Yellow Line Sign Hours Contradict the Council's Traffic Order
A yellow line restriction is only enforceable if the hours shown on the street signs match the hours in the council's written traffic order. If the time plate says one thing and the order says another, drivers were not given adequate information about the real restriction, and the Traffic Signs Manual warns that incorrect signing can make the order unenforceable.
Legal basis
Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/2489) reg 18; Traffic Signs Manual Ch 3 (2019) para 1.2.2; Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/576) reg 5(4)(a), (f), (g)
How to identify this in your case
Photograph the time plate or zone sign covering where you parked, noting the exact hours and days shown. Then ask the council (or check its online TRO register) for the traffic regulation order covering that street. If the hours, days or extent in the order differ from what the signs say, this ground applies.
Sample appeal wording
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