Contravention Date / Date of Service Date: 01/05/2012
NTO Date: 11/06/2012
Background: I forgot to move the car in the morning having parked it there temporarily as all the permit bays were fill within a reasonable distance of my flat due to the fact that Westminster had closed all the permit bays on the surrounding streets for drain cleaning.
The location of the ticket is here (via google street map): http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&r...up&ct=image
The exact location is the two pay and display bays in front of the brick building (65 Belgrave Road)
A few questions:
- Are there regulations on the number of spaces that must be available to permit holders? - the reason I ask is that the reason I was in a pay bay was because all the permit spaces on the three surrounding streets were closed for cleaning. Can I challenge on lack of availability?
- I submitted informal reps after initial ticket within time frame. Do council have to respond? They haven't! I spoke to them on the phone and they confirmed receipt of my informal reps.
- If I have 28 days from 11/06/2012 what date does that take me to? I know there are some allowances on the dates.
My informal reps requested to know the number of spaces open to residents on that day due to the cleaning - stating that I did not believe there were sufficient spaces. I also stated that I am a permit holder and made an honest mistake.
Any help would be much appreciated - the PCN is the same cost as my annual permit almost !