PCM UK Ltd | Rejection | Restricted Area/Out of Bay, "Immediate Enforcement" & No Grace Period

veryy_berry

Hi Everyone,

I am seeking advice regarding a rejected appeal from PCM UK Ltd for a PCN issued on 19/01/2026 at 22:04. My initial appeal was based on three main points: first, that I was momentarily 'boarding' passengers rather than 'parking,' which I argued is a standard road usage expectation. Second, I argued that since the evidence only showed a single timestamp, they failed to account for a mandatory grace period required by the IPC Code of Practice to read signage. Third, I challenged the visibility of the signage at night. As I was parked on a double yellow and that is also not private land, Idk why they are focusing on private land, it is litterlly outside Southall Station in London. Anyway, PCM has rejected this, strictly citing their code's definition of 'parked' as being 'stationary other than in the course of driving' and claiming that 'out-of-bay' areas are immediate no-parking zones with no grace period for reading signs allowed. *letter attached.

Can someone please help me in the next steps?

Original PCN below

Appeal rejection letter below
Pt.1

Pt.2

Thank you in advance

Gr1pr

There Is no valid next step, its not worth bothering with the IAS

Court is where this will be resolved, sometime in the future

Ignore them for now, come back here if or when you receive a Letter of Claim or Money Claim

Nellymoser

If you haven't done so read NEWBIES Announcement thread top page 1

POST 4 - debt letters

POST 2 - Small Claim

Coupon-mad

Yep you are certainly not wasting your time on the kangaroo court of IAS!

Ignore the £170 threatograms and don't show us those letters please. See you when you get a solicitor's LBC.

veryy_berry

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81892154#Comment_81892154

Sorry, I didnt get it. Should I leave this as it is or should I just pay it?
I am new here, I have gone through all the Newbies forums but still not familair with all the terminology, can you please explain a lil bit?

veryy_berry

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81892432#Comment_81892432

Hi sorry, I didnt get it. I get you said that dont bother wiht IAS which they said in the letter? What should be my next step going forward? Should I leave this as it is or should I just pay it? I am new here, I have gone through all the Newbies forums but still not familair with all the terminology, can you please explain a lil bit on what is LBC?

Coupon-mad

Obviously you don't pay. This is simple stuff, so I don't understand why people always want a next step? IGNORE IT.

If you found the NEWBIES thread a little hard to follow, read the official MSE Guide instead. It is linked at the top of the page (red MSE link).

Both the NEWBIES thread and the MSE guide already explain what a LBC is.

Nellymoser

COMPLAINTS (AND COMMON ACRONYMS EXPLAINED): a list can be found in NEWBIES POST 5.

James_Poisson

It's a speculative invoice from chancers why would you just pay it because they say you should?