Wrong street on PCN

[owenp]

Hi everyone,

Please would you advise me on this. I received a parking ticket issued by a council ceo.

It wasn't a blatent park where I shouldn't rather I suppposedly parked in front of a dropped kerb. I challenged the ticket on the grounds that the so called dropped kerb was simply a long length of pavement with a low kerb all along it. That was rejected by the council. Then I noticed that the street on the ticket was inncorrect.

 

Where I parked was in Albert Street, actually outside a house, No 6 Albert Street, in Dawlish, Devon but the ticket says I was parked in The Strand.

The Strand turns into Albert Street at a junction outside No1.

 

You hear so much about being able to fight a ticket on the grounds of the wrong street but is this really true?

To be honest, if I'd just chanced it and parked where I shouldn't and got caught then I'd just pay up but this wasn't like that. On top of that the ceo was extremely rude and unpleasant.

 

I'd be really grateful for any advice.

Thank you

[sailor sam]

Incorrect location is fatal to a PCN. I'm not sure though you can change your grounds of appeal after submitting it. also, looking at street view, it is difficult to differentiate where Albert Street actually starts but if you were 100% sure, I would have advised you to take it all the way.

 

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[owenp]

Thank you Sailor Sam.

Albert Street starts at the junction of Queen Street. The cafe on the corner is No 1 Albert Street.

I wished I'd noticed the street name in the first place but I guess that if incorrect location is fatal as you say then even it it goes to court it should go my way.

[sailor sam]

Thank you Sailor Sam.

Albert Street starts at the junction of Queen Street. The cafe on the corner is No 1 Albert Street.

I wished I'd noticed the street name in the first place but I guess that if incorrect location is fatal as you say then even it it goes to court it should go my way.

 

It won't go to court. You will receive a 'notice to the owner' if you do not pay the fine with the option of taking it to an independent adjudicator. Problem is that you loose any discount being offered off the normal fine by taking it further.

 

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[owenp]

Hello again,

Well I've now received The Notice to Owner.

Please could you advise me on which box to tick for Grounds for Representations?

 

Most of them are self explanitary and do not apply but 2 may be appropiate:

"The alleged contravention did not occur"

or "There has been a procedural impropiety on behalf of this authority"?

 

Or there's an option not to tick a box but provide mitigating circumstances.

 

Any help, please?

 

Thank you

[Michael Browne]

Please could you advise me on which box to tick for Grounds for Representations?

 

 

"The alleged contravention did not occur"

 

 

You were parked o/s 6, Albert St. The PCN alleges you parked in The Strand , therefor the alleged contravention did not occur

[owenp]

Thank you Michael.

That's appreciated.

[owenp]

SUCCESS!!!

Well I've just heard that they've cancelled the ticket.

Thank you all for your help.

Couldn't have done it without you.

[sailor sam]

Good result!

 

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