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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Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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