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PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: Simon4611
Date: July 29, 2023, 5:48 am
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Our Motorhome was parked in a council car park and got a PCN.
The sign (see photo) was to me very ambiguous as it suggested
that overnight sleeping in Motorhomes or caravans was not
allowed and not that Motorhomes were banned from the car park.
Our Motorhome is small and easily fitted into a normal car space
(see photo).
The PCN was issued under Code 91 ‘parked in a car park or area
not designated for that class of vehicle’.
The car park is in England but my wife and I live in Scotland.
Appreciate any thoughts on the legitimacy of this as it seems
harsh to us and others as there were several other Motorhomes
parked up there.
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: spaceman
Date: July 29, 2023, 6:20 am
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I rather think the clue is in the punctuation.
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: Fifebuoy
Date: July 29, 2023, 7:12 am
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> I rather think the clue is in the punctuation.
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Yes, if the sign read " Red, Green and Blue cars not allowed in
this car park" you wouldn't assume that only cars that were both
red and blue were not welcome.
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: July 29, 2023, 3:08 pm
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Please give us the number plate, and post the rear of the PCN.
Guidance on posting images is here:
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/
In the meantime I'll get hold of the parking places order.
GSV:
HTML https://goo.gl/maps/cPT7iDZvSmkvMv669
How did you pay to park?
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: Simon4611
Date: July 30, 2023, 3:10 am
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Registration number: SN64BEU
I used pay to park app.
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: July 30, 2023, 6:30 am
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Council photos don't show any signage at all:
HTML https://i.imgur.com/DIAkG1r.png
HTML https://i.imgur.com/xTwQVuh.png
HTML https://i.imgur.com/F5tpY36.png
HTML https://i.imgur.com/Aoe8wA7.png
HTML https://i.imgur.com/XeOzH1i.png
HTML https://i.imgur.com/XtDKqLw.png
I suspected you had paid on the app, this means there would have
been no need to go to the main terms and condition board next to
the pay and display machine.
Did you get the location code from within the app, or from one
of these
HTML https://goo.gl/maps/rHBmei1aHti86a7AA
signs?
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: Simon4611
Date: July 30, 2023, 6:58 am
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The location came up on the app and as you say I didn’t see the
t&c on the board until after I got the ticket when I went to
find out what the problem was.
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: July 30, 2023, 7:35 am
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This is a very simple case, draft reps:
[indent]
Dear City of York Council,
I challenge liability for PCN YC9356319A on the ground that the
alleged contravention did not occur, owing to inadequate
signage. When I parked my vehicle I used the app to pay, and I
did not see any signage indicating restrictions on motorhomes.
I note that the signs dotted around the car park which carry the
location code, such as this one
HTML https://i.imgur.com/j5KOBCm.png
do not carry any information about restrictions on motorhomes.
When I paid on the app, no warning message or other indication
was given that my vehicle was not permitted.
Therefore owing to inadequate signage, the contravention did not
occur.
Yours faithfully,
[/indent]
Pop this into a PDF and upload it to the council website as an
attachment, don't forget to get a screenshot of the confirmation
screen.
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: guest179
Date: July 30, 2023, 11:13 am
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Which rather implies that all conditions of parking must be
conveyed by a PbP service. Unfortunately there is no regulatory
requirement for this and IMO this argument would not succeed at
adjudication.
Furthermore, as the OP knows, they did see and read the
noticeboard placed prominently at the car park entrance:
Our Motorhome was parked in a council car park and got a PCN.
The sign (see photo) was to me very ambiguous as it suggested
that overnight sleeping in Motorhomes or caravans was not
allowed and not that Motorhomes were banned from the car park..
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Re: PCN for Motorhome parking
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: July 30, 2023, 11:27 am
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The OP went on to clarify in reply#6
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> The location came up on the app and as you say I didn’t see
the t&c on the board until after I got the ticket when I went to
find out what the problem was.
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