parking east dulwich

[DJT4724]

Be careful out there  !   I got a ticket for 1 minute over  on Lordship Lane   ---- with a blue badge , on a single yellow ...    I returned at 4.03pm to find the ticket -- he waited till 4.01pm with ticket and then scarpered 

Naturally i appealed it and this was the response

 

We refer to the informal challenge you have made against the issue of the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) JK17113680
You were parked on a single yellow line with one yellow kerb marking.
There is a sign at the location advising that no loading is permitted Monday-Friday, 7 am to 10 am, and then 4 pm to 7 pm.
Loading is permitted for a maximum of 40 minutes between 10 am and 4 pm, and then again after 7 pm.
You were observed parked at 4:01 pm. and therefore issued a PCN for parking at a time when the rule applies. The purpose
of this rule is to improve traffic flow and safety at all times.
This contravention is immediately enforceable, and therefore, a PCN can be issued straight away as no observation period is
needed.
This rule applies to disabled badge holders, too; it is not a situation where you may use your disabled badge.
Although your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) was correctly given, we have cancelled it on this occasion, as a gesture of
goodwill.
Please note that this cancellation does not set a precedent for other PCNs issued in the future under similar circumstances,
as each case is dealt with on its own merits.
Yours sincerely
Anita Hayler

Southwark Parking 

[KalamityKel]

But... you returned at 4.03pm... 🤷‍♀️

[Sue]

I think you were very lucky to get it cancelled, TBH.

So far as I know, there is not some kind of unofficial period of grace after the publicised time.

Edited 2 hours ago by Sue

[ianr]

There is actually an official grace period of ten minutes, but that applies only to a "designated parking space", which OP wasn't in.  It's mentioned  in https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-enforcement-of-parking-contraventions/guidance-for-local-authorities-on-enforcing-parking-restrictions, ie:

Grace periods

Parking policy should be designed to enable people to access the community and carry on their business as easily as possible.

Whilst it is important to undertake enforcement, to prevent abuse of parking facilities to the detriment of the majority, enforcement should be sensitive, fair and proportionate. This would not be the case if a driver received a PCN for returning to their vehicle only moments after the expiry of a period of permitted parking.

Therefore, the law requires that a penalty charge must [footnote 20] not be issued to a vehicle which has stayed parked in a parking place on a road or in a local authority’s car park beyond the permitted parking period for a period not exceeding 10 minutes.

The grace period applies to on-street and off-street parking places provided under traffic orders, whether the period of parking is paid for or free.

Any penalty charge during the 10-minute grace period would be illegal unless the vehicle itself is parked unlawfully (for example, where the motorist has not paid any required parking fee or displayed a parking ticket where required).

It is important that all CEOs understand that grace periods only apply to designated parking places where a person is permitted to park. A road with a restriction (for example, single yellow line) or prohibition (such as a double yellow line) is not a ‘designated’ parking place either during - or outside of - the period of the restriction or prohibition.

Footnote 20 points to https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/71/regulation/5

Edited 1 hour ago by ianr