Hi guys, great work!! I don't have internet connection at work so I haven't been able to reply until now. There are some very interesting points raised and also many thanks for providing me with the Traffic Sign Manual. This provides me with some ammo to fire back with! Just to clarify, will the council possess a resolution whereby they decided where the exemption zone should start and finish? And could I request to see this should they reject my appeal? I also feel that the road markings do not conform to the diagram 1028.4, and I will also look up what a DYL termination looks like. Every little helps. I may also argue under section 8.2, an exemption zone is created to faciliate ease of access, particularly for emergency services "..However, in areas of dense housing where off-street parking is very limited, such a prohibition could disadvantage residents. If this is the case, the provision of footway parking could be considered." Therefore the exemption zone should start immediately after the DYL and not 10m away from it. I will need to word it much better than this but I will try to post my letter once I am done so maybe others can also benefit from it. At the back of my mind I am not optimistic I will win against the legal might of the council. However, I do feel I should stand up for myself when I have tried to the right thing (and have not parked irresponsibly by blocking the road unncessarily.)

Erm, silly question.. any idea how I could post the image of the ticket so it's of a readable size?

I had alot of trouble logging back in, but I persisted! Really, just logging back to say thank you for taking the time to read my post and for your suggestions above. Here is my PCN. The reverse has just standard print so I did not include it. I agree with your feeling that the exemption sign should have moved along with the DYL. If I had parked off the curb, I would have caused much more of an obstruction. I will say as much when I take it up with the council but somehow I doubt they will care. In regards to the appeal letter, would you suggest writing a letter appealing to their common sense that the exemption zone should have moved with the DYL or shall I make it more aggressive ie asking for photographic evidence and evidence of resolution of the footpath parking? As said before, the contravention is correct after all. Many thanks once again.

Hello fellow knowledgable motorists, I would be most grateful for your feedback regarding a motoring PCN I received today. I am not very familiar with this motoring offence and would accept the penalty for my ignorance should this proves to be correct. However, I would like a second opinion as this does seem to be harsh. Recently (last 3-4 weeks) the double yellow lines near my work was shortened, hence "increasing" the space available for parking. My offence is that I have parked in the newly "vacated" area today with 2 wheels on the pathway. The penalty seems harsh as my car does not appear to offer any obstruction. Especially since there is also a car parked in a similar fashion immediately in front of me (albeit in the allocated exemption zone). If the borough felt it was be beneficial to provide exemption zones for cars to be able to park on the pathway. Is it simply a lack in foresight to move the exemption zone along with the reduction in double yellow lines? If I did park entire on the road, I would have impeded incoming traffic at no benefit to the pedestrians. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.