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Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: Jjb0800
Date: August 1, 2026, 3:03 am
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Hello,
I received a ticket on windscreen while parked on my friend’s
driveway. The front bumper was slightly overhanging the
pavement, but it was not fully blocking the footway or sticking
out into the road. Do I have any grounds to challenge the PCN,
or has anyone had a similar situation successfully overturned?
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: mrmustard
Date: August 1, 2026, 3:24 am
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We need to see the pcn please
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/
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: August 1, 2026, 3:50 am
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+1
Also the council photographs, please.
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 1, 2026, 3:51 am
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Also need to see council photos so do no redact PCN Number and
car registration. Alternative is you find them and post them
here.
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: Jjb0800
Date: August 1, 2026, 7:41 am
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I checked my windscreen and it turned out not to be a PCN; it
was an “under investigation” sticker for highway obstruction.
What does this mean?
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: August 1, 2026, 8:02 am
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Please post a copy of the 'sticker'.
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: Jjb0800
Date: August 1, 2026, 8:08 am
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Please see the link below
HTML https://ibb.co/23RHGzrP
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: tincombe
Date: August 1, 2026, 9:29 am
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What does this mean?
My guess is that your idea of 'The front bumper was slightly
overhanging the pavement, but it was not fully blocking the
footway or sticking out into the road' is not shared by the
council and that it's likely that the registered keeper will be
receiving a fixed penalty notice by post for the offence of
'Wilful obstruction of highway'.
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: Jjb0800
Date: August 1, 2026, 9:48 am
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Alright, I assume there’s no point in disputing the FPN when it
arrives in the post?
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Re: Pcn for overhang on own driveway
DIR By: tincombe
Date: August 1, 2026, 10:17 am
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We've not seen any evidence of the offence. I doubt it's the
council's word against yours and that they will have photos.
You know exactly what the photos will show because you saw the
vehicle.
The enforcement of FPNs is different from road traffic
contraventions and doesn't have any of the niceties and
procedural get-out-of-jail options of PCNs.
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