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Where's the TTO suspending parking? All I can see is one which refers to prohibited entry and Tarling isn't among the listed roads anyway.

Tarling is listed on the second page, but I agree that the wording says the effect is to close the road, not to suspend the bays.

The main thing I take issue with is the signage. That's not a suspension sign, it's an advance warning sign. Point 4 on the sign says the restriction only applies when the appropriate traffic signs are in place, in my book that means actual suspension signs.

Secondly, the sign is so riddled with grammatical errors as to be incomprehensible. What the hell does "Monday 29th September until Monday 29th September 8am to 4pm" mean? Arguably the restriction starts as soon as Monday starts and lasts until 8am, then restarts at 4pm - in which case the PCN was issued 7 minutes after the restriction ended. The notice gives a completely different time window, ending on the 3rd October at 6pm!

Thirdly the notice says restriction ends when the work ends, and that the work is "Tree works - Green Space, Cleansing and Gristwood and Toms" another crime against grammar. I would say you're entitled to put the council to strict proof that "Tree works - Green Space, Cleansing and Gristwood and Toms" occurred after 08:07 on that day. If it didn't then they can't issue the PCN, because the notice says the restriction ends when the work ends.

Again with my Computing lecturer hat on, paranoia and a desire to learn through asking questions are highly desirable traits in a cybersecurity student, so I felt the need to balance out the likes on Hippocrates original question.

This stuff isn't obvious or simple, so I am happy to deliver as much of a lecture on TCP/IP as the regulars would like in order to help them argue points in front of adjudicators from a position of knowledge.

With my Computing lecturer hat on, I see no cause for concern. An IP address does not identify an individual (both factually and legally, according to case law from file sharing cases). Unless you've specifically paid for a fixed one and never use a mobile device or a different wifi network, they can change arbitrarily.

You are in a very unusual situation (and possibly heading out of parking law jurisdiction) and as Incadescent says, we don't have a lot to go on.

To understand exactly what's gone on, and to see what precise mistakes have been made, we need to see the PCN, the CC and your correspondence with the Council (redact your name and address only)

I think establishing a full timeline would make a lot of sense too. If you can give us a list of exactly when everything happened with dates and times, that would really help. You may need to prove some of this in font of an adjudicator, so knowing what you have evidence for and what you do not would also help.

Lastly, to expand  on H C Andersen's question, what outcome are you hoping for? Are you still happy to pay £80 to make this go away, or are you willing to put up a fight to get the final bill to zero?

They say they have already sent you a Charge Certificate. Have you received it?

15 inch tyres means the silver part of the wheel is 38cm diameter.

Looks borderline to me, but I'd say the onus is on the council to prove the allegation not you to defend it. It wouldn't be beyond the wit of man for the council to provide their CEOs with a 50cm tape measure they could use in their photos.

Well, there's at least the theoretical possibility that the Council might suddenly present the adjudicators with a compelling reason to ask for the case to be rescheduled.

Given how vexed the adjudicator who is having to give up his or her Saturday for nothing is likely to be by all this, I suggest looking into the adjudicator's power to award you costs. It's quite a high bar, and you'd only get a few pounds, but the experts here can probably tell you how to go about asking the adjudicator nicely and what to ask for.