My auntie died in hospital at 6.50pm, I was there when they switched off the life support machine. At 20.33pm on my way to mum's house to tell her her sister had died I pulled over on a residential street because I was crying so much and could no longer see where I was driving. I parked two wheels on the kerb as it is not a wide road and to allow other cars to park. About 6 days later I received a PCN in the post. I have looked at 4 photos which span the time 20.33 - 20.35pm. In the first two photos you can see my lights are on and my brake lights are on. In the third and fourth photos my lights are on but no brake lights. I have not seen the footage yet. Will I have grounds for appeal if I say it was too dangerous to drive because I was crying so much? I can provide a death certificate. And I had to put two wheels on the kerb to allow other cars to pass? Are you allowed to park on kerb if the road width is under a certain width? Also, is it still true that I can view the footage in any council office? They do not offer this on my PCN, only that I should contact them to view the footage. Will I also have grounds to appeal that an approved device was used not a CEO? It is not a dangerous road in any way and I suspect that a device is used to monitor the single yellow lines at the end of the road near the junction. There are also no notices up stating that there is a device monitoring the junction. Any advice greatly received.

I don't know if this is the right forum for this - if not perhaps you could direct me to the correct place. My friend recently died following an operation in hospital. He only married his wife (now widow) 3 years and 8 months ago (2008). My friend left a will dated 1999, which was 7 years before he met his wife, but apparently did not alter it (unless a later will has magically disappeared). The will leaves 100% of the estate to his only sister and the executor named is his sisters husband (ie brother-in-law). Thus his widow is left with nothing, neither cash nor property. My friend's widow had now been told (by the brother-in-law executor) to make arrangements to leave the house after the funeral because she has no right to stay there. Clearly, she needs to contest the will and, if possible, the stated executor to obtain at least something from the estate. How should she go about this? I would add that the wife has also, for the past 2 years, been not just a wife but a carer for her late husband when he became disabled. Thanks in advance, Mal.