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#Post#: 124695--------------------------------------------------
Glasgow City Council, Parking Contravention 21 - York Street,
Glasgow
DIR By: phire0
Date: July 14, 2026, 2:08 pm
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Good evening,
I parked my motorcycle in a designated 'Solo Motorcycles Only'
bay on York Street in Glasgow City Centre. Glasgow, amongst
other cities in the United Kingdom, offers free of charge
motorcycle parking in these designated bays.
I checked my motorcycle today after work and found that I had
been issued with a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). Today, on the
street, there was a suspension notice and there were cones in
the bay. Neither of these were present when I initially parked.
The suspension sign states that it is in place from 08:00 on the
13th of July until 17:00 on the 17th of July. I was issued this
notice today, at 14:17 on the 14th of July.
I wish to appeal this with the council on the grounds that
neither the suspension notice nor the cones were present when I
first parked my motorcycle in this bay. Had I been aware of such
a suspension, I would have moved my motorcycle - which I did as
soon as I became aware of the suspension (unfortunately after
receiving the PCN).
Street View link:
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/xzgbytoDr6XMEb417<br
/>(funnily enough, my motorcycle is the one in the street view)
I have added relevant images to a folder on Google Drive, but
happy to attach to the post if preferred:
HTML https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rwd3R1YDvrSHQg3OTcDrfx80ftTaTd3m?usp=sharing
I understand this is a forum operated by volunteers, and I am
incredibly grateful for any help that can be given - even if
it's to tell me that I'm out of luck. Thank you!
#Post#: 124703--------------------------------------------------
Re: Glasgow City Council, Parking Contravention 21 - York
Street, Glasgow
DIR By: RichardW
Date: July 14, 2026, 3:38 pm
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When did you park there?
#Post#: 124705--------------------------------------------------
Re: Glasgow City Council, Parking Contravention 21 - York
Street, Glasgow
DIR By: phire0
Date: July 14, 2026, 3:47 pm
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--- Quote from: RichardW link ---
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> When did you park there?
>
--- End Quote ---
Apologies for leaving out that important detail.
I parked on Sunday the 12th in the evening, which might hurt my
case because the suspension began on Monday and I received the
PCN today on Tuesday. However, it's important to note that I
park in this location because I both work and live nearby, and
so I went to check on my bike on Monday the 13th and there were
no such notices or cones present.
This is of course not reliable in terms of any appeal on my end,
but a friend of mine who parked their motorcycle this morning in
the same spot also received the same PCN and stated there were
no cones present when they parked this morning (somewhere around
9AM).
I was thinking at a minimum it might be worthwhile asking the
council if they can confirm when the notice was erected and the
cones put in place?
#Post#: 124708--------------------------------------------------
Re: Glasgow City Council, Parking Contravention 21 - York
Street, Glasgow
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 14, 2026, 4:07 pm
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So essentially the council gave no notice of the suspension
whatsoever. No suspension notice there on Sunday when you
parked, for a suspension beginning the following day ! You only
left the bike for one day which is entirely reasonable.
#I think you have a very strong case for cancellation of the PCN
on the basis that you parked legally on Sunday evening when
there was no notice of the suspension, and the suspension
commenced the following day, so no notice whatsoever was given
of the suspension to warn people. Their own letter says there
will be at least one days notice, which is really quite
disgraceful, at least three days should be given.In your case
notice should have been given on the previous Friday.
I would have no hesitation in taking this arrogant council to
the adjudicators.
#Post#: 124758--------------------------------------------------
Re: Glasgow City Council, Parking Contravention 21 - York
Street, Glasgow
DIR By: phire0
Date: July 15, 2026, 4:47 am
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Thank you for your response!
Do you have any advice on how I should proceed? I was thinking I
should respond to the council and state the signage was not
present when I parked and ask if they have any documentation on
their end stating when signage did go up?
#Post#: 124779--------------------------------------------------
Re: Glasgow City Council, Parking Contravention 21 - York
Street, Glasgow
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 15, 2026, 7:55 am
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You need to submit representations that when you parked your
bike, a day before the suspension commenced, no signs or cones
were in place, therefore you consider the council gave no notice
whatsoever of the forthcoming suspension. You consider the lack
of notice disgraceful in the circumstances, because the reason
for the suspension was not an emergency, therefore the PCN was
served unlawfully, and must be cancelled.
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