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#Post#: 87884--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: bigred247
Date: August 31, 2025, 7:50 am
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We do have a blue badge and it was on display, but their is a
restriction, so you can only park on roads stated on the
dispensation slip. The dispensation is issued by the hospital
and the traffic wardens are aware of this.
'Redbridge' is the borough we live in so i'm assuming they make
a note of this.
There is no map included, so i suspect they just have not
updated their dispensation slip at the hospital, or they just
tore it off for whatever reason.
#Post#: 87887--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: mickR
Date: August 31, 2025, 8:01 am
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--- Quote from: H C Andersen link ---
>
> Issuing dispensations specifying streets in the borough of
Camden?
>
--- End Quote ---
no. that part of the form is for blue badge details, "issued by"
Redbridge, not for the dispensation
#Post#: 87897--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: August 31, 2025, 9:13 am
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Right. So the process is as per the Camden website which is that
blank dispensations are issued to UCH Trust hospitals which they
then issue to patients or their representatives(your wife in
this case) on production of a valid BB issued by another
authority.
OP, what was displayed inside the car? It looks like a BB and
the dispensation. If so, then perhaps the following is not too
far from the truth..
On being issued with the dispensation your wife misunderstood
how it was to be used i.e. that the dispensation and
corresponding Blue Badge had to be displayed together and that
in combination they acted as if the car had been issued with a
'green' disabled badge which, as per normal BB rules, allowed
the driver to park in payment parking places as well as SYL.
Since receiving the PCN we have had time to pore over the exact
wording of the dispensation form (although exactly what map is
referred to is unclear as none is printed on the back) and can
see that the BB doesn't have to be displayed and that it is
restricted to SYL. We now understand what's meant but, if such
is the case, it seems counterintuitive to force drivers to park
on SYL where space in a parking place is available because this
must surely produce worse traffic management outcomes.
..or similar.
I would not blame the member of staff.
#Post#: 88208--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: bigred247
Date: September 3, 2025, 4:38 am
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[member=428]H C Andersen[/member]
Does this draft capture it?
--- Quote ---
>
> Dear Camden Council Parking Appeals Team,
>
> I am writing to respectfully challenge Parking Contravention
Notice CU71811934 issued on 26.08.2025 for my vehicle LR13ASV at
Huntley Street.
>
> My wife was accompanying our son to University College
Hospital for his chemotherapy treatment. As our son holds a
valid Blue Badge issued by Redbridge Council, we obtained a
parking dispensation from UCH as per the standard procedure.
>
> Upon being issued with the dispensation, my wife misunderstood
how it was to be used. She believed that the dispensation and
Blue Badge, when displayed together, acted as equivalent to a
Camden 'green' disabled badge, which would allow parking in
payment parking places as well as on single yellow lines,
following normal Blue Badge rules.
>
> My wife reasonably assumed that if parking spaces were
available, it would be preferable to use these rather than park
on single yellow lines, as this would surely produce better
traffic management outcomes.
>
> Since receiving the PCN, we have had time to carefully examine
the exact wording of the dispensation form and now understand
that it is restricted to single yellow lines only. We can see
that this restriction is stated on the form, although the
reference to a map "overleaf" is unclear as none is printed on
the back of our dispensation.
>
> We now understand the specific requirements of the Camden
dispensation system, but this was genuinely not clear to us at
the time. The assumption that a hospital dispensation combined
with a valid Blue Badge would work similarly to standard Blue
Badge provisions seems reasonable, particularly when trying to
minimize traffic disruption.
>
> We respectfully request that Camden Council exercise
discretion and cancel this PCN, given that this was a genuine
misunderstanding of the dispensation system during our son's
medical treatment, and that my wife acted with good intentions
regarding both compliance and traffic management.
>
> Please find attached:
>
> - Copy of dispensation slip
> - Copy of PCN
> - Copy of Blue Badge
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 88215--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: September 3, 2025, 5:16 am
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It's not formal or an appeal - it's an informal challenge.
I'd say 'respectfully challenge'.
#Post#: 88257--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: bigred247
Date: September 3, 2025, 7:55 am
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Thanks for spotting that [member=2249]stamfordman[/member]
I have just updated the draft.
#Post#: 88262--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: September 3, 2025, 8:11 am
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Looks fine.
Just a question, is this your first use of the 'dispensation'
procedure?
#Post#: 88277--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: bigred247
Date: September 3, 2025, 11:05 am
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No. I have used it before, but my wife was travelling with my
son on this occaisson.
#Post#: 95446--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: bigred247
Date: October 24, 2025, 12:29 pm
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[member=428]H C Andersen[/member]
[member=2249]stamfordman[/member]
Camden cancelled the PCN based on the appeal. Thanks folks :)
--- Quote ---
>
>
> Dear xxxxxx
>
> Contravention code: 11
> Parked without payment of the parking charge
>
> Thank you for your letter received on 07/09/2025. After
investigating the case, and taking into
> account the contents of your correspondence, I have decided to
cancel the Penalty Charge
> Notice (PCN).
>
> The Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) observed your vehicle for
7 minutes parked in a paid for
> parking bay. The CEO checked our payment records but could not
locate any purchased time
> for your vehicle and did not observe any activity that would
provide an exemption to the
> restriction.
>
> You have challenged this PCN as you were displaying a parking
dispensation from University
> College Hospital (UCH) and mistakenly parked in a paid for
parking bay. The CEO has
> confirmed that this was displayed, however, it is only valid
when parked on yellow lines on the
> street stated on the dispensation.
>
> As your vehicle was parked in Huntley Street in a paid for
parking bay, the parking
> dispensation was not valid. Given the circumstances, I have
used my discretion to cancel this
> PCN. If you use UCH dispensations in the future, please check
which street and parking area it
> is valid for before parking, as any further PCNs may not
cancelled in this way.
>
> For future reference; Huntley Street is also within our green
badge zone where blue badges do
> not provide the standard concessions. Additional schemes
operate in central London where
> parking is limited and this is explained in the information
given to all blue badge holders. Within
> the green badge zone you cannot park in resident bays, green
badge holder bays or on yellow
> lines. For further information on blue badge parking please
visit our website at
> camden.gov.uk/parking-disabled-drivers.
>
> For useful information on driving and parking in Camden visit
camden.gov.uk/parking.
> Yours sincerely
>
> A Shaikh
> Process Officer
> Parking Operations
>
>
>
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 95468--------------------------------------------------
Re: Camden - Parked without payment of the parking charge -
Contravention Code 11
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: October 24, 2025, 1:28 pm
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Very well done !! We don't see councils cancel PCNs very often.
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