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post Tue, 26 May 2020 - 18:57
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Hi

Posting for first time and apologies for the lengthy post.

I received a parking ticket in December 2019 for contravention 83 'Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher or parking clock.
I was visiting the area so double checked the nearest signage in the council car park which stated that 'Disabled Parking is free for all authorised users when correctly displaying a valid disabled persons badge and clock in accordance with the Blue Badge Parking Scheme, and in designated bays only, for a maximum of 3 hours and no return on same calendar date'.
I duly parked in a normal bay & displayed both badge & clock & did not purchase a ticket as i would be less than 3 hours.

On my return there was a PCN with a separate piece of paper enclosed listing the reasons for issuing a PCN to a Blue Badge Holder, with a cross in the box 'Not parked in a designated Disabled Bay' and the hand written words 'Payment required if not in a disabled bay'.

Obviously this was confusing as the signage by my 'normal' parking bay did not specify I had to park in a designated disabled pay to get free parking however the car park had other signs dotted around & having walked around the whole car park I came across signage with different wording. This one stated that 'Disabled parking is free for all users when correctly displaying a current disabled badge and its clock in accordance with the Blue Badge Parking Scheme, in designated disabled bays only, for a maximum of 3 hours'.

I challenged the PCN on 1/1/2020 enclosing the photo of the signage by my car which clearly does not state that disabled parking is only in designated disabled bays but this was rejected and the email received on 12/3/2020 advised that " The PCN was correctly issued due to the vehicle being parked in a pay and display bay within a car park without displaying a valid pay and display ticket.
I have noted your comments regarding you displaying your Blue badge but can confirm that a Blue badge only provides free parking if the vehicle is located in a designated disabled bay.
It is the driver’s obligation to read the signage when entering a car park to ensure that the restrictions in place can be adhered to.
The signage clearly states “Disabled parking is free for all authorised users when correctly displaying a current permit and its clock in accordance with the badge scheme, and in designated disabled bays only, for a maximum of 3 hours. This signage was located in front of your vehicle. As you had not parked in a designated disabled bay you were not entitled to park for free. I regret an honest misunderstanding of the restriction in place, does not negate the resulting contravention.
In summary to your appeal, as the vehicle was parked in contravention of the parking restrictions in place your appeal has not been successful on this occasion"

The Notice To Owner was received on 20/5/2020 and I responded on 25/5/2020 where I explained that the signage by my car did not state that disabled parking is only in designated disabled bays and attached the relevant photo of the signage and queried why there was conflicting signage in a car park. This challenge has again been rejected and i have been advised that "Your vehicle was parked in the council car park without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket. Whilst you were displaying a disabled person’s badge and clock, you were required to pay and display as you were parked in a non-designated disabled bay.
I attach below a copy of the terms and conditions for the car park from the house sign which states “Disabled parking is free for all users when correctly displaying a current disabled badge and its clock in accordance with the Blue badge parking scheme, in designated disabled bays only, for a maximum of 3 hours.”

As your vehicle was not parked in a designated disabled bay, you were not entitled to free parking and should have paid and displayed. The disabled bays are marked out in yellow with the appropriate wheelchair symbol. "

I am clearly frustrated that there appears to be signage contained in the car park that has conflicting information and despite sending photo's of the nearest signage to the car showing very clearly that the word 'disabled' is missing from the designated bay wording, this has not been taken into account.

Any advice appreciated.




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QUOTE (Executive trifle @ Fri, 29 May 2020 - 21:30) *
Any advice about wording or other things to consider when appealing to tribunal?


Nah - we don't do that.

Of course we do... wait for others as this is still a fairly new case.

Edit your last post to get rid of the pics I posted as they mess up the flow. We only need to see them posted once.
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post Fri, 29 May 2020 - 20:56
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I can't help thinking that an adjudicator will concentrate on the fact that free disabled parking was only available in a "designated bay" although a sign did say "designated disabled bay". The fact is that either way, the bay had to be designated. The OP parked in an unmarked bay for normal parking.
Having said this, I hope the OP wins, but I don't think it's a slam-dunk win.

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post Fri, 29 May 2020 - 21:18
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On the contravention it's a guaranteed lose IMO.

