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#Post#: 114861--------------------------------------------------
Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid for
Wrong Road
DIR By: iispartan
Date: March 30, 2026, 2:15 pm
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On behalf of a friend.
She parked her car on Carlton Gardens and payed via the app.
However she found a ticket on her windscreen and later realised
the session she payed for was Carlton Road which is adjacent to
it and very similar parking codes. She appealed to the council
explaining the misunderstanding however unsurprisingly they have
rejected the appeal (attached) but doesn’t even seem like they
read it.
Now the question is, is it still worth appealing further? It
feels unfair especially after such a similar road name and code.
Any thoughts welcomed.
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#Post#: 114870--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: March 30, 2026, 3:13 pm
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The rejection as you say makes no sense - the parking place
seems to be a shared use bay as per the council pic.
The code 19s - s is for shared use - is for an invalid permit
voucher or pay and display ticket that would have been valid for
that parking place at some time or after the expiry of paid for
time.
So I don't think the contravention occurred - the correct one is
code 16s if a wrong location code was used. The sign is permit
or bay not residents or pay.
Think I'd go on with this.
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#Post#: 114882--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: iispartan
Date: March 30, 2026, 6:37 pm
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Thanks very much for the response, I’ve drafted an appeal below.
I think I’ll advise her to wait for the NtO and take this all
the way. Let me know your thoughts.
I make formal representations on the basis that the alleged
contravention did not occur.
The PCN has been issued for contravention code 19s. This code
applies where a vehicle is parked in a residents’ or shared-use
bay with an invalid permit, voucher, or pay and display ticket,
i.e. one that would have been valid for that parking place at
some time, or where paid-for time has expired.
That is not the situation here. Payment was made via the
council’s pay-by-phone system for the relevant period. The issue
is not that the payment was invalid in the sense required by
code 19s, but rather that it was made against a different
location. In such circumstances, the alleged contravention is
not properly made out under code 19s.
Further, the council’s rejection asserts that payment by phone
is not usable in this bay. This is contradicted by the council’s
own photographic evidence, which shows signage stating “Permit
holders or pay by phone…”, confirming that this is a shared-use
bay where payment by phone is permitted.
The council has therefore both misapplied the contravention code
and relied on an incorrect understanding of the applicable
signage.
In the circumstances, the alleged contravention did not occur
and the PCN must be cancelled.
#Post#: 114887--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: Ex CPS here
Date: March 30, 2026, 9:18 pm
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Yes, it is worth waiting for the NtO and making formal
representations, because she had an active Ealing app session
for Carlton Road from 08:08 to 09:30, the PCN issued at 09:17 on
Carlton Gardens alleges code 19s, and the published definition
of code 19 is parking with an invalid permit/ticket or after
paid-for time has expired, which is not an obvious fit with a
live payment made for the wrong adjacent location.
Her draft is broadly on the right track, and the strongest
simple point is that the council's rejection appears to miss the
real issue by saying pay by phone was not usable in that bay at
all, so yes, I would advise carrying on if she is willing to
risk losing the discounted penalty and argue that the
contravention did not occur.
#Post#: 114902--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: March 31, 2026, 4:09 am
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Who is the registered keeper and is the logbook address correct.
No need to draft reps until the NTO comes.
I would start by addressing their rejection but do you have the
initial challenge.
#Post#: 114916--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: iispartan
Date: March 31, 2026, 6:35 am
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I believe the registered keeper is her mum, but they live at
same address and she’s insured on the vehicle.
Yes, below is the initial appeal that was rejected:
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally challenge the above
Penalty Charge Notice. On the date of the alleged contravention
(19/03/2026), I had parked in Carlton Gardens (W5) and paid for
parking using the PayByPhone app. I have attached a screenshot
as evidence of this payment. However, I now understand that I
mistakenly selected the location code for the opposite side of
the road, where different parking zones apply. This was an
honest and genuine error, as both sides of the road are in close
proximity and it was not clear at the time that they required
different location codes. Importantly: • A valid payment was
made covering the time of the alleged contravention • There was
no intention to avoid payment • The error relates only to the
location code, not to non-payment Given that payment was made in
full and this was a minor and understandable mistake, I kindly
request that you exercise discretion and cancel this PCN. I
would appreciate your consideration of this appeal and look
forward to your response.
#Post#: 117753--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: iispartan
Date: May 4, 2026, 2:22 pm
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NtO has arrived. Is the draft I posted above ok to send?
#Post#: 118062--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: iispartan
Date: May 7, 2026, 4:07 pm
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Bump
#Post#: 118069--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: May 7, 2026, 4:54 pm
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> Bump
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Your reps look OK to me , but don't expect them to roll over and
cancel, because all London councils are venal and rapacious and
reject virtually all reps knowing that people then just cough
up, like >95% of them.
#Post#: 118090--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing, Code 19s: Parked in resident parking space - Paid
for Wrong Road
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: May 8, 2026, 4:37 am
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I'll have a look at this later. I think it's best not to
volunteer the wrong location code and focus just on the alleged
contravention and rejection.
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