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#Post#: 102760--------------------------------------------------
LBO-BRENT // Code 62, Parked 1+ Wheels on Footpath // Larkspur
Close (off Old Kenton Lane)
DIR By: LondonPolo
Date: December 16, 2025, 6:31 pm
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(1) What we did:
Outside our son's school, there is a restriction in place
meaning that we cannot enter the road the school is on, meaning
parents have to park a bit further away on less restricted
roads.
On the road we park on, there are plenty of parents that park
with two wheels on the pavement and they did not receive a
ticket this day, however we potentially effed up by parking on a
speed bump.
An enforcement officer smelling a juicy commission comes along
just after 3pm (after many parents are walking to the school to
pick up children) and tickets us at 3:13pm.
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(2) What we need:
Firstly, do we have a leg to stand on if we appeal this (we have
until 23rd of December)?
Secondly, will the following appeal in section (4) work?
Finally, what information will help us successful appeal and
overturn the parking ticket?
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(3) Street View Link & Related Images:
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(4) Our Draft Appeal to evaluate:
Dear Brent Council,
I am writing to formally challenge Penalty Charge Notice
BT27413711, issued on 10/12/2025 for the alleged contravention
Code 62 – Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath
or any part of a road other than a carriageway.
I respectfully request that this PCN be cancelled for the
following reasons:
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1.⁠ ⁠No safe or reasonable parking was available due
to school-zone restrictions -
At the time of parking, there were vehicles positioned both in
front of and behind my car, all of which were similarly mounted
on the kerb. Those vehicles have since moved, but my vehicle was
parked between them. I was running late to collect my 4-year-old
child from school, and Old Kenton Lane is a designated school
zone where parking availability is extremely limited during
pick-up hours.
The surrounding roads are narrow, heavily congested at school
times, and often unsafe to stop in without causing obstruction
or risk to children and other pedestrians. This was a genuine
time-sensitive situation involving the collection of a young
child, and I stopped only for the minimum time necessary. Under
the circumstances, there was no reasonable alternative place to
park safely.
Larkspur Close is commonly used by parents for school pick-up as
it is the closest practical point from which to safely collect
young children and return to vehicles.
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2.⁠ ⁠No obstruction was caused -
While my vehicle was partially mounted on the kerb, it did not
obstruct the footpath. There remained sufficient space for
pedestrians to pass safely. I was careful to ensure that my
passenger-side rear door was not positioned against the hedge,
so that my child could safely access their car seat.
There was also more than enough space on the carriageway for
other vehicles to pass. In the photographs provided (images 5
and 6), a large van can be seen passing my vehicle without
difficulty. I additionally folded in my driver’s side wing
mirror to maximise road clearance for passing traffic.
Given these considerations, neither pedestrian nor vehicular
traffic was impeded.
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3.⁠ ⁠Lack of clear signage or markings -
It is common practice on this road—particularly during school
pick-up times—for vehicles to partially mount the kerb due to
the conditions on Old Kenton Lane. This practice is widely
tolerated and not clearly prohibited by signage or road
markings. In the absence of clear restrictions, and given that
many vehicles regularly park in this manner without enforcement,
I reasonably believed that this was permitted.
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4.⁠ ⁠Inconsistent and unfair enforcement -
I have attached images of vehicles that were parked directly in
front of and behind my car, as well as a vehicle parked on the
corner of Larkspur Close (including one on a double yellow
line). None of these vehicles were issued a PCN, despite being
parked in similar or more serious contravention. These cars
belong to parents collecting children from the same school, who
face the same emergency and unavoidable circumstances.
This inconsistency suggests unfair or selective enforcement.
Given the unavoidable circumstances, the lack of obstruction,
the absence of clear signage, and the inconsistent enforcement,
I respectfully request that this PCN be cancelled.
I will ensure I take extra care when parking in the future.
Yours faithfully,
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(5) Final note
Thank you so much in advance! Apologies if I have missed any
information, I followed the "READ THIS FIRST" page but I'm not
the sharpest tool in the shed. Happy for you to call me a tw**
if it's well deserved in this circumstance!
#Post#: 102793--------------------------------------------------
Re: LBO-BRENT // Code 62, Parked 1+ Wheels on Footpath //
Larkspur Close (off Old Kenton Lane)
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: December 17, 2025, 3:12 am
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From the pictures you have no chance with this. You must stay on
the carriageway.
How would a wheelchair user get past your car - there is obvious
obstruction but any wheel on the footway/verge is not allowed
unless where marked.
All you seem to have is a plea for discretion based on
legitimate expectation of no enforcement but I can't see them
backing down, but no ask no get.
#Post#: 102800--------------------------------------------------
Re: LBO-BRENT // Code 62, Parked 1+ Wheels on Footpath //
Larkspur Close (off Old Kenton Lane)
DIR By: mickR
Date: December 17, 2025, 4:12 am
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if the OP is correct that no one else got a ticket, then im
wondering if the CEO chose the wrong contravention and intended
a code 27 as they were on a raised part of carriageway
not that its going to make any difference
#Post#: 102806--------------------------------------------------
Re: LBO-BRENT // Code 62, Parked 1+ Wheels on Footpath //
Larkspur Close (off Old Kenton Lane)
DIR By: baroudeur
Date: December 17, 2025, 4:29 am
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That's a speed table not a crossing point at pavement level.
There are signs for speed humps at the entry to the road.
#Post#: 103399--------------------------------------------------
Re: LBO-BRENT // Code 62, Parked 1+ Wheels on Footpath //
Larkspur Close (off Old Kenton Lane)
DIR By: LondonPolo
Date: December 20, 2025, 5:47 pm
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Giving the thread a final bump before we go back with our
(unlikely but hopeful) appeal. Thanks all for your time and your
comments so far.
#Post#: 103410--------------------------------------------------
Re: LBO-BRENT // Code 62, Parked 1+ Wheels on Footpath //
Larkspur Close (off Old Kenton Lane)
DIR By: roythebus
Date: December 21, 2025, 2:14 am
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must agree with Stamfordman, how would a wheelchair or even a
mum with a baby buggy get past without going into the road? As
has been mentioned in another thread on this page, parking with
one or more wheels on the pavement has ben prohibited in London
since the 1970s. No signage required except where it IS
allowed.Good luck.
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