As the OP is a BB holder they would know exactly what a designated car park bay is and how it is marked and I do not think they're being totally frank when they suggest otherwise. Sorry. Why haven't we seen a photo of one of these bays, the authority are clear that they are clearly marked with the 'wheelchair' icon and if this is produced at adjudication then the OP is sunk. By all means say you were confused, if you were. But your confusion in the face of the noticeboard and prospectively clearly marked disabled bays is not a win IMO.

So they're left with technicalities which I suggest should be their focus.

In this respect:
Why was the NTO served 5 months after the PCN was issued? OP, any ideas e.g. maybe a lease car?
Have you posted every scrap of the NOR. The most important parts are at the end. At present it does not conform to mandatory requirements, but if there are pages missing?? We must see every page, including enclosures.
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post Sat, 30 May 2020 - 17:21
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QUOTE (hcandersen @ Fri, 29 May 2020 - 22:18) *
On the contravention it's a guaranteed lose IMO.

As the OP is a BB holder they would know exactly what a designated car park bay is and how it is marked and I do not think they're being totally frank when they suggest otherwise. Sorry. Why haven't we seen a photo of one of these bays, the authority are clear that they are clearly marked with the 'wheelchair' icon and if this is produced at adjudication then the OP is sunk. By all means say you were confused, if you were. But your confusion in the face of the noticeboard and prospectively clearly marked disabled bays is not a win IMO.

So they're left with technicalities which I suggest should be their focus.

In this respect:
Why was the NTO served 5 months after the PCN was issued? OP, any ideas e.g. maybe a lease car?
Have you posted every scrap of the NOR. The most important parts are at the end. At present it does not conform to mandatory requirements, but if there are pages missing?? We must see every page, including enclosures.



I'm sorry you feel that I am not being frank, the information I have given is genuine as it seems pointless requesting support then withholding specifics. In the county I live in, I have never come across any signage with the words 'designated disabled bay' as they all specify 'designated bay' instead and having struggled on many many occasions to find a disabled space that is free I have often parked in ordinary bays, displayed my blue badge & never recieved a ticket before. I questioned a CEO some years back about the rights to park in another bay if there are no disabled ones free and was told that the word 'designated' merely refers to a marked bay (as opposed to perhaps leaving your car ad hoc anywhere else in a car park because you cant find a space and think that because you are a BB holder then you are exempt e.g. - at the end of a row of cars when there are no more marked bays available) and that is was perfectly acceptable to park in any marked bay.
I have had no reason to doubt the technicalities of the meaning of a 'designated' bay and the advice I was given by that CEO having never received a ticket for doing exactly this.
My intention was never to knowingly take a risk with a parking fine as clearly the cost of a fine outweighs the cost of a parking ticket. If a 'designated disabled bay' means the same as a 'designated bay' why would the signs not say the same? This indicates there is a difference and this is the only area that confuses me.

I have looked again at the NTO and can see that the last page was missing and was an oversight on my part, please see below:-
https://ibb.co/tQ7fsQK

The car is leased.
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post Sat, 30 May 2020 - 18:55
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Don't take too much notice of hcanderson's tone - he means well and is usually on point but like a lot of us I suspect lockdown heat is taking its toll.

To put this in perspective, it's the lowest possible penalty you can get for a PCN - £50 or £25 at discount. By taking it this far you only stand to lose £25.

The word 'designated' has a meaning in the parking world as in a 'designated parking place' although this is more an on-street term.

An adjudicator may well take your side in this on the signage and interpretation, but - and I think it's a strong possibility - Worthing may not contest this once you register the appeal.

There may be a technicality in the rejection but I can't see anything.


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post Sat, 30 May 2020 - 19:28
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I have just finished writing an appeal for another case the points made here apply to yours and I suspect every TPT case at the moment


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The notice of rejection is required to convey certain information these are found at s10(4) they are

(4) A notice of rejection shall—

(a) state the reasons for the authority’s decision;

(b) state that an appeal against the imposition of the penalty charge may be made to an adjudicator within the appeal period;

© specify the statutory grounds of appeal;

(d) describe in general terms the procedure for making an appeal;

(e) state that an adjudicator has power to make an award of costs;

(f) indicate the circumstances in which the power may be exercised; and

(g) state that unless, before the end of the appeal period—

(I) the penalty charge is paid; or

(ii) an appeal is made to an adjudicator against the imposition of the penalty charge,

the authority may increase the penalty charge by 50 per cent and take steps to enforce payment.


