Any get out?

[Rockettvr]

Hi fellas
Been working in soho recently and just recieved 2 PCN notices. Basically Great Windmill st. Has a no loading restriction between 8:30am and 12 midnight. I've been arriving at 7 am and unloading my tools and equipment before going off to park in a local bay. However as Great Windmill St. is narrow I've been parking with 2 wheels on the kerb to allow traffic to pass. Unfortunately unknown to me there's a remote operated camera at the top of the road and they've done me for the parking on the pavement. Even more concerning is that the PCNs take a fortnight to arrive so I've possibly got another load coming my way at a cost of several hundred pounds. Seems very heavy for in loading my gear early doors with very little traffic and I'm only stopped for a max of 2 min a time. Any advice ( other than taking it on the chin for being a tt) ? TIA

[Mr SFJ]

I'd personally appeal, as you were unloading tools required for you to carry out a job. And as you were only there for a couple of minutes you can be seen to be playing fair.

I might be wrong, but personally I would.

[speedking31]

There is a law against parking on the pavement in London. Loading or unloading makes no difference. Bang to rights I'm afraid.

See here. Last bullet point.

Will be interesting to see whether you get a fine per day or whether some common sense is applied. Education in this case would have been far preferable to automated punishment. I would hope that you can get all but one of the tickets quashed.

Edited by speedking31 on Wednesday 17th September 13:09

[ging84]

surely loading is not the same thing as parking
the highway code seems to make a distinction
eg, you can load on double yellow lines, but not park
are you forbidden from loading on the pavement the same as parking?

[Eclassy]

This is what annoys the hell out of me. Someone who is being considerate gets fined. Its as stupid as when a ticket is issued to someone who safely edges forward past a red light to allow an emergency vehicle through and is then fined.

Have they got any brains left at these places. OP arrives and parks at a loading bay during the allowed times. He didnt have to but being considerate he parks with 2 tyres on the pavement to leave enough space for others to drive past.

Why would you give him a ticket for that?!

I would fight it all the way to the arbitrator.