Loading/Unloading Exemption

If you were actively loading or unloading goods, you may be exempt from certain parking charges. The activity must be continuous and genuine.

Legal basis

Contract terms often include loading exemptions; Private Parking Code of Practice provisions.

How to identify this in your case

Document what you were loading/unloading, duration, and that the activity was continuous.

Sample appeal wording

At the time the alleged contravention was recorded, I was engaged in loading/unloading [DESCRIBE: e.g., 'heavy shopping', 'work equipment']. I was parked for [DURATION] and was with my vehicle throughout. The parking signage permits loading/unloading. I was not 'parked' within the meaning of the restriction; I was engaged in a permitted activity.

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

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Sources

Private Parking Code of Practice 2024