PCN appeal failure. Can I appeal again?

Yes, you will need to show us pics of the taxi bay and adjacent disabled bay lines, and all the signs and their proximity to where you parked. Can you get daytime pics of the area, or find the exact place on Google Street View?

I am not an expert but want to bump your thread and try to help by putting up some thoughts for discussion. So I will say that I noticed that the back of the PCN has a heading 'take action within 14 days or risk paying more' and lower down on the back it says 'if you challenge this PCN within 14 days'.

I think there may be a chance this wording is prejudicial as it doesn't seem to clearly communicate how long you have to appeal. Within 14 days of what? If they mean within 14 days of the date of the PCN then I think it should use other wording similar to the 28 day wording used on the front...otherwise it can suggest you have an extra day to appeal which I think is incorrect.

Many tickets are successfully appealed on wording errors alone so bear with me, but as I said I am not an expert. I could be wrong, so I will wait to see your pics as well as any comments from others with more experience, as Council PCN wording is a bit complex for me.

Oh, and to answer your initial question, you are in a 3 stage appeal process, basically:

- Informal appeal after receiving a PCN.

- Formal appeal after receiving a Notice to Owner.

- Finally, the right to take the matter to an independent adjudicator (not Court or anything, and the most you may have to pay if you lose is the full PCN amount I believe).

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Only had a quick look but I believe its not a permitted variant to have "taxi" inside the box, someone else parks over it and you don't know its wrong.
Only one point so far but others will add.

I thought that each area had to be marked, so should there not be a line at right angles to the pavement. I use a similar one in Edinburgh every day (Loading/Taxi as opposed to Disabled/Taxi) and there is a line between them

Pepipoo are the experts. :T

If someone has a valid appeal and has been given the confidence by pepipoo to take the matter all the way to the adjudicator then it won't help the Council to lurk anyway.

If pepipoo say it's a non-compliant sign (and non-compliant markings on the road too) they'll be right IMHO, and they will give you links to the statutory info to prove your case. If they say you've got a good case then I would believe them and take your appeal all the way to the adjudicator, personally.

Going by other cases I have read on pepipoo, I would expect the Council will probably reject your early appeals and maybe your formal appeal too, it seems to be the game they play. Be ready for this and just post back on pepipoo for advice each time. My money would be on the Council not contesting this at adjudicator stage.