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#Post#: 74316--------------------------------------------------
Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of vehicle.
DIR By: akd1426
Date: June 2, 2025, 9:06 am
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Hi,
I have received an Oxford city council ECN pasted on my
windshield after paying for the parking online with RingGo. The
parking location & parking ECN are posted below.
The ECN says infringement code - 06, Unauthorised class of
vehicle. Upon doing a quick search found from Oxford council's
own website -
HTML https://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/documents/s27341/CA_OCT2114R04%20-%20Parking%20Policy%20Annex%201.pdf
That code 06 means - 06 Parked without clearly displaying a
valid pay and display ticket or voucher.
But I had done payment via App. I have my parking receipt from
App, and you can't display it on car.
One person in the car park though told me that the parking
inspector put a notice because my car was parked at a location
where cars should not be parked.
Well, I did not know that, as when I entered the car park 4 cars
were parked there and one of them came out and I got a place to
park. So it was absolutely not clear if that was not a place to
be parked.
On the photo you can see there is another volvo besides my car,
that also had a Penalty stuck to it's windscreen. But there was
a red Nissan on the right side without any ticket.
And a 3rd photo of cars which are not parked inside the bays
obstructing parking. Also without any tickets.
Parking ticket - Excess parking notice (ECN)
HTML https://imgur.com/a/IPraWNt
Photos of car parked
HTML https://imgur.com/a/Q4SBrI5
HTML https://imgur.com/a/QldQCYG
HTML https://imgur.com/a/MrHjtzE
Location of parking
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/bayj9VACTZfJQvoR7
I want to understand how and what should I make the appeal
against. Also the parking charges are more expensive
£100/£50(reduced rate) as opposed to £70/£35 standard council
rates.
Thanks
#Post#: 74326--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: Pastmybest
Date: June 2, 2025, 10:00 am
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ECN's are not PCN's let us see all the ECN so we can assess the
next step.
#Post#: 74469--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: d612
Date: June 3, 2025, 2:53 am
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The point that there is both kerbing up to the where the cars
are parked and that the area seems only rough gravel/dirt
suggests that it is not an "approved" area to park in.
I think this is where you parked is is not - on the rough patch
at the end?
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/WiJbJZu9rmp49MBq6
The Nissan without the ticket might have arrived after the
parking warden had done their rounds and ticket-ed all the
vehicles that were at that time parked in this area. This
vehicle then left (with their ticket!) and the red Nissan
arrived. Maybe they will get a ticket when the warden next do
their rounds or maybe they will get lucky and leave before that
happens.
#Post#: 74643--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: akd1426
Date: June 3, 2025, 3:25 pm
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--- Quote from: Pastmybest link ---
>
> ECN's are not PCN's let us see all the ECN so we can assess
the next step.
>
--- End Quote ---
Posting the complete ECN both sides.
Front -
HTML https://imgur.com/a/NV0wML0
Back -
HTML https://imgur.com/a/ea7nITh
#Post#: 74648--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: akd1426
Date: June 3, 2025, 3:40 pm
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--- Quote from: d612 link ---
>
> The point that there is both kerbing up to the where the cars
are parked and that the area seems only rough gravel/dirt
suggests that it is not an "approved" area to park in.
>
> I think this is where you parked is is not - on the rough
patch at the end?
>
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/WiJbJZu9rmp49MBq6
>
> The Nissan without the ticket might have arrived after the
parking warden had done their rounds and ticket-ed all the
vehicles that were at that time parked in this area. This
vehicle then left (with their ticket!) and the red Nissan
arrived. Maybe they will get a ticket when the warden next do
their rounds or maybe they will get lucky and leave before that
happens.
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes that is where I parked on the rough patch at the end. And as
I said on my post earlier, a car came out and gave me space and
I parked between 2 cars. Highlighted in the image below:
HTML https://imgur.com/a/F1gornr
My points for appeal as I see
1. ECN says Infringement code 06. Code 06 means "Parked without
clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket or voucher."
Whereas I have online parking receipt.
2. The Google map street view shows, double yellow line in front
of the kerb where I parked. Which makes it clearer parking can't
be done there. GSV image below:
HTML https://imgur.com/a/F1gornr
Image of my car parked and as you can see there are no double
yellow lines, no lines at all.
