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BCP Parked in a restriced street during prescribed hours
DIR By: LongTimeLurker
Date: January 20, 2026, 2:07 pm
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Good evening,
I received a PCN back in October 2025 for parking fully mounted
on the (extremely wide) pavement.
The road is subject to on-street parking on one side, with
double yellow lines on the side I was parked on.
Parking was due to unloading for work purposes - the premises I
was visiting was directly on a corner so I assessed that the
safest reasonable place to park was on the pavement, as this is
probably 15ft wide with very minimal foot traffic.
I submitted an appeal based on unloading, during which they
asked for proof of my work schedule for the day.
This was provided via email and they confirmed receipt (03/12),
advising "Your email and any attachments will be manually
uploaded to the case for review from an Officer".
I have heard nothing from them until today, when I received an
NtO. Happy to continue with my existing defence, I'm just
wondering whether there are any errors on their part for
ignoring my appeal and moving straight to NtO - does this open
up any other options for me?
NtO -
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Kind Regards
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Re: BCP Parked in a restriced street during prescribed hours
DIR By: RichardW
Date: January 20, 2026, 3:51 pm
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It appears it's for parking on the double yellows, not on the
pavement. Loading may be an exemption - what were you loading
and how long for? Post a street view link to the location - are
there any loading restrictions in force?
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Re: BCP Parked in a restriced street during prescribed hours
DIR By: LongTimeLurker
Date: January 20, 2026, 3:57 pm
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Correction from my earlier statement, it was a single yellow but
during the middle of the day. No specific loading restrictions
in place (I drive an estate so people often assume I'm not
loading). I was there for long enough to be ticketed!
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As I say, happy to continue the appeal on these grounds
(obviously happy to take on board any input, but I've done so
before with success) however I'm mainly wondering whether their
skipping my appeal and moving to NtO is of any bearing.
Kind Regards
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Re: BCP Parked in a restriced street during prescribed hours
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: January 20, 2026, 5:13 pm
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It may be a rejection got lost in post. There's no timeline on
their site.
I would restate your case and saying you did respond to a
request for evidence, but did not get another reply.
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Re: BCP Parked in a restriced street during prescribed hours
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: January 20, 2026, 6:10 pm
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Although the delay is lengthy, there is nothing unusual in a NtO
being served before any response is received relating to an
earlier informal challenge against the paper PCN.
If you look on the PCN, normally on the back, there will be
something on the lines of "if a challenge is submitted against
this PCN it will be considered, but if the council serve a
Notice to Owner anyway, the owner must respond to the Notice to
Owner". So that is what you must do or it's game over. Submit
your original challenge, plus the info they asked for and point
out you have received no response to your original submissions.
You could also make the point that the NtO has been served over
three months sinced the alleged contravention date and is an
unfair delay, which you suggest is grounds on its own for
cancellation. In fact they have six months to serve a NtO, but
adjudicators at London Tribunals have ruled in the past that
over three months is unfair as memory fades with time, thus
prejudicing your recall of events if the matter is taken to
adjudication.
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