PCN From Hackney council whilst displaying Visitor Parking Permits

gentlecleanser

Hi I am in need of some advice!

I parked my car in a parking bay and displayed two filled in Visitor parking vouchers (two are needed for one day) for Hackney council (london) last night. When I returned to my car this afternoon I had been issued with a PCN for 'parking without displaying a valid pay and display ticket or voucher'

I have double and tripled checked the vouchers and they are filled in correctly.

I had a look around and noticed that a very small sign (aprox 20cm x 15cm) 8 meters down the road from where my car was parked stated pay and display mon-fri 8.30 am-6.30pm.

The larger sign across the road (about 2 meters directly across from my car) said residents permit holders and pay and display. I had presumed the bays on the opposite side of the road (where my car was now parked) had been the same as there was no obvious sign around.

Should I pay this fine? Do i stand a chance at appealing due to unclear signs and the instructions on the vouchers stating i can 'park in shared use bays'?

Coblcris

Signs on the opposite side of the road only apply to the parking on that side of the road.

gentlecleanser

I fully understand that, however the point i was making was that when i parked in that particular bay, I had not seen any sign. Although it was my mistake for not looking do you think it is reasonable to have one small sign for a 15 meter stretch of road?

DaveF327

gentlecleanser wrote: »

Although it was my mistake for not looking do you think it is reasonable to have one small sign for a 15 meter stretch of road?

Given that 8 metres away is about 10 footsteps and well within legal visual range for driving a car, I'd say yes.

TheBogsDollocks

What code is given on the PCN?