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Private parking tickets / Re: Azure Parking - Surbiton, please help
« on: September 13, 2026, 06:32:56 pm »
My apologies should be as above DO NOT appeal as driver only as RK well spotted.

Thank you, however they are trying to get me to admit who the driver is. I received this email from them on September 8th:

"Good afternoon
 
Our reference:159936244
 
As you have marked you were not the driver, please provide their full name and serviceable address within seven (7) days of the date of this email. Alternatively, please request the driver appeals directly to appeals@paymyparkingcharge.com. Within this email they will need to confirm their full name, serviceable address and confirmation that they were the driver on the day.

This account will be placed on a seven (7) day hold to allow the driver time to contact our company or for the requested details to be provided."

Do I just ignore this?

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Private parking tickets / Re: Azure Parking - Surbiton, please help
« on: August 17, 2026, 09:02:36 am »
Hello, any views on my chances with this?

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Private parking tickets / Azure Parking - Surbiton, please help
« on: August 15, 2026, 03:53:09 pm »
Hello,
PCN received from Azure Parking for alleged offense on July 24th for 12 minutes from 16:08 to 16:20).
Parking was on the premises of a Shell garage. The first sign you see as you turn in to the petrol station is for Euro Car Parks, with large signage saying 20 minutes free parking.
I left my car to pop in for shopping and thought nothing of it.
It was only after receiving the PCN that the driver went back to the premise and noticed only the first 3 bays are for Euro car parks, and the next 3 are for Azure (who have no time allowance).
We have never seen this set up before, two separate private parking companies operating adjacent bays. So this was an oversight.
Is there any grounds for appeal please? How can I identify any non compliance with POFA (I couldn't see any at a cursory glance)

Front of PCN: https://ibb.co/2YZDndhc
Rear of PCN: https://ibb.co/zVwfpp75
Photo from Azure: https://ibb.co/MyBp7TzS
My photo, showing different signs from Euro Car Parks vs Azure: https://ibb.co/F4Lj5Wq5
My photo: the first Euro Car parks signs you see as you enter: https://ibb.co/B5zFcQDt
My photo: close up of Azure parking sign I inadvertently missed: https://ibb.co/hRS50Rxr

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Hello,
I received a Notice of Rejection.
I am trying to find precedents to support the procedural impropriety mentioned by @Hippocrates  but have so far been unsuccessful.
Is anybody aware of any please to include in my tribunal appeal? Or is my likelihood of a successful appeal quite low and I should just cut my losses?
NOR:
https://ibb.co/nZYKYBZ
https://ibb.co/bML3YFrp

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Sure, how does that work?

Ref: PCN  VRM

I challenge this PCN as follows:

The wording of the PCN in terms of the 28 days period is wrong since it does not comply with Schedule 2 para. 2 @  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/71/schedule/2

(d)that the penalty charge must be paid within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the alleged contravention occurred,

In light of this procedural impropriety please cancel the PCN.

Hello,
I received a NTO. Do I still stand a decent chance at tribunal with the above argument? I haven't been able to find any precedents yet.
Images of the NTO below (I'm on day 13 from the date of the NTO, was away for work for part of that).
The NTO does state that the penalty charge must be paid no later than the last day of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which "the NTO is served". How do I know when it was served? It's not necessarily the same date as the posting date.
https://ibb.co/N2Bh0P0S
https://ibb.co/fYSx2JKN
https://ibb.co/n8fVVcMx
https://ibb.co/jvY7FLKH
https://ibb.co/RTyP211C

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Sure, how does that work?

Ref: PCN  VRM

I challenge this PCN as follows:

The wording of the PCN in terms of the 28 days period is wrong since it does not comply with Schedule 2 para. 2 @  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/71/schedule/2

(d)that the penalty charge must be paid within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the alleged contravention occurred,

In light of this procedural impropriety please cancel the PCN.

Hello, I received a standard notice of rejection to my informal appeal here https://ibb.co/hpx30FZ
Next step is to wait for the Notice to Owner? I need to do some digging on the London Tribunals page to see if there is a precedent for this having been successfully challenged

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Thanks,I will make an appeal
So to be clear
1) ‘Loading’ markings on the bay itself are optional? This would have hands down been more noticeable and grabbed my attention
2) signs are allowed to be offset, to some extent, to the road? For future reference this is good to know, although I’d say it’s indicative of poor maintenance by a council.
3) it’s acceptable to put a planter next to a sign and have it partially obscured? If I didn’t notice this sign in daylight, I’d hate to know how people could see it at night. To me it’s just common sense not to have a plant right next to a sign, shame there isn’t a regulation about this.

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Hello!
I parked in Kingston (London), specifically at The Triangle, to drop off a heavy parcel. It's a small road of around 8 bays. As you enter you see signs mentioning that the parking is free for one hour. As the first 6 bays were taken I parked in one of the last two bays.
I was surprised to see a PCN when I returned (I was gone for only 3 minutes). Apparently these last two bays are mix use parking bays (loading only and 1 hour free) depending on the time of day. The CEO was still there when I returned. The Goods Only vehicle loading is applicable up to 12pm, after which there is free parking. I had parked at 11:40am.

