Know your fight before you appeal

Parked on double yellow lines

A double-yellow-lines PCN (contravention 01) can be challenged on signage, loading, exemptions and procedure. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Council parking ticket

A council Penalty Charge Notice can be challenged on signage, procedure, exemptions and mitigation. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Bus lane ticket

A bus-lane PCN is camera-enforced and can be challenged on signage, timing, permitted use and procedure. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Yellow box junction ticket

A box-junction PCN turns on whether your exit was clear and whether the markings comply. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Private parking charge

A private “parking charge” is a contract claim, not a government fine — and the rules give you several strong ways to challenge it. Here is how.

Pay & display ticket

A pay & display or meter PCN often turns on a failed machine, a valid session you weren’t credited for, or the grace period. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Permit bay ticket

A permit-bay PCN often turns on a permit that was valid, pending, or wrongly read. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Overstayed the time limit

An overstay PCN turns on the exact observation times, the grace period, and whether the time limit was clearly signed. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Disabled bay ticket

A disabled-bay PCN turns on whether a valid Blue Badge was displayed and readable, and on the bay’s signs. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Loading ticket

A loading PCN turns on whether you were genuinely loading or unloading, and whether a “no loading” marking was actually present. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Pavement parking ticket

A footway/verge PCN turns on the local rules, the signs, and exactly where the vehicle was. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Wrong bay ticket

These PCNs turn on the bay markings, whether a suspension was signed, and whether your vehicle/use was actually allowed. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Stopped where you shouldn’t

These PCNs turn on whether you actually “stopped”, whether it was forced, and whether the restriction was clearly signed or marked. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Moving traffic ticket

Camera moving-traffic PCNs turn on sign visibility, the footage, and whether entry was forced. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.

Council car park ticket

An off-street car-park PCN turns on the displayed terms, the signs, and whether you were genuinely in breach. Here is the law and the strongest grounds.