Distance from restriction sign to the actual bay?

Hunt

Is there a maximum distance they have to display a sign restricting the use of a parking bay?

I parked in clearly marked parking bay; however, I did not notice a sign that is placed 187 metres from the parking bay. The sign stated that "permit holders only past this point".

The sign is close to the exit of the normal car park I use; it is a place where I normally concentration on traffic going past the exit. There is a large car park just after the sign, that I now know is for permit holders.
From this point on there is a narrow tarmac one-way curving exit road out of the "Health Village" approximately 25 metres from the end of this road there are 6 normal bays and 3 invalid bays, I parking in one of the normal car bays. My car was 187 metres from the permit holders only sign. There were no signs near my car that stated a restriction.

Should there be a parking restriction sign where the parking bays are?

Coupon-mad

You haven't said who issued the ticket.

Council or was it a dodgy invoice from some random private firm (no rules for them, pretty much).

Hunt

Council run "Health Village"

Coupon-mad

Ah OK, sounds like some sort of controlled parking zone, where the signs can be only at the entrance points to the zone. Doesn't mean you can't win though, there are usually grounds for appealing any Council PCN.

Post on pepipoo and show them BOTH SIDES of the PCN; all small print except your VRN:

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

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