hi, My brother is a taxi driver and went down a bus lane on 01/03. He received a PCN on the 16/03. Is the a time limit on when the PCN should be submitted to him or is a 15 day period between the alleged offence and receiving the ticket enforceable? tia AF

Jamberson, thanks again for your advice with this. I received a letter today from Wiltshire council and they have cancelled the pcn. cheers AF.

Hi, have constructed letter attached. Any thoughts gratefully appreciated. AF delay.doc

thanks Jamberson. I'll look into writing the courteous letter. My concern is if that isn't accepted and no response is received within the 14days that i'll have to pay the £50, rather than the £25. Are there suggested letters on this site for courtesy? tia AF

Hi all, Parked in a bay which allowed 30mins of free parking in wiltshire this afternoon . Had my 2 kids in toe after school and as a result subsequently we arrived back 9mins over the free period to find a PCN just attached to the windscreen. I spoke to the lady CEO who had just placed it there and asked if there is any leeway for being a few minutes late , she noticed my 2 small kids and said that I could appeal if I was delayed ... PCN is a code 30. The PCN says £50 and it reduces to £25 if paid within 14 days from the offence. Personally I think the charge is excessive for the offence committed but do I have a leg to stand on? Is there any point appealing or should I just accept my time lapse? I can upload the PCN if required. tia AF.

An update to all, Following the appeal by the lady in New Brighton regarding lack of CCTV signage and placed an online appeal on the wirral council website. I have successfully appealed it, as they have decided to drop the PCN on this occasion. happy days. Shows what persistence can do

Folks, thought i'd give you an update on this. As the PCN was sent by post I was not willing to travel 200miles to view the CCTV pictures, which I was entitled to see under the DPA /FoI. So I asked for the photos via email (and to delay the payment required time still at the discounted rate.) Now I admit I was in the wrong to park there for 3 - 4minutes but i was interested to see this below where people have successfully appealed via the Traffic Penalty Tribunal : ''An independent tribunal last week ruled that two tickets issued in Victoria Road, New Brighton, were wrong because there were no signs warning motorists they may be photographed.'' ANOTHER GLOBE EXCLUSIVE: NEW BRIGHTON COUPLE'S VICTORY OVER SPY CAR FINE (From Wirral Globe) Is there a case for anyone to appeal under these grounds? regards Archeryfish

I appreciate that the circumstances have no bearing on the penalty being awarded or not.. If I hadn't felt pressed for time - I didn't want to be late for a funeral I definitely wouldn't have parked there.. So it seems take it on the chin and take the reduced fee of £35 is my only option.. thanks for all your input on this. Archeryfish

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Ok my brother has checked out the area for me. He said that there are yellow signs that are envelope size 3" high x 6" wide - yellow rectangle 7am-7pm with a red circle and line through it on lamposts (approx 20-30yds along). Also that someone else has been done, by someone with a mobile CCTV unit, not a fixed camera along the same stretch of road recently- the husband of the owner of a card shop on that street as he waiting to pick his wife up. Now 1) Do the signs have to be a particular size? I DEFINITELY did not see them . 2) The contravention code 01 states 3minutes observation time. I have been recorded as 3mins 16seconds. If I left immediately after this (3mins 20secs) does this not still count as 3minutes? i.e. to get a fine 4minutes or more is required? I'm planning on making representations on the 'procedural impropriety by the enforcement authority' .. unless anyone else has any better ideas or is the general consensus i don't have a leg to stand on?

My brother warned me on exiting the car that there are traffic wardens that occasionally patrol the street in question. I honestly thought he'd be a couple of minutes (2-3) in the bank not 5 minutes. The stupidity on my behalf on reflection is I know that If i had parked around the corner it was free to park there.. I've done a check on the traffic regulations for wirral and there is one that states for the code1 'Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours' 'observation period' 3 minutes 'fine' £70 Do I have any grounds for offering a reduced fee? surely even the 50% reduced payment within 21days of 35quid is disproportionate to the offence ? If i'd got out the car done a bit of shopping and returned 30mins later then fair play i'd accept it on the chin, but this leaves a foul taste in my mouth . There is also a 'free car park' for the somerfield nearby which I could have parked in.. Like i said if i'd known i wouldn't have parked there..

2nd page with specified grounds for representations.. (again http: removed so I can post this..) //tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2f0do1v&s=5

check out the 1st page of the pcn.. //tinypic.com/view.php?pic=20zbf5s&s=5 (have had to remove the http bit to get it through the post as a newbie) having trouble scanning in 2nd page :- references the specified grounds if I believe that the penalty charge should not be paid to make representations to wirral borough council. one of which is 'the penalty exceeded the amount applicable in the circumstances in the case' which surely is applicable... cheers Archeryfish

Hi all, I'm after some advice. I was up on the wirral monday and tuesday for a family funeral this week. My brother needed to pay some cash into the bank in bebington village on the way to the funeral so I pulled up on a single yellow line, he got out. I waited 4-5mins in the car and he got back in the car and we went off to the funeral. Anyway I get a PCN through the door today with 3 photos of my car at just after 10am. The contravention is 'Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours (Code 01)' I did not see any signs saying I couldn't park there, my brother has lived there many years (i live many miles away now) and he was not aware of this CCTV activity. Do I have any grounds for not paying the excessive £70 fine ? It says I can pay £35 if received within 21days. I feel that the 'fine' is completely excessive to the amount of time I was waiting, perhaps £2-3 nominal charge I would consider paying but not £35-70 Any advice gratefully received. Archeryfish.