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Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: afroditi
Date: June 30, 2025, 11:17 am
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Hello,
I got a motorcycle which I'm not riding anymore and planning to
sell very soon.
I have parked it outside my partners' home because it's a much
safer road than where I live.
The motorbike has been parked there since April with no issues.
Three months later.. (June 26th) I got news that a PCN was
affixed on it related to Contravention 12 (I am out of the
country at the moment).
Parking for motorcycles used to be free in Hackney.
I know there was a consultation to introduce charges but I never
got notified about the change and there has been no street signs
or anything to inform motorists that this has been in place.
A neighbour who is also a resident AND owns a moped confirmed
the same - no information received whatsoever.
Is there any way to challenge this?
I don't even know on which day the restriction got introduced
and I can't find it by looking at the council website either.
But I know I have parked the motorcycle there way too many times
and never got a ticket so it seems unfair that without notice
one day they decide to start issuing PCN's.
Had I known this I would have moved the bike or just cover it
which also would save me from getting a ticket at least until I
return and move it.
Thank you in advance.
- - -
Google Drive Link with screenshots here:
HTML https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x7X3H2S8rPn3Tj1qJ6Uq4VnYJkgVLMZc?usp=drive_link
Details:
Ticket Reference: QZ20990879
VRM: LJ58VTF
Contravention 12 - Parked in a residents' or shared use parking
place or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly
displaying a valid physical permit or voucher or pay and display
ticket issued for that place where required, or without payment
of the parking charge.
#Post#: 78929--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: June 30, 2025, 11:26 am
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Please post a GSV link to the exact location, please
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: afroditi
Date: June 30, 2025, 11:31 am
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This is the exact location:
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/P14AyeJc5K6SvtWv8
Thank you!
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: June 30, 2025, 11:52 am
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I have parked it outside my partners' home
I know there was a consultation to introduce charges but I never
got notified about the change and there has been no street signs
or anything to inform motorists that this has been in place.
Why would you be notified in you are not a resident?
HTML https://hackney.gov.uk/motorcycleparking
The traffic sign you posted - albeit one 6 years' old -
restricts the parking to resident permit holders.
Had I known this I would have moved the bike or just cover it
which also would save me from getting a ticket at least until I
return and move it.
No it wouldn't.
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: afroditi
Date: June 30, 2025, 12:03 pm
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Why would you be notified in you are not a resident?
A number of different ways:
1) I would be informed via my partner who is a resident and also
a couple of neighbours who own bikes too which are parked next
to mine. 2) A paper on the street saying restrictions are
enforced from the given date - I am visiting the address
literally every other day. 3) I was a Hackney resident at the
time and I had signed up with my email address but I wouldn't
bet on that.
I mean... surely they HAVE to notify the public from when the
restrictions are enforced since they are new??? Or we keep it
silent so on the first day of enforcement we make thousands?
The traffic sign you posted - albeit one 6 years' old -
restricts the parking to resident permit holders.
The sign says the same for many years during which we have been
parking for free. So when there is a change of the rules but no
change of the sign at least a notice on the streets or a
letter/email to residents should be sent?
No it wouldn't.
Yes it would - the bike next to mine in the picture didn't get a
PCN. Mine was also covered from the next day as I'm still away,
and hasn't received another ticket.
Back to the original question, any ways this can be challenged?
It's not a vehicle parked illegally out of negligence , the fact
that there is no date announced on the change isn't it strange
enough?
Any ideas on what the responsibilities of the council are when
enforcing new restrictions?
Thank you.
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: afroditi
Date: July 7, 2025, 4:41 am
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Anybody who can share any guidance here?
More specifically, I'm looking into any clause that describes
the responsibility of Councils to announce changes in parking
rules.
As explained above, if the residents were informed, I would be
informed too. Let alone any other public announcement with an
actual date on which motorbike parking restrictions were
enforced in Hackney.
It is not fair to change the rules suddenly and start collecting
money from fines while the council did not properly notify the
public.
Any suggestions on references to council's obligations would be
much appreciated as I need to challenge this in the next 2 days.
Thank you in advance.
Afroditi
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 7, 2025, 7:55 am
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I would submit representations on the basis of your long term
parking and the change was unknown to you. If a temporary sign
had been put up a few weeks in advance advising of new payment
requirements, you would have paid. Here in Cheshire East, there
are signs all over the place advising of new charging hours and
tariffs. No reason why Hackney could not have done similar
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: July 7, 2025, 8:15 am
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I suggest you read this(which could be accessed from the link I
posted previously):
HTML https://consultation.hackney.gov.uk/parking-markets/motorcycles/
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: afroditi
Date: July 7, 2025, 8:28 am
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Thank you both.
[member=12]Incandescent[/member], I totally agree and I was
waiting for the same. If not signs all over the place, then an
update on the existing parking signs. If not any of the above,
then at least a letter to residents. None of this has happened,
updating their website is not a way of communicating changes in
parking restrictions.
[member=428]H C Andersen[/member], thank you, I was aware of the
consultation and I took part as I was a resident in Hackney
myself at the time! But I expected some notification in the area
or a change on the signs.
Also, the link you sent implies that the changes were in place
in June 2024 but my bike has been parked there more than half a
year since that day and it never received a ticket! And no other
bike on the street for that matter.
Another article I found online suggests that this came into
effect in June 2025 instead.
I do believe it is clearly a way for the councils to make more
money, but I was just trying to find something formal to base my
appeal on.
The only thing I found so far is this:
HTML https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-enforcement-of-parking-contraventions/guidance-for-local-authorities-on-enforcing-parking-restrictions
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Re: Hackney Contravention 12 - Motorcycle
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 7, 2025, 9:02 am
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I suggest you submit representations on a non-confrontational
basis essentially based on what you have told us here, which is
(1) your long term parking without penalty, and (2) whilst you
knew of a scheme being prepared you were not aware of it coming
into force. Say you would have expected some sort of public
notice on the bays affected, warning when the scheme was being
introduced.
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