The notice of rejection in this case complies with (A)

It fails to comply with (B). The appeal period is set by regulation. It is 28 days beginning with the date of service of the NOR. In this case it states “Within 28 days of delivery of this notice of rejection

Service is a defined legal concept it is 2 working days after the date of posting by first class post. Unless the addressee can show that it was not so served. Delivery on the other hand is an entirely fluid thing it would be thought to be the date on which it was received regardless of when that is.

I ask the adjudicator to to consider the findings of adjudicator Rhys Williams in a case Heard on the 5th of June 2019 ( the tribunal redacted case number when supplying a copy I have attached this copy in evidence (paragraphs 12 on)

Further by using the term “Within 28 days of delivery of this notice of rejection” The authority add a day to the appeal period this again is a failure to convey the correct information

it fails to comply with C) The statutory grounds for appeal are not given. These are relegated to a third party website. Albeit that this is the tribunal website. The regulations require they be notified within the NOR, this gives a certainty that they are properly conveyed.

Conformity to the regulations cannot properly be ascribed to a third party, in this case one that must maintain its independence

it fails to comply with D) Once again this information is relegated to a third party website, the certainty that it is conveyed to the appellant as required by the regulations thus missing

The NOR does comply with (F) That costs can be awarded is present

it fails to comply with D) the reasons that costs may be awarded once again relegated to a third party in breech of the regulations

The NOR does comply with (G)

Four pieces of information that the regulations require are conveyed to an appellant are missing from the document completely and/or they are factually incorrect

It cannot be that parliament intended that the compliance with regulations can be passed to the judicial body tasked with determining conformance with these regulations. Responsibility for conformance must always lie with the authority, tasked with ensuring that an appellant is given all the information parliament decided they would need so as not to be prejudiced in exercising their rights in appealing


Edit this relates to the bus lane regulations the requirements of the appeals regs for parking are different, though the same principle applies. They have relegated required information to the third party

remind me on Tuesday and I will amend to suit your PCN if you intend to use it

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post Sun, 31 May 2020 - 18:41
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QUOTE (stamfordman @ Sat, 30 May 2020 - 19:55) *
Don't take too much notice of hcanderson's tone - he means well and is usually on point but like a lot of us I suspect lockdown heat is taking its toll.

To put this in perspective, it's the lowest possible penalty you can get for a PCN - £50 or £25 at discount. By taking it this far you only stand to lose £25.

The word 'designated' has a meaning in the parking world as in a 'designated parking place' although this is more an on-street term.

An adjudicator may well take your side in this on the signage and interpretation, but - and I think it's a strong possibility - Worthing may not contest this once you register the appeal.

There may be a technicality in the rejection but I can't see anything.


Ok thank you - I really value your input and appreciate the time taken by both yourself and others in responding. If you feel its worth appealing then I will do this & even if I dont win I will certainly have learnt many things from this posting.


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I have just finished writing an appeal for another case the points made here apply to yours and I suspect every TPT case at the moment


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The notice of rejection is required to convey certain information these are found at s10(4) they are

(4) A notice of rejection shall—

(a) state the reasons for the authority’s decision;

(b) state that an appeal against the imposition of the penalty charge may be made to an adjudicator within the appeal period;

© specify the statutory grounds of appeal;

(d) describe in general terms the procedure for making an appeal;

(e) state that an adjudicator has power to make an award of costs;

(f) indicate the circumstances in which the power may be exercised; and

(g) state that unless, before the end of the appeal period—

(I) the penalty charge is paid; or

(ii) an appeal is made to an adjudicator against the imposition of the penalty charge,

the authority may increase the penalty charge by 50 per cent and take steps to enforce payment.


The notice of rejection in this case complies with (A)

It fails to comply with (B). The appeal period is set by regulation. It is 28 days beginning with the date of service of the NOR. In this case it states “Within 28 days of delivery of this notice of rejection

Service is a defined legal concept it is 2 working days after the date of posting by first class post. Unless the addressee can show that it was not so served. Delivery on the other hand is an entirely fluid thing it would be thought to be the date on which it was received regardless of when that is.

