IMPORTANT: Please make sure your posts do not contain any personally identifiable information (both your own and that of others). When uploading images, please take care that you have redacted all personal information including number plates, reference numbers and QR codes (which may reveal vehicle information when scanned).
We're aware that some users are experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. See the Community Noticeboard for more info. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Bexley Council - No ticket displayed PCN (Electric charging bays)

Options
Hi Guys!

Before I proceed to appeal using the newbies template and procedures..
I was wondering if this is at all winnable?

My friend parked outside Benmores in welling (opposite Welling Mac donalds) , to charge his new electric car.
Obviously the signs there say that you need to pay for a ticket to park in the parking bays, however he was very sure that electric cars dont need to pay to park there (for charging purposes).

He received a PCN from one of the operators there, for not displaying a ticket.

I'll attach a link of the location in google map view:
link

Thanks in advance! :)

Comments

  • Redx
    Redx Posts: 38,084 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 15 August 2021 at 9:06PM
    It's either council or private , so which is it ?

    If it's a private parking company , name them , if it's council , post over on pepipoo fightback forums using a non Hotmail email address after reading the posting requirements there
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,354 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    How are the council involved?
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • Fruitcake
    Fruitcake Posts: 59,463 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    It looks like council on-street parking to me, but please confirm this.
    I married my cousin. I had to...
    I don't have a sister. :D
    All my screwdrivers are cordless.
    "You're Safety Is My Primary Concern Dear" - Laks
  • fisherjim
    fisherjim Posts: 7,111 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Well the sign on the pole gives me the impression that Electric vehicles have to pay.
    It quite clearly states that it is for electric vehicles only Monday to Saturday 8AM-5.30PM pay by phone with the number. Why would you think it's free?
    This must be council on street parking if so the Newbies template is not applicable, and you would need to go to Pepipoo for a loophole by I doubt he'll get far with this one unless there is some conflicting instruction on the actual charging point.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 350.9K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.5K Spending & Discounts
  • 243.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.9K Life & Family
  • 257.2K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.