Your street isn't covered by the parking rules
Pay-parking rules only apply to streets and zones that are specifically listed in the council's parking bye-laws. If your car was in a spot that isn't actually named or mapped in those bye-laws — for example at the edge of a zone, on a newly built street, or on a street that has been renamed since the bye-laws were written — then no offence has taken place. Ask the council to show you the exact bye-law entry that covers the precise location where you were parked.
Legal basis
Road Traffic Act 1994 s.36(1) and s.36(2)(a) (bye-laws control parking only in places specified in the bye-laws).
How to identify this in your case
Is this you? Your car was near a zone boundary, on a street that may not appear in the council's parking bye-laws schedule, or in an area that is privately maintained. Ask the council to point to the specific bye-law provision and schedule entry that covers the exact spot where you received your ticket.
Sample appeal wording
Sample wording to adapt and send yourself — it may not fit your notice or the stage you are at.
The location is not specified as a parking place in the bye-laws; no offence under s.36 RTA 1994 arises.
Beat It writes this argument automatically
Scan your PCN — our AI checks if this ground applies to your specific ticket, drafts a properly-cited appeal letter, and sends it for you where the council takes email — guiding you through their own online form where they use one, so you press submit. The win fee is only charged if you win.
Scan my ticket