In the week which started on 13 October at PATAs there were 933 new Appeals registered at PATAS. Of those, 39 related to Barnet which is 4% and for possibly the first time in 2014 that is the percentage that one would expect. The winds of change are definitely blowing through parking.
There were 45 Appeals heard and 30 of them, that is 67%, were won by the motorist.
There were 4 cases worth telling you about. In all cases the PCN was cancelled.
- In the first, the bay sign was hidden by an overgrown hedge. The Adjudicator said "Drivers do not have to inspect the hedgerow" although the level of search required will vary from one Adjudicator to another.
- The PCN was left hanging out of its envelope in the traffic warden's pictures. it had gone when the motorist returned. It was held not to have been served which doesn't happen very often.
- There was a note in the windscreen and a Solicitor's letter in the evidence pack about the vehicle having broken down. (The council really need to be able to work out when the truth is being told and not to default to a sceptical position).
- A PCN from 23 July 2012 finally reached adjudication but wasn't detained for long as this was clearly a dead duck. Councils are meant to get on with it at a reasonable pace.
Keep those challenges coming as Appeal numbers are dropping which must mean that more earlier representations are being accepted.
Yours appealingly
Miss Feezance
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