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Manchester City Council - Parked without a valid permit Code 12
DIR By: LongTimeLurker
Date: February 8, 2026, 12:22 pm
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Good afternoon,
I recently received a PCN on Banff Street in Manchester. I
believe this specific street has actually been covered before.
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The area in question is covered by the Rusholme and Moss Side
Past this Point Permit Scheme. This scheme, as per the councils
website, doesn't offer paper permits - only digital ones - and
there is no option to Pay and Display at this location.
The PCN I received was listed as 'Code 12 - Parked in a
residents or shared use parking place without clearly displaying
either a permit or voucher or pay and display ticket'.
This differs from the governments own definition of Code 12
which includes digital permits.
I challenged the PCN on the grounds of them requiring something
which wasn't possible - no valid permit can be clearly displayed
if they are not supplied, nor can a P&D ticket be purchased.
The rejection I have received states that I was given a PCN for
failing to display either a valid permit or e-permit, but this
different from what is stated on the PCN.
A technicality I know, but they make the rules and should abide
by them... any route to follow here?
Thank you
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Re: Manchester City Council - Parked without a valid permit Code
12
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: February 8, 2026, 4:09 pm
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Another point is the entry sign just says permit and doesn't
mention residents so a code 16 is accurate.
Why did you park there.
You are right about the contravention description - I'll see if
I can find a case to back it up.
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Re: Manchester City Council - Parked without a valid permit Code
12
DIR By: LongTimeLurker
Date: February 9, 2026, 4:44 am
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Thank you. There is a slight difference in the picture of the
sign they admitted as evidence vs the Street View image - on
Street View the 'past this point' appears to have been covered,
but neither has any mention of residents.
No reason of relevance for parking in that location.
Both of the below are relevant in terms of location and
contravention, but neither seems to have a clear outcome of any
help.
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Re: Manchester City Council - Parked without a valid permit Code
12
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: February 9, 2026, 11:23 am
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A case in point. The code 12 vs 16 is also relevant as there's
no resident permit on entry sign.
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I find, therefore, that, although a contravention did occur on
this occasion because
Mr Russo had paid for a parking session for the wrong car, the
contravention alleged in the PCN did not occur because there was
no requirement to, and it was not possible to, display a valid
virtual pay & display ticket, even if Mr Russo had obtained one.
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