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Redbridge rejection of challenge - Mildmay RingGo bay
DIR By: Captainships
Date: May 16, 2026, 6:19 am
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Hi all,
I submitted the challenge below for a PCN we recieved but the
council has rejected it. Was walking away from the car while
trying to use the Ringo app but phone battery died. So
immediately turned back but found pcn issued.
Please could someone advise if it's worth fighting or paying the
discounted rate offered?
Here is the PCN:
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Here is the council rejection letter:
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And here is the challenge we had submitted:
​I am challenging this PCN on the grounds of procedural
impropriety and that the contravention did not occur.
​1. Lack of Required Observation Period:
The PCN itself records an observation time of 16:13 to 16:13.
This is a zero-minute observation. For a Code 11u contravention
in a bay where mobile phone payment is required and
loading/unloading is permitted, a zero-minute observation is a
breach of standard enforcement procedure.
​2. Evidence of Instant Enforcement:
Your own photographic evidence confirms this premature issuance.
The first photo was taken at 16:13:36 and the final photo at
16:14:20. This total duration of 44 seconds is grossly
insufficient to allow a driver to exit the vehicle, consult the
signage, and initiate a RingGo session.
​3. Failure to Account for Exemptions:
As this bay allows for the exemption of loading/unloading, the
CEO is required to observe the vehicle for a sufficient period
(typically 5 minutes) to ensure no such activity is taking
place. By issuing the PCN in under a minute, the CEO failed to
establish that a contravention was actually occurring.
​Under the Secretary of State’s Statutory Guidance,
enforcement must be fair and proportionate. 'Instant'
enforcement in a parking bay is considered predatory. I request
that this PCN be cancelled immediately due to these procedural
defects.
#Post#: 119033--------------------------------------------------
Re: Redbridge rejection of challenge - Mildmay RingGo bay
DIR By: Captainships
Date: May 18, 2026, 5:43 am
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Any advice on this?
#Post#: 119077--------------------------------------------------
Re: Redbridge rejection of challenge - Mildmay RingGo bay
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: May 18, 2026, 10:07 am
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You are allowed time to work out how to pay but you say you
walked away and your phone battery died.
Why did you leave the car without at least trying to pay?
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Re: Redbridge rejection of challenge - Mildmay RingGo bay
DIR By: Captainships
Date: May 21, 2026, 2:04 pm
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Was in a hurry and thought I'd just book the slot as I was
walking.
So I have no way out of this and should just pay?
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Re: Redbridge rejection of challenge - Mildmay RingGo bay
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: May 21, 2026, 5:48 pm
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If you can think of wording that reasonably explains your
absence from the car the case is certainly winnable.
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