PCN issued in a Parking Bay Suspension I paid for while moving house - council rejected first appeal

[Frustratedhousemover]

I moved house in August and booked a parking bay suspension outside my house to allow for my car and the removals lorry to load up.

 

I made a preliminary booking for the suspension for 3 days. I included my car registration number in the application but of course didn't know the registration number of the removals firm's lorry. 

 

Before payment was due I realised I would only need the suspension for two days so I rebooked the suspension. 

 

In the vehicle registration section I put - registration numbers not yet known. I accidentally forgot to re-enter my own registration number.  I paid for the suspension.

 

On the removal day, as my property was going into storage I needed to use my own car for moving heavy plant pots as living plants can't go into storage. 

 

XAt 7.20am on the first day of the removals I came downstairs to find that my car had been ticketed at 7.18am. 

 

The bay suspension was from midnight, but the resident's parking in the zones I lived in does not become active until 9.00am. 

 

I challenged the PCN with the local council explaining that it was my own car, needed for the removals.

 

They have rejected this appeal, even though I provided the evidence that I did include the vehicle registration number on the earlier document.

 

This seems crazy. They didn't ticket the removals lorry and they didn't have the registration number for that.  I have stated that it was my car and that I needed it for removals.

 

On what grounds can I make a formal representation?  What are my chances of success?

 

£35 parking fine is not a huge amount of money but it's the principle. I really don't feel that I should pay the parking charge after paying around £150 for the suspension of the bay for my own house move.

[dx100uk]

Does seem a bit stupid that the name/address of the person that paid for the bay suspension is the same  as the car they ticketed??

 

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