HTML https://imgur.com/a/QldQCYG
HTML https://imgur.com/a/Q4SBrI5
Need advice on what to write in appeal.
Regards
#Post#: 74699--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: June 4, 2025, 5:05 am
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Oxford's ECNs are all illegal, because Oxford is a Civil
Enforcement Area. If an ECN is not paid the only recourse is a
criminal prosecution in the magistrates court, but regulation 8
of The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions
(Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions)
(England) Regulations 2022
HTML https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/71/regulation/8
says:
[indent]
8.—(1) No criminal proceedings may be instituted, and no fixed
penalty notice may be issued, in respect of conduct constituting
a parking contravention, except a pedestrian crossing
contravention.
[/indent]
We've seen this sort of nonsense before, for instance on my home
turf in Great Yarmouth:
HTML https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/24411882.police-falsely-accuse-man-illegal-parking-yarmouth/
Of court Oxford City Council would never accept this, but I'll
be happy to come to Oxford Magistrates' Court with you if this
goes that far (and while I can't speak for him, I'm hopeful Ian
would also come along).
The following wording would suffice at this stage:
[indent]
Dear Oxford City Council,
The car park in question is within a civil enforcement area,
pursuant to regulation 8 of The Civil Enforcement of Road
Traffic Contraventions (Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines
and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022 you are not
entitled to issue any notice under the criminal law nor are you
entitled to bring any criminal proceedings in respect of any
conduct which constitutes a civil paring contravention. In any
event I did pay for parking and my vehicle is of a class
authorised to park in this car park, so your case really doesn't
have legs in any event.
Yours faithfully,
[/indent]
That the car was not parked in a bay or whatever else doesn't
really matter, they can only pursue the allegation on the face
of the notice, pursuant to Article 6 of the ECHR which states:
[indent]
3 Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following
minimum rights:
[indent]
(a) to be informed promptly, in a language which he understands
and in detail, of the nature and cause of the accusation against
him;
[/indent]
[/indent]
So, they can only really pursue you for parking a vehicle of an
unauthorised class, if the car park bylaws says your vehicle is
an authorised class of vehicle they can't chop and change the
allegation and later say your vehicle was authorised but parked
in the wrong place. If their silly little data terminals don't
have the right contravention wording for "parking in a
restricted area in a car park" that's their problem, not yours.
[member=634]Nosy Parker[/member] flagging for your awareness
#Post#: 74996--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: akd1426
Date: June 5, 2025, 12:51 pm
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Thanks for the response. I will write to council as advised.
Should I also mention the double yellow lines?
Regards
#Post#: 75035--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: June 5, 2025, 5:35 pm
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--- Quote from: akd1426 link ---
>
> Thanks for the response. I will write to council as advised.
Should I also mention the double yellow lines?
>
--- End Quote ---
I'm not sure yellow lines would make any difference, one way or
the other.
#Post#: 76329--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: akd1426
Date: June 13, 2025, 4:33 am
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--- Quote from: cp8759 link ---
>
> [quote author=akd1426 link=topic=6599.msg74996#msg74996
date=1749145892]
> Thanks for the response. I will write to council as advised.
Should I also mention the double yellow lines?
>
--- End Quote ---
I'm not yellow lines would make any difference, one way or the
other.
[/quote]
I have got a response where they have denied to cancel the ECN.
Below response:
HTML https://imgur.com/a/4oLtOpR
HTML https://imgur.com/a/FVaUftE
The first line of the response says that ECN was issued as it
was parked in a parking bay which was not for this class of
vehicle.
There was no such signage there mentioning that my car can't be
parked there.
Please advice.
Regards
#Post#: 76430--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oxford City council, code 06 - Unauthorised class of
vehicle.
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: June 13, 2025, 7:54 pm
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[member=3967]akd1426[/member] realistically the only way
forwards is to call their bluff and take the matter to court,
I'll tell you now that I'm happy to come to court with you and I
suspect [member=634]Nosy Parker[/member] will be willing to act
as your representative at the hearing, with a bit of luck we'll
mop the floor with them just as we did with Norfolk Police.
The first question is therefore if you're happy to pursue this,
if so (and assuming Nosy Parker is able to assist) it would make
sense to instruct him as your solicitor now and inform the
council that he's representing you, so that they can send the
papers directly to him.
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