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#Post#: 117653--------------------------------------------------
Enfield 01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed
hours, Broad Walk N21- unsuccessful 1st appeal
DIR By: stonelakemountain
Date: May 3, 2026, 11:43 am
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Hi everyone, thanks for any assistance you can provide.
I was parked on a single yellow line between the hours of 10.30
and 11.30 which was the enforcement time of the yellow line and
received a PCN.
My rebuttal to the council was as follows:
There was no signage about parking restrictions on the side of
the road I parked within any reasonable view of the driver's
seat. There was nothing on the closest lamppost and 2 other
items of street furniture next to and beyond the car.
There was a small sign far away from the driver's seat and on
the other side of the road which was extremely faded and
particularly on a clear day looked practically blank. And
furthermore as it was on the other side of the road there was no
indication that the same rules applied on the side of the road I
parked on as no signage was visible where I parked.
To enforce this PCN, per Citizens Advice:
All car parks and roads with parking restrictions must have
signs or road markings that make this clear. Your ticket should
be cancelled if you can prove:
you couldn’t see any road markings or signs
the signs or markings were hard to read – for example they’d
faded or were hidden by trees
Both of these criteria are true and the PCN cancelled.
The reply I received from the council was factually incorrect as
the Controlled Parking Zone is not in operation in the stretch
of road in which I parked and therefore there were no parking
bay lines on the road or any other nearby signs indicating
operation of the CPZ.
The Google Street view from September 2024 does show a yellow
sign indicating times of operation but when I parked in the same
space in April 2026 the sign and post had been taken down.
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/MZojn5BrVe18oEHXA
I have already appealed without success and have one more week
to either pay the fine or go to the Notice to Owner to then go
to the Local Authority.
Photos of the location in question and reply from the council
below:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1syisG2n0bW1urKFb37_Nqu9L4SqH_ded/view?usp=drive_link
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mGbrvyQB7YNVn8WjSs-J0bJWWqZjhNBM/view?usp=drive_link
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JMwVjXQztZMlDWr2pKgSaVzZKoBE1JBH/view?usp=drive_link
HTML https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bZwPHAynQNXiLEg0BkTh_FFYw_tIocF0JWSV2K7huHs/edit?usp=drive_link
I am a busy mum of two so I could do without the hassle of this
but I feel as the letter from the council was incorrect and the
signage not clear I might have a reasonable chance of success.
Thank you for your consideration.
#Post#: 117657--------------------------------------------------
Re: Enfield 01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed
hours, Broad Walk N21- unsuccessful 1st appeal
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: May 3, 2026, 12:28 pm
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How do you know your parking location is not in a CPZ ?
Please post the PCN, all sides.
#Post#: 117659--------------------------------------------------
Re: Enfield 01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed
hours, Broad Walk N21- unsuccessful 1st appeal
DIR By: BigBazz45
Date: May 3, 2026, 1:13 pm
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--- Quote from: Incandescent link ---
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> How do you know your parking location is not in a CPZ ?
>
--- End Quote ---
Whilst Broad Walk is partly within a CPZ, the zone entry signs
are closer to The Green (just short of the junctions with
Seaforth Gardens and Downes Court) and the OP was parked outside
number 25 (which is opposite number 50.) The CPZ has been in
force since 2004, and I'd guess the additional waiting
restrictions were introduced at the same time, so finding the
original notices and plans is difficult.
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Re: Enfield 01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed
hours, Broad Walk N21- unsuccessful 1st appeal
DIR By: stonelakemountain
Date: May 3, 2026, 1:15 pm
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Hi there,
Thanks for replying. The location in question isn't highlighted
in red on the councils map of CPZs and having driven past the
same area last week, there is a clear grey sign that shows you
are leaving the CPZ area beyond that point.
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KCJeGLl1SLdFvTM59cc0VvcuOi8TOOG3/view?usp=drive_link
PCN front and back
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D902L_hkDfWmomuKrGcO2sE0TKazIwLY/view?usp=drive_link
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eil1mi4OBJhklPXXnsQ24UIJfpUovn5o/view?usp=drive_link
Thanks.
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Re: Enfield 01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed
hours, Broad Walk N21- unsuccessful 1st appeal
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: May 3, 2026, 3:28 pm
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Unfortunately GSV is out-of-date at Broad Walk, last view is
2019.
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