Should I challenge Manchester city council with this parking ticket?

jess354

I'm not quite sure if I am in the right or not but I was parked next to a construction site which blocked the double yellow sign on the street and I was issued a parking ticket, this is my first ticket and I am not sure if it's worth going through the trouble of challenging them or not, would highly appreciate anyone that can help me on this matter.

For reference, I was parked here:

i.imgur.com/y8YLWs1.jpg

Umkomaas

As we tend to major on private parking tickets here, PePiPoo will be your best bet for council tickets. Register there (but please note that a hotmail address won't work) and post a new thread; here's your link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=30

Have a read through some of the other threads there before you post your own to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate) as they need to see all the small print.

PePiPoo has an excellent success record in dealing with council tickets.

Coupon-mad

jess354 wrote: »

I'm not quite sure if I am in the right or not but I was parked next to a construction site which blocked the double yellow sign on the street and I was issued a parking ticket, this is my first ticket and I am not sure if it's worth going through the trouble of challenging them or not, would highly appreciate anyone that can help me on this matter.

For reference, I was parked here:

i.imgur.com/y8YLWs1.jpg

Most Council PCNs are worth appealing - 2 stages, and then to adjudication.

How long did the CEO observe the car for, on the PCN?

jess354

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Most Council PCNs are worth appealing - 2 stages, and then to adjudication.

How long did the CEO observe the car for, on the PCN?

It was only for 1 minutes (from 10:56 to 10:57)

Is there a template I can follow for writing the appeal?

Coupon-mad

Ask on pepipoo, they are the experts, but if the PCN was for contravention 01 (not 02) then one minute observation is not enough and that would be an appeal point that should win.

You mustn't register there with a Hotmail email as Umkomaas says, doesn't work.

peter_the_piper

jess354 wrote: »

I'm not quite sure if I am in the right or not but I was parked next to a construction site which blocked the double yellow sign on the street and I was issued a parking ticket, this is my first ticket and I am not sure if it's worth going through the trouble of challenging them or not, would highly appreciate anyone that can help me on this matter.

For reference, I was parked here:

i.imgur.com/y8YLWs1.jpg

curious about the ""double yellow sign,"" I thought the double yellows were a clear sign in themselves. Unless there are problems with the ticket itself its very much bang to right IMHO.

The_Deep

Loads of appeals here


http://www.londontribunals.gov.uk/about/registers-appeals

Coupon-mad

peter_the_piper wrote: »

curious about the ""double yellow sign,"" I thought the double yellows were a clear sign in themselves. Unless there are problems with the ticket itself its very much bang to right IMHO.

Not with only one minute's observation, because double yellows do not denote no stopping at all.

If it's an 01 code on the PCN (not 02) I'd say the Council are bang to rights and stuffed, for failure to adhere to the minimum 5 minutes observation to exclude the possibility of exempt activity.