Dropped Kerb Stop Was Loading or Passenger Drop-Off

Two built-in escape routes defeat a code 27 ticket. First, stopping only to let passengers get in or out, for no longer than necessary, is not 'parking' at all under section 86(8). Second, a vehicle delivering or collecting goods may lawfully park across a dropped kerb for up to 20 minutes where the loading cannot reasonably be done from anywhere else. Councils routinely ticket vehicles mid-delivery or mid-drop-off in breach of both provisions.

Legal basis

Traffic Management Act 2004 s.86(5) (delivery/collection/loading/unloading exception, vehicle parked 'for no longer than is necessary and for no more than 20 minutes' where loading 'cannot reasonably be carried out' otherwise) and s.86(8) (references to parking 'do not include stopping... for the purpose of allowing people to board or alight')

How to identify this in your case

Were you actively delivering or collecting goods to/from the premises served by the crossover, for 20 minutes or less, with no reasonable alternative place to load? Or had you stopped only to let someone in or out of the car? Keep delivery notes, receipts, courier app screenshots or a statement from the passenger; note your exact arrival and departure times against the PCN observation time.

Sample appeal wording

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Sample wording to adapt and send yourself — it may not fit your notice or the stage you are at. Replace the bracketed prompts with your own details; leave any case citation as it is.

I am appealing this penalty charge issued under contravention code 27. [My vehicle was engaged in the delivery/collection of goods to the adjacent premises; the loading could not reasonably have been carried out with the vehicle parked elsewhere, and the vehicle was there for no longer than necessary and for less than 20 minutes, engaging the exception in section 86(5) of the Traffic Management Act 2004.] / [My vehicle was stopped for no longer than necessary to allow a passenger to board/alight, which section 86(8) expressly excludes from 'parking'.] I enclose supporting evidence and put the council to strict proof, including its officer's observation times and photographs, of matters said to defeat the exception. On the evidence no contravention arose and the penalty should be cancelled.

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Dropped Kerb Stop Was Loading or Passenger Drop-Off

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How to identify this in your case

Sample appeal wording

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