Hello,
I have just got my PCN challenge refused for parking on a residential bay from Kensignton & chelsea borough...
I have challenge the PCN since I parked less than 2 meters away from a Pay&display sign and white demarking lines were not clear at all....
note that my car is the one on the left (within the picture) and it was Sunday at 1.30pm therefore outside the Pay&Display times.... 5 meters away there was an other sign saying that was a residential bay (I obviously did not see it when I parked there...)
Do you think this is enough ground to go head to the tribunal? what is your advise? it seems that common sense is not considered too much when it comes to council & rules enforcement....
your opinion and experience would be highly appreciated...
These are the exact wording
"Where a residents bay is situated next to a pay and display bay, double white termination
markings are used to separate the two bays. Within each bay there will be a time plate
indicating the bay type.
Pay and display bays have individually marked spaces for vehicles to park in. Resident
bays do not usually have these markings.
The Council contends that where termination markings are in place, it is the motorist’s
responsibility to check the time plate within the parking place that the vehicle is parked in.
A sign attached to another bay is not relevant to the parking place even if that sign is
closer to the motorist’s vehicle."