had already locked the car and was in a hurry. The ticket was face up, I am totally confident of that.
I returned to the car to find the face up ticket, and a PCN for not displaying the ticket. I took photographs and appealed. The council rejected the appeal, saying my ticket was face down. I have until tomorrow to pay the reduced rate of £25 rather than £50.
I have since emailed the council and asked for the photographs of the offence, which show my ticket face down under the wiper blade. I then called the ticket office, and was told that the parking wardens cannot touch the vehicle at all, and so could not examine the ticket.
Honestly, this seems insane. My suspicion is that the warden flipped the ticket so they could issue the PCN, but I only have photographs of my car after I was issued the ticket. It also seems crazy that they cannot touch the parking ticket at all to examine it, when it is physically outside the car.
I'd be grateful for any opinions on whether this is worth taking further, or just paying the £25 while I can.