PCN through post NOT ON CAR :s HELP NEEDED

headgirl49

I was dropping my children off at school around the corner from the school. There is no white lines and no not parking areas or signs.
A traffic warden came upto me and said that the zig zag lines are around the corner and i should be careful parking here. i said to her thats fine but I actually wasn't parking in any contravening area. Next thing she took pics of my car and I asked her what she was doing. She said due to complaints from neighbours she has to take pics of all cars wether breaking a contravention or not, incase a contravention happens to a similiar name or colour car which is reported by the neighbours. I told her I didn't think that was very fair as what if it was a similiar car ie in colour but not mine that would make no sense and end of the day I was not contravening anything or parked anywhere near any yellow lines neither was there any signs.
She did not issue me a PCN and left after making that final comment to which she didn't respond to mine. I thought it was very odd so i got out and took pics of my car there and then from various angles as she only took 2 pics of mine. so the next day I pointed out to another enforcement office that i was parked here the other day (as i parked in the same place). I asked the officer if he felt this was a contravention and he said no.
I said why is that? He said your not obstructing anything and this is a okay spot. I told him what the other enforcement agent had said about the same spot and he told me she may give me a PCN through the post but if she does argue it.

I didn't recieve anything for weeks and thought perhaps it was just genuine practise , but today I got a PCN for 'parking in a special enforcement area, more than 50cm from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking place' code 26. Cavendish avenue, Buxton!

I don't agree with this and since have seen numerous cars parking even closer to the school than me (actually on yellow lines and right outside the school ).
Is there any laws that I can argue against this? One of my children is disabled and therefore this is the closest i can park without contravening and it seems more like the Enforcement Officer has given me a PCN because she didn't like the fact I challenged her! This is issued from Park Smarter and it says I drove off before she could give me a PCN when I didnt I left because she never issued me a PCN there and then? I have a indepedent witness too, another school parent person who saw this.

Orford

This has nothing to do with the zig-zags. It's for parking more than 50cm away from the kerb. What do the photos show?

headgirl49

I haven't seen the photos the PCN person took they haven't supplied that. But I wasn't packed more than 50cm away from the kerb?!
But I did take my own photos at the time? Could i use these as evidence? Also another parent said it was odd and that the Officer was rude to me and asked me what it was about after the officer left. She also saw i was never 50cm away from the kerb or doing anything wrong!

Sorry if I seem a bit new to this.... This is the first time in my life I have ever had a PCN

Orford

But I did take my own photos at the time?

Do they show the position of the car in relation to the kerb?

If so, I would include them in an appeal on the grounds that the contravention did not occur and request the councls photographic evidence so you can compare the two

Coupon-mad

headgirl49 wrote: »

I haven't seen the photos the PCN person took they haven't supplied that. But I wasn't packed more than 50cm away from the kerb?!
But I did take my own photos at the time? Could i use these as evidence? Also another parent said it was odd and that the Officer was rude to me and asked me what it was about after the officer left. She also saw i was never 50cm away from the kerb or doing anything wrong!

Sorry if I seem a bit new to this.... This is the first time in my life I have ever had a PCN

Of course you can use your own photos as evidence - choose the ones which show part of the car (ANY PART) within 50cm of the kerb. Post on pepipoo for more help with this appeal but don't post without pictures! They will need to see ALL PAGES of the postal PCN and all photos:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=30

Remember this is nothing to do with zigzags so leave that out of your pepipoo post as it's a bit confusing to read otherwise! It's worth posting on pepipoo asap (with pics) because they may be able to find you some more appeal points when they see the PCN letter. See the FAQs 'how to post pictures' on there.