Hounslow PCN

F_CST

Hi, the driver parked in a pay and display bay where the sign advised to 'pay at machine across the road'. The driver could not locate a machine across the road and took the following videos to show what they could see. Using streetview, I still can't locate the machine they were meant to use.

The driver could not see a way to pay the charge, nor anywhere else to park and was subsequently given the following ticket.

Is there a strong case for appeal based on unclear signage / lack of advertised machine?

PCN: https://flic.kr/p/2oTBTaU
Sign: https://flic.kr/p/2oTD1rB
Video 1: https://flic.kr/p/2oTDroZ
Video 2: https://flic.kr/p/2oTD1rB

Streetview location: https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4883337,-0.2700588,3a,75y,124.51h,75.27t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sFuj5tPcPVR-ZDJYB1SDviQ!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid=Fuj5tPcPVR-ZDJYB1SDviQ&cb_client=maps_sv.tactile.gps&w=203&h=100&yaw=54.04284&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

YankeeBrit

Pepipoo forums are your best bet for council-issued parking penalties. We deal with speculative invoices issued for alleged breaches of contract by unregulated private parking companies.

http://forums.pepipoo.com/

fisherjim

Unfortunately you did not look across the road in the continuation of Sutton Lane you panned around Heathfield Gardens and Barrowgate Road.

The actual machine IS across the road outside the Queens Head pub.

Pepipoo is the place to see if they can find a loophole in the ticket or you can persuade the adjudicator that the signage is insufficient.

Looks like a bit of a honeytrap, however you should never park anywhere in london and chance it, if the police were as on the ball as traffic wardens there would be no crime.

Umkomaas

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=4822ea095281fb00e636049207a21224&f=30