I received a PCN from Redbridge council today via post. I have attached pictures with this post of the alleged offence and the letter I received today.
I am not the registered keeper of the car but I was the driver at that time. I would like to appeal this fine, what are the chances of me being successful? Is there any technicalities I can base my appeal on? Basically the alleged contravention is "parked with one or more wheels on or over a foothpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway". I realise I made a silly mistake and shouldn't have done it but at that I genuinely thought I was parking on a private space (Tesco's car park), please see the pictures below I have attached. I was parked briefly (approx 5 minutes) right next to where the black astra is parked. Looking back, I have only just realised that indeed a part of my car was parked on a public foothpath. I admit I made a genuine mistake but do you guys believe I have any chance of successfully appealing it? Any help/advise provided will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance....
At the time of the "alleged offence" a white sprinter Mercedes Van was parked where the black Astra is on the picture above. That van wasn't parked properly at all, the white bay lines were being blocked by that van at the time. I parked my car next to it, thinking it was Tesco's property. I only went in to collect an order from there :-( and have now ended up receiving a £55 fine :-(