For anyone who is interested, this is a follow up to this thread -
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17925098&highlight=dropped+kerb
After a hell of a long wait, and a fair bit of evidence-gathering, I received the following today.
The adjudicator has allowed the appeal on the grounds that the contravention did not occur.
The Adjudicator directs London Borough of Haringey to cancel the PCN and refund the penalty charge and the release charges paid.
There is also an in depth description of why this decision was made, which heavily criticises the council
. I'm sure no one will want to read the whole thing though as it is about half a page of A4, so in short
- the council's pictures were deemed unclear, and mine were said to make much more sense
- the CEO had obviously believed the contravention was outside the wrong property
- the council wrongly stated that the occupier had asked them to remove my vehicle and as such could not provide any evidence of such correspondence occurring.
If anyone is interested in the full brief I will post it, but I find that last point particularly intriguing. It would appear that the council actually removed my vehicle illegally. They clearly did not abide by the Transport for London Act.
Now incompetency in the local authority is nothing new, but I feel I should highlight it now I have the opportunity. Should I take this further? Not necessarily in a legal sense. I was thinking more along the lines of seeing if I can get an article published in a local rag.
Thoughts?
And any ideas on what to do with £250?
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17925098&highlight=dropped+kerb
After a hell of a long wait, and a fair bit of evidence-gathering, I received the following today.
The adjudicator has allowed the appeal on the grounds that the contravention did not occur.
The Adjudicator directs London Borough of Haringey to cancel the PCN and refund the penalty charge and the release charges paid.
There is also an in depth description of why this decision was made, which heavily criticises the council
. I'm sure no one will want to read the whole thing though as it is about half a page of A4, so in short - the council's pictures were deemed unclear, and mine were said to make much more sense
- the CEO had obviously believed the contravention was outside the wrong property
- the council wrongly stated that the occupier had asked them to remove my vehicle and as such could not provide any evidence of such correspondence occurring.
If anyone is interested in the full brief I will post it, but I find that last point particularly intriguing. It would appear that the council actually removed my vehicle illegally. They clearly did not abide by the Transport for London Act.
Now incompetency in the local authority is nothing new, but I feel I should highlight it now I have the opportunity. Should I take this further? Not necessarily in a legal sense. I was thinking more along the lines of seeing if I can get an article published in a local rag.
Thoughts?
And any ideas on what to do with £250?
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