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I would have had to stand in the middle of the road to read this, in fact that's where I was standing when I took the photo. I have pasted the appeal and rejection below. Many thanks for looking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my appeal statement: As you can see from the image attached (image 1) I actually paid £18.50 to park my car in Gee st. I parked the car at what I thought was outside 55 Gee st as seen in image 2 attached. When I read the PCN issued it stated there was a parking suspension. There was no suspension notice on the sign that I used to call the payment service outside number 55 Gee st. I looked for a suspension notice and eventually found one which was obscured by a large van and generator parked outside 47 Gee st. As seen in images 3 and 4 attached. I am guessing the parking suspension was to allow the Van to park and sell Pizza during the Clerkenwell design week. I was not obstructing the use or parking of the van, in fact the van was obstructing the suspension notice which meant I could not read or see it without prior knowledge it was there. I would have had to stand in the road to see it endangering myself as I had to to take images to illustrate the hidden notice. As there was no intention to avoid a parking charge and the fact the sign was not easily visible I would hope this challenge can be accepted. Many thanks.   This is the text from the rejection: Thank you for contacting us about the above Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). The PCN was issued because the vehicle was parked in a suspended bay or space. I note from your correspondence that there was no suspension notice on the sign that you used to call the payment serve outside number 55 Gee Street. I acknowledge your comments, however, your vehicle was parked in a bay which had been suspended. The regulations require the suspension warning to be clearly visible. It is a large bright yellow sign and is erected by the parking bay on the nearest parking plate to the area that is to be suspended. Parking is then not permitted in the bay for any reason or period of time, however brief. The signs relating to this suspension were sited in accordance with the regulations. Upon reviewing the Civil Enforcement Officer's (CEO's) images and notes, I am satisfied that sufficient signage was in place and that it meets statutory requirements. Whilst I note that the signage may have been obstructed by a large van and generator at the time, please note, it is the responsibility of the motorist to locate and check the time plate each time they park. This will ensure that any changes to the status of the bay are noted. I acknowledge that your vehicle possessed a RingGo session at the time, however, this does not authorize parking within a suspended bay. Suspension restrictions are established to facilitate specific activities like filming or construction, therefore, we anticipate the vehicle owner to relocate the vehicle from the suspended area until the specified date and time when the suspension concludes. Leaving a vehicle unattended for any period of time within a suspended bay, effectively renders the vehicle parked in contravention and a Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) may issue a PCN. Finally, the vehicle was left parked approximately 5 metres away from the closest time plate notice. It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure they park in a suitable parking place and check all signs and road markings prior to leaving their vehicle parked in contravention. It remains the driver's responsibility to ensure that the vehicle is parked legally at all times. With that being said, I would have to inform you, your appeal has been rejected at this stage. Please see the below images as taken by the CEO whilst issuing the PCN: You should now choose one of the following options: Pay the penalty charge. We will accept the discounted amount of £65.00 in settlement of this matter, provided it is received by 10 June 2024. After that date, the full penalty charge of £130.00 will be payable. Or Wait for a Notice to Owner (NtO) to be issued to the registered keeper of the vehicle, who is legally responsible for paying the penalty charge. Any further correspondence received prior to the NtO being issued may not be responded to. The NtO gives the recipient the right to make formal representations against the penalty charge. If we reject those representations, there will be the right of appeal to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicator.   Gee st pdf.pdf
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I received an overpayment letter in november 2016 saying hmrc confirmed my income had increased between dec 15 to oct 16.

 

it was originally over £1000 but they had my earnings wrong and i had an underpayment and my overpayment was reduced to £212.

 

how long did it take for you to receive your IUC letter after your overpayment one?

 

i just want this over and done with and i can't afford a solicitor.

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I received an overpayment letter in november 2016 saying hmrc confirmed my income had increased between dec 15 to oct 16.

 

it was originally over £1000 but they had my earnings wrong and i had an underpayment and my overpayment was reduced to £212.

 

how long did it take for you to recieve your IUC letter after your overpayment one?

 

i know i'm being investigated because it mentions repayment will be accepted without prejudice to any further action dwp may take in your case

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They do.. some councils apply them. Others don't.

 

Chalk it down to experience,

make sure you report all changes in future and forget it.

 

Honestly, they just don't have the resources to iuc on overpayments that small.

 

Worry not & step away from Google!! X

Please do not ask me for advice via PM as I will not reply.

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I do and i still keep getting overpaid.

 

last month i was overpaid £93 which was sent in a "without prejudice" letter as i did overtime and handed in my wageslip so i don't understand why they overpaid me.

 

my over payment is £172

 

which means that i must have had another underpayment and reduced it to £79 as i should still have £100 left to pay from original overpayment of £212.

Its all complicated.

 

they never send me letters of underpayments, just overpayments,typical lol.

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I have emailed them but they never respond,

 

but i did ask at the contact centre and said it was because i worked overtime,

 

but didn't explain why they overpaid me knowing they had my wageslip.

 

it is defo official error i have the receipt to prove i handed it in and they confirmed they have my wageslip on the system

 

the thing i'm more concerned about was why they sent it "without prejudice" and threatening they may take further action knowing full well this new £93 overpayment was not my fault at all.

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What was your dates of your overpayment mine was dec 2015 to october 16.

but i received the letter beggining of november.

 

hmrc told them my income had increased was yours the same?.

 

at first my overpayment was £1459

 

but i gave them all my wageslips for the date and turns out i was underpaid,

 

did you try to see if it could be reduced?

 

everyday i dread opening the post incase it's an interview.

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If it's only £212 you will not be interviewed as it is not cost effective to investigate. It would cost far more in costs than they would ever get back.

 

For a case to be even considered to be criminal it has to potentially be over £2,000 or false from the outset or other serious factors.

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back in 09 my best friend was caught working in a temp job for 2 weeks whilst claiming jsa and resulted in a small overpayment and she was interviewed under caution and was given a caution for it. was she only interviewed under caution because she was still claiming therefore they had to treat it as criminal?

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They didn't even reassess my claim when i gave them my february wage slip 4 weeks ago. It's only because i handed in my wage slip today and said i've not heard anything about the decision for this months rent that she reassessed my claim infront of me. Is this normal or is my LA pee takers?

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Received another overpayment letter yesterday dated 10th march with an apology and signed by the woman who made the error for £30.40. It says that even though its LA error it's recoverable because they reasonably expected me to know i was being overpaid due to the statements they sent me with calculations.

 

It's between feb and 26th march. However the benefit decision with calculations letter they had sent me was dated thursday 23rd march and i didn't recieve them until monday 27th March . If the overpayment was between feb and 26th march, could i argue that i wasn't expected to know as i would have already been overpaid by the time i recieved the calculations?

 

I admit i didn't thoroughly check it as it came in a large envelope and the 1st decision notice had the correct earnings so i assumed it was the same with all of them and on 7th April i recieved new calculations for benefit starting 3rd April which had my earnings wrong so i looked at the rest and went into the centre and told them 2 decision notices had my earnings wrong.

 

I saw the same woman at the front desk who made the error but she failed to tell me to my face that she accidently calculated my earnings wrong and that it would have caused an overpayment and it would be recoverable and that has annoyed me the most.

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