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#Post#: 30666--------------------------------------------------
North Somerset Council, Code 02, Richmond Street,
Weston-super-Mare, parked in a restricted street
DIR By: paulc_dj
Date: July 22, 2024, 5:03 am
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My Wife and I went to see Twisters on Saturday afternoon at our
local cinema in Weston-super-Mare and arrived back at our car to
find a PCN on it. We were displaying my Wife's blue badge and
the ticket from the machine, and we were over half way onto the
space (see pic). But we received a PCN (Code 02) parked on
loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and
loading/unloading restrictions are in force. I took a screenshot
of the disabled badge holders only sign, and I also took a
picture of our car, showing that we are over 50% on the bay and
we were not blocking the disabled ramp on the kerb. My Wife has
a disability and this was the closest spot to the cinema we
could find. Town was really busy and we drove around looking for
a full space, but could find none. This is a disabled parking
bay and we were displaying our badge and we paid £4.70 for three
hours parking. How do I challenge this please, I appreciate your
help, and thankyou in advance.
Pictures
HTML https://flic.kr/p/2q5uJyd
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HTML https://flic.kr/p/2q5ACFq
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#Post#: 30669--------------------------------------------------
Re: North Somerset Council, Code 02, Richmond Street,
Weston-super-Mare, parked in a restricted street
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 22, 2024, 5:47 am
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The problem was half your car was on double-yellow lines with a
loading restriction as well: -
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/7U4CTq1sZS4HTds46
The loading restriction is 9am to 6pm, and your PCN was served
at 3.30pm. BBs are not valid for use on yellow lines which also
have loading restriction.
However, submit an informal representation based on your
narrative, and just simply say you missed the loading
restriction "blip" on the kerb when you parked. Post up their
response when you get it. Please also post up the back of the
PCN so we can check the small print for fatal errors, which can
win an adjudication on their own.
Best not to be confrontational in your reps.
#Post#: 30679--------------------------------------------------
Re: North Somerset Council, Code 02, Richmond Street,
Weston-super-Mare, parked in a restricted street
DIR By: slapdash
Date: July 22, 2024, 7:44 am
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For future reference you don't need to pay on street in North
Somerset with a BB and it's without time limit, but best to
check the machine in the bay.
See here:
HTML https://n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/parking-travel-roads/parking-access/blue-badges-disabled-parking-permits/how-where-use-blue-badge
Beaconsfield Road and Graham Road can be spots worth trying
though a little further from Cineworld.
#Post#: 30829--------------------------------------------------
Re: North Somerset Council, Code 02, Richmond Street,
Weston-super-Mare, parked in a restricted street
DIR By: paulc_dj
Date: July 23, 2024, 10:45 am
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Do you know I did not realise that we didn't have to pay using a
BB, my wife has just informed me that was the case, as well!
yes, I am aware there are unlimited bays in Graham Road and
Beaconsfield Road, will check there next time as well. Also, my
car was more on the bay than on double yellows (40%) on there
and it was literally just touching that yellow dash on the kerb,
what are the rules for being more than 50% on the space BTW?
Thanks for your assistance :)
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Re: North Somerset Council, Code 02, Richmond Street,
Weston-super-Mare, parked in a restricted street
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: July 23, 2024, 12:34 pm
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There is a legal doctrine of de minimis non curat lex - the law
can't be bothered with trifles. You don't qualify. Your
incursion was too great.
It's not measured in feet and inches or percentages, it's simply
whether the degree of contravention was a trifling amount in its
context. Even you would agree that it was not.
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