FPN Code 23 South Carriage Drive, W2, where 100s of other cars were parked in the cen

Sirdan

TrickyWicky wrote: »

You guys are getting confused with DCP - DeCriminalised Parking (also known as an SPA - Special Parking Area and there are another couple of names for it) run by local authorities. They have their own set of contravention codes for which 01 is yellow line related and 02 is loading restrictions.

The police and traffic wardens use a totally different set of codes and offences. You should not get confused by this or try to give the op false hope. The police deal with different parking offences such as obstruction and the older criminal parking rules where local authorities have not opted to take over.

Local authorities issue PCNs not FPNs.

I think you are just as confused as anyone because the Code 01 and 02 on this FPN are clearly for the same matters (albeit under different legislation) as on a Council PCN..so not completely different at all.
The difference is the Code 23 which is why I said "..but..." that's not confusion that's just being unsure about the rules/regs relating to parking in and around Parks.
I suspect few here including you would be certain that a road running alongside the Park would be governed by this "Parks" legislation but clearly the local OB do !

Rover_Driver

South Carriage Road (and North Carriage Road on the other side) are roads within Hyde Park, hence the code 23 offence.

Kite2010

OP, Pay up, it's a police ticket the only way to appeal is to do it in court where if you lose the costs would be higher.

Sirdan

Rover_Driver wrote: »

South Carriage Road (and North Carriage Road on the other side) are roads within Hyde Park, hence the code 23 offence.

I'm sure you are right but you have to admit the google map photo doesn't make that clear to those not in the know ...looks like park on one side and buildings / offices etc on the other ..so a road that runs alongside the park is how it appears.

jjj1980

Not sure if I'm 'reading' the photos correctly but if you compare them and note the position of the while and yellow bollard, isn't the car actually parked in the 'u-turn' section in the middle of the road?

TrickyWicky

Sirdan wrote: »

I think you are just as confused as anyone because the Code 01 and 02 on this FPN are clearly for the same matters (albeit under different legislation) as on a Council PCN..so not completely different at all.

That may be purely coincidence. The very fact that code 23 by the police and councils is different along with different legislation proves my point.

Code 99 may also be shared as the police are also able to enforce that even in decriminalised parking areas where the councils operate. Code 99 refers to zig-zags on zebra crossings.

Sirdan

jjj1980 wrote: »

Not sure if I'm 'reading' the photos correctly but if you compare them and note the position of the while and yellow bollard, isn't the car actually parked in the 'u-turn' section in the middle of the road?

It is parked where it shouldn't be and the only way forward is to go to a Magistrates court ...where the chances of a successful outcome are IMO neglible.....

Sirdan

TrickyWicky wrote: »

That may be purely coincidence. The very fact that code 23 by the police and councils is different along with different legislation proves my point.

Code 99 may also be shared as the police are also able to enforce that even in decriminalised parking areas where the councils operate. Code 99 refers to zig-zags on zebra crossings.

I'm not sure that there is any point to you ....:p

esmerobbo

I think the OP was just unlucky DYL on both sides of the road, so everyone there was open to a ticket. Looks like the OP took in the whole event and their car was still there when Plod got too it!

£40 is probably the cheapest and easiest option!

TrickyWicky

Sirdan wrote: »

I'm not sure that there is any point to you ....:p

Yeah well having worked in the industry I like to offer an insiders perspective. Some appreciate it.