I ask the adjudicator to to consider the findings of adjudicator Rhys Williams in a case Heard on the 5th of June 2019 ( the tribunal redacted case number when supplying a copy I have attached this copy in evidence (paragraphs 12 on)

Further by using the term “Within 28 days of delivery of this notice of rejection” The authority add a day to the appeal period this again is a failure to convey the correct information

it fails to comply with C) The statutory grounds for appeal are not given. These are relegated to a third party website. Albeit that this is the tribunal website. The regulations require they be notified within the NOR, this gives a certainty that they are properly conveyed.

Conformity to the regulations cannot properly be ascribed to a third party, in this case one that must maintain its independence

it fails to comply with D) Once again this information is relegated to a third party website, the certainty that it is conveyed to the appellant as required by the regulations thus missing

The NOR does comply with (F) That costs can be awarded is present

it fails to comply with D) the reasons that costs may be awarded once again relegated to a third party in breech of the regulations

The NOR does comply with (G)

Four pieces of information that the regulations require are conveyed to an appellant are missing from the document completely and/or they are factually incorrect

It cannot be that parliament intended that the compliance with regulations can be passed to the judicial body tasked with determining conformance with these regulations. Responsibility for conformance must always lie with the authority, tasked with ensuring that an appellant is given all the information parliament decided they would need so as not to be prejudiced in exercising their rights in appealing


Edit this relates to the bus lane regulations the requirements of the appeals regs for parking are different, though the same principle applies. They have relegated required information to the third party

remind me on Tuesday and I will amend to suit your PCN if you intend to use it


Pastmybest - that is a really kind offer and one I would like to take you up on - thank you
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post Mon, 1 Jun 2020 - 09:44
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OP, my tone is often intended you shake people out of what appears to me to be a creeping consensus when IMO this is not supported by the evidence. Other times it's probably me being a curmudgeon!

As I said, if there are clearly marked bays in the car park...and GSV shows there are, the full panoply of markings i.e. different colour, wheelchair icon, chevrons around the perimeter etc!!

These are the contextual facts, alongside your lack of familiarity with terms.

I've no disagreement with the main defence being procedural - when will they learn - but I would start with the contravention. Accept that you might have been mistaken etc. for the reasons you've stated. But I would hate to find that you had to pass a row of marked bays for BB holders en route to your final parking place, and if you didn't then add this to your account i.e. nothing about the marking of any bays you passed to suggest the distinction which the council claim.

And remember, there are no prescribed signs or markings for car parks, and the BB booklet advises holders to check i.e. do not presume an entitlement, check.

Only you know.
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QUOTE (hcandersen @ Mon, 1 Jun 2020 - 10:44) *
OP, my tone is often intended you shake people out of what appears to me to be a creeping consensus when IMO this is not supported by the evidence. Other times it's probably me being a curmudgeon!

As I said, if there are clearly marked bays in the car park...and GSV shows there are, the full panoply of markings i.e. different colour, wheelchair icon, chevrons around the perimeter etc!!

These are the contextual facts, alongside your lack of familiarity with terms.

I've no disagreement with the main defence being procedural - when will they learn - but I would start with the contravention. Accept that you might have been mistaken etc. for the reasons you've stated. But I would hate to find that you had to pass a row of marked bays for BB holders en route to your final parking place, and if you didn't then add this to your account i.e. nothing about the marking of any bays you passed to suggest the distinction which the council claim.

And remember, there are no prescribed signs or markings for car parks, and the BB booklet advises holders to check i.e. do not presume an entitlement, check.

Only you know.


I will do this later but for most of the day I am going to spend some time with my granddaughter at last


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This is certainly one ground you can add to your appeal

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QUOTE (PASTMYBEST @ Tue, 2 Jun 2020 - 13:43) *
This is certainly one ground you can add to your appeal

https://1drv.ms/w/s!AtBHPhdJdppVzSMRwHi...Cqgw_p?e=LXdlLH



PASTMYBEST - that's very kind of you, thank you. Hope you got to spend some valuable time with your granddaughter.
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OP, you need to sort the wheat from the chaff of this link.

