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Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: February 22, 2026, 4:08 am
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Can you post their rejection letter if you haven't already done
so. With an NtO, you now need to submit your reps again,
hopefully beefed up after reading their previous rejction.
#Post#: 111300--------------------------------------------------
Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: hot_chocolate
Date: February 27, 2026, 12:40 am
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My apologies, I completely misunderstood - I uploaded the NtO
instead of the earlier rejection letter.
Kindly find the rejection letter now attached:
HTML https://ibb.co/JjF5H6RG
HTML https://ibb.co/wh9FzZGg
Thanks again for all the support.
#Post#: 111331--------------------------------------------------
Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: tincombe
Date: February 27, 2026, 5:55 am
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IMO, although a driver is allowed a reasonable period to pay, it
is your burden to prove. It's possible that you might convince
an adjudicator just with your assertions and credibility, but as
I read your posts the objective evidence doesn't support this.
By the same token, it's initially the council's burden to prove
the contravention and as I understand it there are numerous
adjudication decisions which find that the grounds of 'without
payment of the parking charge' cannot be sustained when the
council's policy is:
On-street parking (Pay & Display)
You can park free for one hour in our on-street pay and display
bays.
The free session can only be used once per day. After the first
hour, you can be charged per hour depending on your location.
You must have an active parking session with RingGo.
However, I don't think this position is universal and
adjudicators can be fickle: IMO the credibility of your account
could still be in play.
The council's evidence shows 2 RingGo entries from ****090. You
say you finally registered by Using her [your wife's] phone, I
successfully called the registration number and completed the
free parking registration by approximately 4:31pm (see attached
image) Is their and your evidence in conflict?
You also refer to 'I took a picture of my dashboard with the
time and the pcn side-by-side', but these links have expired.
IMO, any formal reps should prioritise the conflict between the
contravention description and the council's policy with the
'reasonable time' aspect secondary. IMO, you should also draw
them on whether their case is that you had not parked for more
than 1 hour but hadn't registered or whether you were parked for
more than 1 hour and hadn't paid the appropriate tariff.
Did you have a booking at the restaurant or was your visit ad
hoc?
#Post#: 111431--------------------------------------------------
Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: hot_chocolate
Date: February 27, 2026, 4:25 pm
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Thanks for your helpful input.
I don't know what the second call was for - it's logged at
17:15. The parking session was activated earlier at 16:31
(according to my app) and 16:32 according to the council.
No, I didn't have a booking. It was ad hoc. My car was parked
some distance away. After paying around 4pm and asking the
cashier about any nearby parking spots, I left my family at the
restaurant to bring the car nearby. I left the shop within 20
minutes of starting the parking session at 16:31. The only
evidence for this would be the cctv footage of either the car
park or the restaurant, which unfortunately I do not have.
I also noted earlier that Ring Go has a third option for paying:
via PayPoint. This, in theory, is also only possible if one
exits the car park. There is no PayPoint within the car park
itself. This would seem to suggest that there must be some grace
period, otherwise it would be quite difficult to reach the
nearest paypoint.
Apologies for the images deleting - was being conscious of not
taking up space unnecessarily. I've reattached images:
HTML https://ibb.co/vvc7GLpX
HTML https://ibb.co/Crqnqb9
HTML https://ibb.co/DHPMxfYF
HTML https://ibb.co/PZ2Trfhy
Most grateful for the help.
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Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: tincombe
Date: February 28, 2026, 12:09 pm
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No, I didn't have a booking. It was ad hoc. My car was parked
some distance away. After paying around 4pm and asking the
cashier about any nearby parking spots, I left my family at the
restaurant to bring the car nearby. I left the shop within 20
minutes of starting the parking session at 16:31
I can't really follow this in order to help you put together the
most compelling account. Who did you pay at 4pm, why were you
parked some distance away and is the shop the Steakbox etc?
#Post#: 111659--------------------------------------------------
Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: hot_chocolate
Date: March 1, 2026, 11:16 am
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Apologies. So, I was shopping with family down Ilford Lane
earlier in the day and hence had parked further away from Reads
Close. We walked down to Steak Box where we placed our order
around 4pm. Given the time it would take to prepare the meal, I
decided to go and bring the car near by so that it would be
easier for us to leave straight after. Hope that clarifies.
As always, grateful for the help.
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Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: March 3, 2026, 3:05 pm
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I think I'd go on with it given the very short time between the
PCN and session.
#Post#: 111980--------------------------------------------------
Re: Redbridge, Code 11u, Reads Close
DIR By: hot_chocolate
Date: March 3, 2026, 4:58 pm
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I'd be grateful if you could kindly help me with drafting a
response. Thank you all.
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