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Chichester DC - PCN given - council rejected and used old street
view
DIR By: Billybon8843
Date: March 19, 2026, 12:31 pm
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Hi all, I’d appreciate some advice on whether I have grounds to
take this to adjudication.
Background:
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Council - Chichester District Council
Key issue: signage
The restriction relies on a nearby sign which I believe is not
compliant:
• Mounted unusually low (approx. 3ft on a wall)
• Heavily faded – symbol is almost completely worn
• Partially obscured by moss/vegetation
• Only legible text is: “Mon–Sat 8am–6pm”
• At night (when I parked) it was very difficult to see
With the symbol illegible, the sign is ambiguous and doesn’t
clearly convey the restriction.
Council rejection – incorrect evidence
• Council said there is an additional sign opposite my vehicle
• They provided a photo, but it appears to be from Google Maps
(dated June 2024)
• That sign is no longer there and was not present at the time
(Feb 2026)
• I have photos from the same position confirming its absence
So their decision appears to rely on outdated evidence.
Legal angle (as I understand it):
• Restrictions must be clearly conveyed (TSRGD 2016 / TMA 2004
guidance)
• Authorities shouldn’t enforce where signage is missing,
unclear or misleading
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Do I have a case to get the PCN cancelled? I’m planning on doing
a second appeal very soon.
Pictures
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#Post#: 113752--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN given - council rejected and used old street view
DIR By: catnip
Date: March 19, 2026, 12:39 pm
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Please have a look at this post and let us see the PCN and
confirm the location:
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/
#Post#: 113757--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chichester DC - PCN given - council rejected and used old
street view
DIR By: Billybon8843
Date: March 19, 2026, 1:48 pm
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Done - thank you
#Post#: 113760--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chichester DC - PCN given - council rejected and used old
street view
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: March 19, 2026, 2:41 pm
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Some real tosh in their reply. A sign on the opposite side of
the road does not apply to both sides. They are either thick and
stupid or being mendacious, the latter, methinks.
#Post#: 113766--------------------------------------------------
Re: Chichester DC - PCN given - council rejected and used old
street view
DIR By: Billybon8843
Date: March 19, 2026, 3:03 pm
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I find their reason to reject my appeal a case to cancel anyway
as there were using a near 2 year old Google street view, when
the sign isn’t even there now!
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Re: Chichester DC - PCN given - council rejected and used old
street view
DIR By: RichardW
Date: March 20, 2026, 2:48 am
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Look carefully, the sign on the other side of the road they have
pointed to actually conveys a different restriction! Your side
is Mon-Sat 8-6 and the other is Mon-Fri 8-6. Presume you were
parked close to the sign on your side? It looks like the lines
have been extended at some point, and the extension was poor in
2024 on StreetView - are you able to get a photo in day light of
the current state of the lines?
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