Disc Parking Zone - Defective Disc Sale Compliance
Disc parking zones (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and certain Dublin areas) require by-laws specifying disc dimensions, sale outlets, validity. Where a motorist could not reasonably purchase a disc (no nearby outlet open, machines out of order, online down), or where a correctly scratched disc is misread, the FCN should be cancelled.
Legal basis
Local Government Act 2001; relevant disc parking by-laws.
How to identify this in your case
Disc displayed but not visible on photograph; nearest outlet closed/out of stock; machine error; disc with correct date/hour scratched but read incorrectly.
Sample appeal wording
To: [Issuing Authority] Re: FCN [NUMBER] [SELECT] A. A valid parking disc was correctly scratched and displayed showing date [DATE] and hour [HOUR-HOUR]. Photograph enclosed. B. No reasonable means of purchasing a disc was available. The nearest disc-sale outlet ([ADDRESS]) was closed/out of stock. The on-street machine was out of order (photo enclosed). The by-laws presuppose reasonable availability. Cancel the FCN. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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