Hillingdon council FPN

Cantstopwontstop

I was approached by officers and was handed an FPN which is essentially an Asbo order. This happened while I was parked on a pay display parking bay on a rainy day near Heathrow. I was sat in the car not idling, smoking, talking to anyone, causing a nuisance, loitering or anything. so I quickly paid for the parking, stayed for 15 minutes and left. It looks like they trying to drive out PHV drivers from the side streets of Heathrow due to the nuisance created by some drivers. But I was parked legally on a pay and display. I have 4 days to appeal it and I would like your help with it please. Thank you. I have attached the FPN. 

QrizB

The text of the PSPO and a map of where it applies is online here:

https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/pspo

I only took a brief look but I don't see any exceptions for paid parking.

Were you driving a PHV at the time?

Cantstopwontstop

Thanks for replying promptly. I was waiting for my client to arrive. Does the law say private hire drivers cannot park on pay and displays at anytime? I have paid for my parking. 

GrumpyDil

You would need to check the pay and display details as the the PSPO doesn't mention anything about pay and display parking on it.

daveyjp

PSPO 2025

Taxis, private hire vehicles and chauffer driven vehicles waiting in streets near Heathrow Airport.

The PSPO will prohibit these vehicles from waiting in streets in the wards of Pinkwell, West Drayton, and Heathrow Villages - unless they are collecting or dropping off passengers in those streets or are based or live there.

A person in charge of a motor vehicle being used as a taxi, private hire vehicle, chauffeur vehicle, or any other type of vehicle used for hire or reward purposes will be guilty of an offence if they park and/or wait within the restricted area (PDF, 9 MB) described in the schedule below unless:

• the person is either collecting or dropping off a passenger/passengers from within the exclusion area, or
• the person resides within the restricted area, or
• the business operating the vehicle is based within the restricted area, and the offence has taken place within the vicinity of the business premises. 

Cantstopwontstop

This was not known to me. So I guess I will have to appeal to them stating that I was not aware of the restrictions, attach my parking payment and see if they can waive the FPN as a first time offender. Thank you all for your contribution. 

Umkomaas

As we major on private parking tickets here, Free Traffic Legal Advice (FTLA) forum will be your best bet for council penalty charges. Register there but please note that a Hotmail address may not work - try using a throwaway Gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering, and post a new thread; here's your link:

https://www.ftla.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Read the sticky 'Read this first before posting your case' as well as reading through some of the other threads there ahead of posting your own details, 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.

Cantstopwontstop

I will do that . Thank you