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#Post#: 70678--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: May 9, 2025, 7:08 am
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The OP only has mitigation here. Both evidence of being parked
for less than 3 hours and a reason why the clock was forgotten
should be mentioned to give the council scope for discretion.
#Post#: 70716--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: May 9, 2025, 12:27 pm
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--- Quote from: stamfordman link ---
>
> The OP only has mitigation here. Both evidence of being parked
for less than 3 hours and a reason why the clock was forgotten
should be mentioned to give the council scope for discretion.
>
--- End Quote ---
+1
#Post#: 71978--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: TrixBear
Date: May 17, 2025, 9:39 am
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Thanks all. I don't have a restricted license, no. Here's the
draft letter I'm hoping to send tonight:
Dear Islington Council,
I received a PCN (IZ35209471) for parking on a restricted street
during prescribed hours, and I’m writing to ask for your
discretion in this matter due to my disabilities.
I am a blue badge holder with ADHD, and as you can see from your
photos, I was parked on a double yellow line with my blue badge
displayed but without the parking clock.
Under normal circumstances, blue badge holders are able to park
on double yellow lines for up to three hours if both clock and
badge are displayed. However, my ADHD can affect my executive
function and memory at times, causing me to be more forgetful
and struggle with completing the steps of a simple task like
this. It's also worse if I am attempting to complete several
tasks at once like I was that day, and I was distracted by the
tight schedule I needed to achieve. Therefore, I believe this
was the reason I forgot to display my parking clock.
Despite this, I continued to operate under the usual rules for
blue badge holders parked on yellow lines and did not overstay
the regular 3 hour exemption. As evidence, I have included a
screenshot of my Google maps timeline on 6th May, which places
my car parked on Market Road for 1 hour and 42 minutes between
12:25 - 14:07.
This screenshot also shows I had multiple destinations /
appointments that day, something for which can be challenging
for my ADHD. Please see the attached letter as proof of my ADHD
and treatment.
I shall be purchasing a wallet that holds both the Blue badge
and clock to reduce the chances of this contravention happening
again, but please may you take my mitigating circumstances into
consideration on this occasion and cancel this PCN.
Thank you for your time
#Post#: 71990--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: May 17, 2025, 12:57 pm
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Looks very good - I can't improve on it.
#Post#: 78150--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: TrixBear
Date: June 25, 2025, 11:11 am
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Thanks for the advice. I've finally received a response, which
can be read here:
HTML https://imgur.com/a/niKdtCS
Unfortunately and as somewhat expected, my appeal was
unsuccessful. :-\
#Post#: 78154--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: June 25, 2025, 11:26 am
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That's not nice - they've acknowledged your reason about
attention but find it groundless. They also haven't acknowledged
you were there for less than 3 hours.
It could be worth having a go at formal stage under
fairness/disability grounds - see what others say. Formal reps
are often given better consideration.
HTML https://i.imgur.com/5vk5qFe.png
HTML https://i.imgur.com/X78nOTp.jpeg
#Post#: 78171--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: TrixBear
Date: June 25, 2025, 12:23 pm
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Thanks. Yeah, it's all rather dismissive! If I do take it to
formal stage and it were rejected again, would I then have to
pay the full £160 charge?
#Post#: 78186--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: June 25, 2025, 1:01 pm
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They often reoffer the discount as otherwise there is no
disincentive to go to adjudication, which costs them time and
money.
But with the increase in penalties stakes are higher now.
#Post#: 78201--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: TrixBear
Date: June 25, 2025, 1:47 pm
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Ok, good to know, thank you. I'd definitely appreciate feedback
from others whether they think it's worth fighting this further
though.
#Post#: 80061--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington (Code 01) Parked in a restricted street - Market
Rd [Zone D]
DIR By: TrixBear
Date: July 8, 2025, 6:04 am
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Hello,
The deadline for paying the discounted amount if I don't take
this further is fast approaching (13th July), so I was just
wondering if anyone had further thoughts about challenging the
initial decision? Would I have a good chance of successfully
appealing based on fairness / disability or any other grounds?
If yes, could anyone signpost me to examples or something I
could use as a template to help with wording the formal
representation?
Thanks so much for your time, advice and support!
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