Go to the end.

The appeal was allowed ONLY on the grounds of procedural impropriety which arose because the NOR failed to advise the owner in general terms of the form and manner......etc. by omitting reference to an adjudicator's powers to extend the period. The purpose of this vital but often overlooked provision could not have gained greater prominence and purpose than in the current national situation.
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Thank you to everyone who gave advice and supported with my appeal, I'm pleased to say that my appeal was upheld on the basis that the adjudicator agreed that the wording on the two signs was different & the sign did not specify a designated disabled badge holder bay, furthermore the contravention was so minor that it was not appropriate to issue a PCN.
The adjudicator also stated that if they'd found that a contravention had occurred, they would have allowed the appeal on the grounds of procedural impropriety as the Council did not properly consider the representations made. The response in the Notice of Rejection was generic, as it simply referred to the tariff board and focuses on the happening of a contravention and my reasons were neither addressed or considered.
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Well done and sounds like the adjudicator was not happy with the council. The signage was a key part in my view. But shame on Worthing for pushing this to the tribunal and not fixing its signs, and for lack of care in response to a disabled driver.
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Well done !! Obviously the staff in Worthing parking department have heart transplants when recruited so that blocks of stone can be inserted.
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Well done. Can you post a redacted copy of the decision or if not can you PM me with it it could help us to help others


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QUOTE (stamfordman @ Fri, 2 Oct 2020 - 21:26) *
Well done and sounds like the adjudicator was not happy with the council. The signage was a key part in my view. But shame on Worthing for pushing this to the tribunal and not fixing its signs, and for lack of care in response to a disabled driver.




Absolutely, I'm an NHS front line worker and the stress of taking this to tribunal on top of everything else pushed me to my absolute limits. At times it just felt easier to give in and pay the penalty and perhaps many people do just this and the Council's see no need to change.

QUOTE (PASTMYBEST @ Sat, 3 Oct 2020 - 09:23) *
Well done. Can you post a redacted copy of the decision or if not can you PM me with it it could help us to help others



Of course, I do hope that this helps others who genuinely believe that no offence was committed.

The adjudicator's decision is below:-


**** appeals without a hearing, on the basis that * parked and displayed a valid disabled badge. The Council maintain that as * failed to park in a designated disabled bay, a pay and display ticket should have been obtained and displayed.
I find that disabled badge holders were exempt from paying for and displaying a ticket when they parked in a disabled badge holder bay within the car park. I agree that the wording on the two signs was different. The sign closest to the space in which **** parked said that disabled badge holders were exempt if they parked in a designated bay, it did not specify a designated disabled badge holder bay. On balance, I consider that the information provided overall was adequate, I am not required to apply higher test. I have also considered the circumstances at the time. The photographs show that the vehicle was parked in a standard bay with a valid disabled badge showing but with no valid ticket on display. However, it is also clear that the car park was empty at the time. Put into this context, I find that the contravention was de minimis. In other words, it was so minor that it was not appropriate to issue a PCN.
Even if I had found that a contravention had occurred, I would have allowed the appeal on the grounds of procedural impropriety. I am not satisfied that the Council have properly considered the representations made. The response in the Notice of Rejection is generic, it simply refers **** to the tariff board and focuses on the happening of a contravention. ****'s argument was different, * pointed to the difference in wording to the sign closest to * vehicle, raised the fact that * had a valid badge on display and explained * difficulty in walking around the car park looking for other signs given * disability. These matters were not addressed within the Notice of Rejection. There is no separate consideration of the fairness of enforcing the PCN in light of these mitigating factors. The failure to properly consider representations amounts to procedural impropriety.
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A big +1 to the adjudicator - that's what we like to see.
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Yes, a big win for the forces of good here! Normally the adjudicator would have stopped after 1 reason to decide in your favour, but I think he felt the Council needed a bit more telling off than just that.

See what others think, but given that the decision was so strongly worded and you were so close to quitting it might be worth putting in a costs claim for the time you spent on this. The bar to be awarded costs is very high (the council must have behaved 'frivolously and vexatiously') but it would only cost you a letter to ask (and I'm sure we'll draft it for you too!)
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