PCN cancelled after complaining to TfGM, Manchester tram network

MagicMoneyTree81

Posting this for the benefit of anyone else facing a similarly spurious PCN from Ocean Parking in relation to car parks at Manchester tram stops. 

I have just had a PCN cancelled for not parking "wholly within the bay". I appealed the PCN but also complained, politely but forcefully, to the landowner, TfGM (which oversees the tram network). A nice chap from TfGM responded the same day and promised to investigate. 24-48 hours later the PCN was cancelled. Seems like TfGM had requested the cancellation.

What happened with how the car was parked: A car in the adjacent space was itself encroaching into the space my car was parked in. It would have been difficult for my car to be parked “wholly inside the bay” and for any passengers to exit on that side. Furthermore, my car was situated at the end of the row, beyond which there was a raised concrete barrier separating my car from the adjacent perpendicular space. It was clear that my car’s position was in no way impeding any other parked car or preventing another car from parking. My car would not have impeded any cars trying to drive past either – not even slightly.

So anyone in a similar situation: a complaint to TfGM could reap dividends. Feel free to post this on the thread of successful complaints/appeals.

MagicMoneyTree81

PS. Thanks to everyone involved in providing the guidance here that helped me in this situation.

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MagicMoneyTree81 said:

PS. Thanks to everyone involved in providing the guidance here that helped me in this situation.

Great to read that Plan A strikes again!

Thankyou for posting this. To enable more people to read it, please could you post the same thing in the thread called SUCCESSFUL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PPCs.

It will be viewed more and have longevity.