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#Post#: 122872--------------------------------------------------
PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: PCN ticket
Date: June 24, 2026, 2:39 pm
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Hi,
I got a parking ticket for not displaying a visitor permit,
I went to visit a relative home who was in hospital end of life
and just wanted to see how the rest of the family was doing and
get update
I requested a visitor permit after I got to there home but the
person was in the bathroom and they later purchased the visitor
permit, when I got to my car I see a ticket, I appealed but they
rejected it and now I got a notice to owner
Is there anything else I can do to appeal
Any advice will be appreciated
I attached all documents below
Thank you
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#Post#: 122889--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: June 24, 2026, 5:23 pm
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You have an NTO dated 22 June so a few weeks to make reps.
You are allowed time to get a visitor's permit but there is 6
mins observation on the PCN.
#Post#: 123034--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: PCN ticket
Date: June 26, 2026, 4:27 am
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Yes,
I went inside the home and asked for a permit and they said
they would get it done online and the person who has the online
access went to the bathroom and then purchased it. It was a
emotional time and I was also busy trying console my relatives
#Post#: 123044--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: June 26, 2026, 5:50 am
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You aren't going to get a compassionate response from Newham but
you can only try again and also remind them of their duty to act
fairly given the circumstances.
They say observation began at 8:32, PCN issued at 8:38, permit
activated at 8:45.
Draft something and we'll tweak it.
#Post#: 123056--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: tincombe
Date: June 26, 2026, 6:41 am
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IMO, your formal reps should be composed with half an eye on an
appeal to the adjudicator. In this respect, you need to include
2 separate but related issues:
1. The substantive defence of being allowed a reasonable period
in which to obtain a permit.*
2. The council's procedural error in stating that:
You must have a valid permit before leaving your vehicle
unattended;
As the permit was not valid during the period of observation,
it was not valid
for parking at that time;
Clearly, as their mindset doesn't appear to acknowledge that a
defence is available of being allowed a reasonable period then
whether as a matter of fact at least 13 minutes was a reasonable
period is never examined, which IMO is improper.
If you could elicit a NOR whose reasoning is the same as before,
then IMO this would give you the procedural leg of an appeal.
Then comes the separate issue of whether an adjudicator would
accept your substantive defence that in the circumstances the
time you took was reasonable. In this respect we need more facts
pl, for example:
How many persons were qualified to obtain a Visitor's Permit on
your behalf, what this process entailed step-by-step, how far
away was the house you visited etc.
#Post#: 123081--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: PCN ticket
Date: June 26, 2026, 12:09 pm
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They have One person (who is named on the council tax bill) has
to register on the council website and use that account to
purchase visitors permit or any other permit,
I was parked at the end of the road where I could find space I
think about 15 houses away and I don’t recall seeing a sign
where I was parked.
#Post#: 123082--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: tincombe
Date: June 26, 2026, 1:02 pm
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and I don’t recall seeing a sign where I was parked.
..I wouldn't go there, it does rather clash with knowing you
needed a permit.
#Post#: 123419--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: PCN ticket
Date: June 30, 2026, 3:01 pm
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How does the below statement seem
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am making formal representations against Penalty Charge
Notice PN25588589 issued
on 17 April 2026 for my
vehicle MW10BTU on Tyrone Road.
On that date, my family and I visited the home of a relative
whose condition was critical and end‑of‑life in
hospital. We went to see his family to check on them and receive
updates about his condition, as he could not be visited in
hospital due to his condition and by immediate family only. Who
has since passed away on 17/5/26.
I parked outside and went in to the house and asked for a
permit, Unfortunately, the person with access to the online
permit system was in the bathroom at that moment, and the permit
was purchased a few minutes later. When we left there house and
returned to my car, I found the PCN had already been issued.
This was an isolated and compassionate situation, not an attempt
to avoid payment. The permit was purchased shortly after the PCN
was issued, but I did not know that at the time and I have
attached evidence confirming the timing and a letter from the
family explaining the circumstances in my previous appeal,
I respectfully request that the Council exercise its
discretionary powers under
Section 87 of the Traffic Management Act 2004
to cancel the PCN on compassionate grounds. The delay was
minimal and occurred during a period of emotional distress.
Yours faithfully,
#Post#: 123805--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: PCN ticket
Date: July 5, 2026, 8:49 am
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Hi
Is this ok to send to Newham council please kindly advise
Thank you
#Post#: 123830--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN issued for parking without a permit in Newham off high
street south
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 5, 2026, 2:39 pm
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--- Quote ---
> I respectfully request that the Council exercise its
discretionary powers under
Section 87 of the Traffic Management Act 2004
to cancel the PCN on compassionate grounds. The delay was
minimal and occurred during a period of emotional distress.
>
--- End Quote ---
Delete this and replace with something that points out that time
is always allowed in which to obtain a parking ticket or
voucher, the time taken must be reasonable but depends on
circumstances. You knew that you had to obtain a visitor permit,
so straightaway on arrival went to the premises to request one.
This was delayed because the person responsible for obtaining a
permit was delayed in doing so, but a permit for a complete day
was obtained ater a short delay.
Time is always allowed to obtain a parking ticket from a
machine, or a permit from a resident. It is not always possible
to have a permit instantly fixed to the car and your
circumstances are within the time allowance in my opinion, the
test of which is "reasonable"; t here is no fixed time defined
in law, it all depends on circumstances.
If it were me, I'd take them all the way to adjudication if
necessary
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