Brief Stop at Taxi Rank to Drop Off or Pick Up
Many taxi-rank and restricted-bay rules allow a vehicle to stop briefly to drop off or pick up passengers, or to load or unload goods, even where parking is otherwise banned. If you stopped only for a moment for one of these allowed reasons and stayed with or near your vehicle, the offence the council is accusing you of may not apply.
Legal basis
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; the specific Traffic Regulation Order terms; Traffic Management Act 2004 Part 6
How to identify this in your case
Is this you? You stopped at a taxi rank or restricted bay only to drop someone off, pick someone up, or load or unload — not to park. You were with or close to the vehicle the whole time, and the stop was brief. Check whether the local order for that rank or bay actually permits this kind of stop. If so, gather any evidence of timing and, if possible, a statement from your passenger.
Sample appeal wording
formal
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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Scan my ticketSources
- Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
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