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i went to pick up a friend from leeds railway station and mistook the pick up point for a taxi rank due to the volume of taxis there. when i realised i had missed the entry i pulled over to reverse around a corner and enter the pick up area. i saw a red sign and changed my glasses to read it and saw it was a 'no stopping sign' i have received a PCN from UKCPS for stopping for 40 seconds (according to their time stamped cctv) while i read the 'no stopping' sign. once i read the sign i left. while i was reading the sign my passenger had seen me miss the pick up entry and walked down to the car and got in while i was stationary. i have appealed to UKCPS which they rejected and have now appealed to IAS but in my appeal i used a template from AI and mistakenly referred to 'my' stopping. does this now ruin my defense of not naming the driver as the station is subject to railway byelaws and not relevant land. Further the signage on the entry to the station area is situated at a mini roundabout and next on an uphill sloping road in front of a pedestrian crossing which makes reading these signs impossible as attention is rightly focused on navigating the road. What do i do when IAS inevitably rejects my appeal? Any help would be appreciated

Yes the violation was this year so  i guess the PoFA argument fails. however, there is still the issue of signage situated in positions it makes it impossible to read without violating safe driving practices and also being allowed a consideration period to decide to enter a contract or not. |Am i right in thinking this?

Hi, i based my appeal on the railway byelaws using a previous response from on here. however, i didnt know the law had changed at the end of 2025 so this argument is flawed. I also mentioned the signage being in a position which makes it impossible to read as it is at a mini roundabout and also on an uphill road leading to a pedestrian crossing so a drivers attention should rightly be on driving with due care and attention. I also mentioned the car stopped for 40 secs (according to cctv) which was the time taken to notice a sign, change glasses and read it before deciding to leave. i didnt identify the driver but in my AI generated letter it said 'My stopping' so im concerned this will fatally undermine my defence of not naming the driver.   

This is the PCN they sent me

Hi, what does this mean “no period of parking” why is that important for transferring PoFa liability? Thanks

Hi, thanks for that but doesnt the reason for issue 'no stopping' constitute the period of parking or do they have to actually specify the time you parked?

Thankyou for that, that is a really interesting point. Haven’t I fatally undermined that point though by including the words “my stopping” in the appeal when it should have been “my car stopping”. Can’t they argue I have admitted being the driver?

Well done, good result, thanks for telling us. Good to know for advising other similar cases.