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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Proceed to Notice to Owner to appeal PCN?
« on: June 04, 2026, 11:54:39 pm »
Hi,
I hope you can help. I received a council parking fine (PCN) and my informal appeal was rejected. Is it worth keeping going based on the following or do I not have a leg to stand on...?
In my informal appeal rejection, they write "Where you were parked is within the boundary of the Eastlands Past this Point residents permit scheme. A past this point permit scheme means that to park on a street, you must have a valid permit for the vehicle. These streets are indicated by signs at the entrance; however, they do not have marked parking bays, allowing for flexible parking for permit holders during designated times. Non-permit holders can only park for a limited time in specific, marked bays within the scheme. A past the point sign is in place at the street you parked and you have not passed an “end of permit area” sign. As your vehicle did not have a valid permit the PCN was issued correctly. You have stated you did not see any signs. Please note, there is a permit holders only sign on Holt Town as you enter from Beswick Steet. Additionally, there are further signs on entry points to the Eastlands permit zones. All signage is in place and complies with current legislation.You have stated you did not see any signs. Please note, there is a permit holders only sign on Holt Town as you enter from Beswick Steet. Additionally, there are further signs on entry points to the Eastlands permit zones."
My complaint is that the physical street I parked on (to my best assumption, it looks like a street) by the tram stop had no signage or marked bays nor, crucially, residents (I was flanked by a wall then the raised tram stop). They refer to signage and marked bays on "entry/exit points" of this scheme on distinctly different streets or areas, literally around corners out of the range of vision. I remember walking up and down this street to satisfy myself I could park freely.
Whilst they say this all complies, I genuinely wonder if it really would be upheld if I pursued this? This could appear unreasonably hard for most drivers to work out where, I imagine, an audit of where these PCNs are generated may indicate this being a hot spot.
Thank you,
Ross
I hope you can help. I received a council parking fine (PCN) and my informal appeal was rejected. Is it worth keeping going based on the following or do I not have a leg to stand on...?
In my informal appeal rejection, they write "Where you were parked is within the boundary of the Eastlands Past this Point residents permit scheme. A past this point permit scheme means that to park on a street, you must have a valid permit for the vehicle. These streets are indicated by signs at the entrance; however, they do not have marked parking bays, allowing for flexible parking for permit holders during designated times. Non-permit holders can only park for a limited time in specific, marked bays within the scheme. A past the point sign is in place at the street you parked and you have not passed an “end of permit area” sign. As your vehicle did not have a valid permit the PCN was issued correctly. You have stated you did not see any signs. Please note, there is a permit holders only sign on Holt Town as you enter from Beswick Steet. Additionally, there are further signs on entry points to the Eastlands permit zones. All signage is in place and complies with current legislation.You have stated you did not see any signs. Please note, there is a permit holders only sign on Holt Town as you enter from Beswick Steet. Additionally, there are further signs on entry points to the Eastlands permit zones."
My complaint is that the physical street I parked on (to my best assumption, it looks like a street) by the tram stop had no signage or marked bays nor, crucially, residents (I was flanked by a wall then the raised tram stop). They refer to signage and marked bays on "entry/exit points" of this scheme on distinctly different streets or areas, literally around corners out of the range of vision. I remember walking up and down this street to satisfy myself I could park freely.
Whilst they say this all complies, I genuinely wonder if it really would be upheld if I pursued this? This could appear unreasonably hard for most drivers to work out where, I imagine, an audit of where these PCNs are generated may indicate this being a hot spot.
Thank you,
Ross