Hello everyone, I recently discovered this forum whilst researching my alleged offense and would really appreciate your assistance.
Background – I, along with hundreds of others, have used an unnamed road near to Cineworld in Sheffield to park for several years without any issue. Two weeks ago today me and my partner came out of the cinema to discover both our cars had been ticketed by Sheffield City Council. We were parked next to each other on what we (and at least 20 other people) thought was a designated parking bay on the pavement. The road has double yellow lines but there are no road signs giving any indication that it is a restricted street for parking. We were not obstructing the pavement for pedestrians as the pedestrian half of the pavement is demarked with a block paved margin. The double yellow lines on the road were not obstructed in anyway.
Do I have any grounds for appealing this ticket? I believe as I have parked there for several years without any issue that this is ticket in unwarranted. It’s also worth mentioning that the road does not have a name despite the CEO calling it Meadowhall Retail Park Access Road. I suspect that this road may be a private road as part of Valley Centertainment - where a private parking firm manage the carparks and which SCC do not have jurisdiction over. I have attached for your reference a copy of the PCN, photos of the road in question (I was parked where the arrow is on the pavement) and the photo ‘evidence’ from the CEO.
Google maps location: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Brought...33;4d-1.4168171
As above I would really appreciate your assistance in this matter as I have two parking tickets to contest for two cars parked next to each other.