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Clarence Road in Grays
DIR By: shxvaal
Date: May 11, 2026, 4:44 am
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I got a PCN on Clarence Road in Grays even though I had paid for
parking and clearly displayed a ticket.
The issue is that there are two pay and display machines on
opposite sides of the same road with different tariffs and
different maximum stay times. One side is short stay and the
other is long stay, but this is not made clear enough on the
street itself. It is just one stretch of on street parking, with
no obvious bay separation that would make a driver realise the
machine on one side does not apply to the other.
I bought a ticket at 12:36 and displayed it. The officer issued
the PCN at 13:27 to 13:28. I later spoke to an attendant who
confirmed that one side is short stay and the other is long stay
with different tariffs, and also said this happens a lot.
So the problem is not that I failed to pay. I did pay and
displayed a ticket. The problem is that the layout is confusing
and seems to catch people out regularly.
Has anyone else had this issue on Clarence Road in Grays or
successfully challenged a PCN there on the basis of unclear
signage or confusing machine
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Re: Clarence Road in Grays
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: May 11, 2026, 5:02 am
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Please to post both sides of the unredacted PCN and a GSV link
to the location.
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Re: Clarence Road in Grays
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: May 11, 2026, 6:24 am
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The Golden Rule of parking is that the opposite signs and ticket
machines do not apply, only those on the side you parked. There
are exceptions, though, as I found out last Saturday in Hereford
where a machine on the opposite side is used for parking both
sides, but the sign does say to use machine opposite, so its OK.
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Re: Clarence Road in Grays
DIR By: shxvaal
Date: May 11, 2026, 7:03 am
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Re: Clarence Road in Grays
DIR By: catnip
Date: May 11, 2026, 7:44 am
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The PCN has the location as Orsett Road, so I would say this is
a fatal error if it's wrong.
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Re: Clarence Road in Grays
DIR By: shxvaal
Date: May 11, 2026, 7:51 am
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it was definitely on clarence road
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