Hi all and special thanks to pat davis, lamma and green and mean..... I took the advise and wrote to Hammer and Ful for TRO etc but heard nothing. On the 28th day to log the appeal I scrawled ion my appauling handwriting the suggestions given above and sent my delivery note etc to support. I received a latter days later saying my case was for the 1st August. I received a letter today to say the case was being drop as it was not being defended by the council. Victory for the motorist!!.....many many thanks to all who posted and stopped me sending a cheque for a quiet life - I am most grateful.

To you all Thanks for the information I have read extensively over the last 24hours about loading bays, parking and indeed the kind pointers of case law. I agree to the point that many many people give in.....I have to confess that there is a point of me that wants to do this - but then there is the pure principle that I was delivering in the line of my work - and i believe I am right. Living in Brighton with the 1000's of green darleks, as they are known locally - I pay my tickets when I have no doubt that I am in the wrong....this loading bay on though is unjust. I was reading that they generally turn down appeals at the first hurdle....evening though I showed a dialogue with the people i was dealing with in London and their request for the goods to be delivered to their London Office - outside where the loading bay was. The CCTV still even shows me unloading - with a large box - 60cm-65cmx50cm. I have requested a full hard copy of this to get better images and to show I was heading for the office in question. Sorry for my ramblings - my time would be better directed to my business - but I would like an equitable resolve from this unfair stealth tax! Kind regards

Thanks GreenandMean - does this generally mean that I am 'buggered', excusing the French and that I should really just pay up - although I was on genuine business? Kind regards

Hi all Thansk Lamma and PatD for your continual dialogue in this matter In response to one point yesterday I have been told I was convicted under s23 - wrong class of vehicle. They are not very forthcoming and I am unsure who to approcach foor the TRO? Sorry for being thick in this and help is appreciated.

Hi Green and Mean I will check this out tomorrow and report back Thanks for your interest in my dilema

I did make my final call to H&F earlier Apparently they do not prescribe or have TRO for that borough??!! I ask under what authority they acted and they suggested I google for other boroughs. I qeuestion whether his name was actually Zeiff at the end of the call. If anyone near to Loading place - Beadon Road by Lyric Square could have a look at the signage and indeed if anyone could help regarding the TRO I would greatly appreciate and certainly pay for your time or make a suitable donation to a charity of your choice. It is great to see community and advice working so well on this forum - I am humbled.

Again thanks for the help I presume I can phone and ask for the TRO? Also I live in Brighton (and thought we had the shaprest of parking practices!!!), and travel very infrequently to London so am unable to check the signage on Beadon Road.....would you reccommend a trip if going to adjuication? Proving the unloading is no problems as I have detailed emails from my French customers who wanted it delivered to their office in London. Even falls into with the time I was there! TIA

Hi and thanks for the replies I have just phoned H&Fulham and enquired about their signage. They state that it states loading bay only - and looking at my letter to them said there is nothing I could do as it is not a goods vechile - but a people carrier. I mentioned the PLG and they simply said that this is not a vaild reason. Reading through many posts here I still believe I have some argument. More comments really appreciated. TIA

Hello People I wonder if anyone can help I received a PCN for parking in a loading bay apparently desginated for goods only vehicles. I had to deliver goods to an office in London and presumed as a business and delivering goods this would be OK. I had a responce back saying that as I was using a private van (people carrier) that they could make no exception and that I must pay or appeal. I furnished them with documents and emails from the customer showing they had purchased the goods and I was literally 5-6 minutes delivering. I have to drive an automatic as I had prolasped discs last year - but again this did not have any effect. Have I any grounds to appeal this as it was genuine business unloading - or is it a case of pay up and shut up. I would really appreciate some advice.