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Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: Cohlas
Date: June 26, 2026, 10:11 am
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Hi all - firstly many thanks for your help over the years - have
won many private PCNs and one council PCN where they were doing
works and signage was poor.
Now on Angel street manchester, where there are 2 e chargers in
2 of the bays, Ive displayed a disabled badge while charging (as
ive done many times before).
Ive come back to a PCN, my worry is that the badge may have
expired - however i dont display the full details - so its
usually fine. Im assuming the warden hasn't seen it perhaps? as
its always been fine before. I know council ones are more
difficult to contend. Advice please.
Its a joke that an already expensive EV charger (which states
free on the BEV app) requires car park charges too.
#Post#: 123087--------------------------------------------------
Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: June 26, 2026, 2:06 pm
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Sorry, but we need to see the PCN and also look at a GSV view to
see what is there, assuming GSV is sufficiently up-to-date.
As I understand it, a BB doesn't guarantee free parking no
matter where you park.
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Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: Cohlas
Date: June 26, 2026, 2:22 pm
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BB is free parking anywhere - paid for, single yellow or double
yellow for 3 hours ive always understood?
I cant find the option as per the guide to embed an image of my
windscreen
Pcn is:
Qm04453888
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Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: June 26, 2026, 4:34 pm
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Sorry, but we need you to post the PCN pages, all sides, with
only name and address redacted. Look at other threads to get the
idea.
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/
I also suggest you look at your BB guide.
#Post#: 123094--------------------------------------------------
Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: tincombe
Date: June 26, 2026, 4:35 pm
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+1.
Ive come back to a PCN, my worry is that the badge may have
expired
Only you know. Was the BB valid on the day in question?
BB is free parking anywhere
No it's not. Bays reserved to specific users, as here, being a
case in point unless the council's traffic order has included
such an exemption. See your BB booklet as per Incandescent's
post above.
#Post#: 123105--------------------------------------------------
Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: Cohlas
Date: June 27, 2026, 4:39 am
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HTML https://imgpile.com/p/i7agVY3
The BB basically negates paying for a bay - i actually think it
says this at the pay and display so I will take a pic of this
today!
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Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: tincombe
Date: June 27, 2026, 6:09 am
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The BB basically negates paying for a bay
IMO, No it doesn't as a matter of statute, but whether a local
authority has chosen to do so, we wouldn't know.
In any event, your BB was not displayed in the prescribed manner
because the year was not visible, therefore in the CEO's mind
there is NO evidence of the display of a valid BB and
consequently whatever exemption might have been afforded by
virtu if its display did not apply.
What is/was the expiry date of the BB?
We should check their photos and look at the location, pl
therefore post a GSV link and your VRM.
The thread title is - EV charging bay.....
..but the PCN was issued for non-payment.
This could apply only if it was a shared use bay, but we should
see their photos and your link to confirm it's even an
applicable contravention.
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Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: Cohlas
Date: June 27, 2026, 6:25 am
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HTML https://imgpile.com/p/hGfklxO
Free parking for BB. So he's either missed it or basing it on
not seeing the date. That also talks about resident parking
which im unaware of as this is on my street
GSV:
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/8JXFBrH5WqmQAEjL8?g_st=ac
Do you need the reg? Sorry I thought I was to remove (this is a
manual ticket not AMPR
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Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: tincombe
Date: June 27, 2026, 7:26 am
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Any BB exemptions are predicated on the badge being displayed as
required and valid. Yours wasn't as regards display and you've
not told us its expiry date.
But what has '..where there are 2 e chargers in 2 of the bays,
Ive displayed a disabled badge while charging (as ive done many
times before).' got to do with a pay machine?
We must have a location and their photos, we can access the
latter online but only with your VRM(which is on display 24/7)
and the PCN number, which we have.
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Re: Manchester Council PCN - EV charger with disabled badge
displayed
DIR By: Cohlas
Date: June 27, 2026, 7:41 am
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Reg is mm25edv
Ie. To charge in the bays (despite BEV app clearly stating
parking is free, you must presumably buy a ticket to park as
with the non EV bays) my point was that it states BB are free to
park in any bay but also it references residents parking which i
wasnt aware of (and am a resident so could maybe look at a
permit if thats even a thing there)
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