My points of contention are:
1) The sign is not parallel to the road. It is slightly offset, unhelpfully pointing away from the bay, and therefore was not visually impactful or obvious, particularly in light of the earlier signs for the other bays.
2) the top of the sign referring to goods only vehicles was partially obscured by the hanging flower pot right next to it
3) The CEO was still there, I made the above two points to him and also told him that a 'Loading Only' marking on the ground would be more useful and visually impactful. It was he who pointed out to me that the Loading Only markings are there, but virtually wiped out. He even suggested I should take a photo of it and use it in my appeal if I wish.

Do I have any grounds for appeal please, or is this a lost cause? In particular are the Loading Only markings on the road compulsory or not? I couldn't tell from the Traffic Signs Manual (see figure 13-52 on page 172): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c78f895e5274a0ebfec719b/traffic-signs-manual-chapter-03.pdf

Front and back of PCN: https://ibb.co/k2qJ39Gx and https://ibb.co/PGCwppSV
Picture 1 from CEO: https://ibb.co/s9pPVxpk
Picture 2 from CEO: https://ibb.co/FLgJtn1N
Google Satellite view showing my direction of travel and where I parked: https://ibb.co/WQfbyHq
Image showing the badly faded Loading Only  marking circled in red https://ibb.co/0Rw61LYn

Image showing the partially obscure top plate, this is the one not parallel to the bays: https://ibb.co/GfwLhvxs
Two signs like this visible immediately before the bay I parked in: https:/ibb.co/RGz0dSP2

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Hello,
I did park right next to the sign initially, then the car behind me moved away so I reversed a couple of spaces as it was closer to the pharmacy (call me lazy).
I honestly did not chance my arm, I genuinely didn't look up to the very top of the sign column when I parked, I just saw parking starts 10am and thought that was that. Popped in to the pharmacy to browse and pick up my thyroxine prescription as I had run out of supplies.
I am wiser than to risk any chances with London wardens, they're everywhere.

Five different related parking information boards on a single column!
1. Ringo sign with location number
2. A "30 minute free parking sign"
3. The largest one, designed to catch your eye, which is a 10am-4pm parking applies sign
4. A no loading sign, 10am-4pm
5. The no parking sign at the top, which I didn't see when looking through the passenger window from the driver side.

Five. And if information overload like that trips up me, a London resident, I can't imagine how confusing something like this might be to a non-native speaking tourist.

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Hello,
I was passing through Wimbledon village around 9am. While sitting in my car I saw the Ringo parking code at eye level, I opened the app but it said no parking was applicable at that time. I looked up and saw parking was applicable from 10am. So I popped out for less than 10 minutes to pick up a prescription, came back and there was the fine. Took a close look at the very top of the sign column and saw reference to no parking. I hadn’t seen this while sitting in my car. With so many boards it does get a bit confusing. Do I have any chance to contest this successfully?
PCN and sign:

https://ibb.co/7J2mTB38
https://ibb.co/Q7vjVm0H
https://ibb.co/60v2RBWN

Google street view: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cMTaUCBLfNq9JHwE8

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Yes I am the registered keeper! Ok I’ll appeal as advised, thank you for your input

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Thanks. The very first question they ask during the appeal online is “are you the driver of the vehicle?”,
I can select yes, no or just proceed by not answering it. Does it matter what option I choose? Same with the next question asking if I’m the registered keeper (yes, no or leave it unanswered).

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Private parking tickets / Civil Enforcement PCN - compliant with BPA?
« on: March 06, 2025, 09:20:35 am »
Hello,
The driver visited Sacred Heart Church in Wimbledon on February 12th and parked in their car park. The driver went to enquire about funeral services in the Church lobby. There is a 15 minute grace period before cameras issue a PCN. The driver was there for 18 minutes and hadn’t realised they should have registered their car number plate on one of the tablets in the Presbytery reception.

Page 1 of the PCN: https://ibb.co/7JbqPFCc
Page 2: https://ibb.co/hRpwyQrT

The PCN is from a company called Civil Enforcement, and  was received yesterday in the post (March 5th), but has an issue Issue Date on it of February 28th. I would like to know if I have grounds to appeal on the following:

- The photos on the PCN do not bear any time stamps and as far as I can tell they look slightly cropped. There seems to be no way to view them online. This isn’t line with requirement of BPA ATA CoP 21.5?
- I can’t tell if this operator relies on POFA 2012, how can I tell? If they do, the notice is dated more than 14 days after the alleged contravention. I only received the notice yesterday, so have already lost 5 of the 14 days to pay the discounted rate.
- I only over-stayed by 3 minutes

Do I, the registered keeper, have any other grounds for appeal please?
Thank you

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