A week in the life of Mr Mustard

There is of course no comparison with Mr Mustard's somewhat comfortable life but most of his stories start with a picture and this is what he thought of. Mr Mustard will pick up the classic when he next sees it in a charity shop as he ought to read more but he doesn't have much free time and you are about to see why.

Do bear in mind that Mr Mustard has a full time job as a credit consultant / debt collector although he will often go work / PCN / work / PCN / work in order to have a bit of variety and keep up with both.

Here follows a list of the parking ticket related tasks he carried out last week:

Monday

Make formal representations against a Notice to Owner.
Provide advice on a private parking ticket - pointed towards the PePiPoo web forum.
Gave preliminary advice on 3 PCNs for a hire car whilst the resident's car was being repaired - the council were of no help in even mentioning a dispensation for such an event.
Rotherhithe tunnel - gave advice about a PCN for driving a VW Caddy through - yes it does breach the 2T commercial vehicle limit but the location is over signed.
Exiting a one way street in reverse due to a construction vehicle blocking it. Advised to phone the police next time who will either clear the obstruction or give authority to drive the wrong way. Had already lost at the tribunal - advised to pay up.
Gave advice on fighting a Notice to Keeper sent by ZZPS.
Provide advice on a private parking ticket received after a trip to LIDL - pointed towards the PePiPoo web forum.
Provide advice on a private parking ticket received after using a disabled bay - pointed towards the PePiPoo web forum.
Send authority to act letter out for signing.

Tuesday

Still in bed - receive and study a whatsapp message and two emails containing an informal rejection about a council PCN. Send advice to await the Notice to Owner.
Check all of yesterday's tribunal decisions and read any for Barnet.
Study a Notice of Rejection, find a flaw within the PCN, the location is not where the car was parked, send advice to start a tribunal Appeal and then do so once authorised.
Send whatsapp message to a motorist to phone the council to obtain a Notice of Appeal form so that the Appeal to the tribunal can be made in writing.
Receive an email from a delighted motorist that her PCN has been cancelled.
Wrote a blog post.
Exchange a few direct messages on twitter with a lady who now lives at the address of a man who is deceased and who is being bothered by a bailiff.
Answer a councillor's direct messages on twitter about a special permit blue badge bay outside the house of a centenarian so that she can help them the next morning (this was at 10:30pm).
Check a Notice to Owner is in the correct name as its issue was spotted and formal representations were made on line whilst it was still in the post.

Wednesday

Check all of yesterday's tribunal decisions and read any for Barnet.
Make the formal representations against the Rotherhithe Tunnel PCN now an authority letter is held.
Phone the tribunal as Mr Mustard only has one Appeal listed at 2pm and he has no evidence. Having checked the council website which has been set to zero he is pretty sure that the council have thrown in the towel but he does not want to disrespect the tribunal. They check and call back to say the Appeal will be allowed for lack of evidence.
Sent a letter to ZZPS that the Keeper will not be naming the Driver.
Consider a Notice of Rejection, recommend an Appeal to the Tribunal.
Complete form N180 for a court case that is being defended for a friend.
Consider a Notice of Rejection, recommend an Appeal to the Tribunal.

Thursday

Check all of yesterday's tribunal decisions and read any for Barnet. Find that the council have given up on two PCNs. Email the two motorists concerned.
Start an Appeal.
Receive a Notice of Rejection by email and send it on to the motorist with advice to go to Appeal.
Check the status of 8 PCNs.
Email a motorist to see why his balance is now zero.
Email another person to tell them their PCN is now cancelled.
Start a tribunal Appeal on line.
Check for evidence on four upcoming tribunal hearings. Email one of the people concerned to tell them a charge certificate has been issued, that it is an error and they should therefore win for that alone.
Post some advice on the PepIpPoo forum about a PCN issued 3 minutes into a changed restriction in Hampstead High St.
Email yet another person to tell them their PCN is now cancelled.

Friday

Check all of yesterday's tribunal decisions and read any for Barnet.
Receive 3 emails containing various documents for 3 PCNs, save the images, sort all of it into order, make an informal challenge, verify one PCN reference and advise to wait for the next document on two of the PCNs.
Check the status of 23 PCNs.
Email a motorist to tell them to look out for their Notice to Owner.
Email information about why an early charge certificate is so naughty.

Saturday

Check all of yesterday's tribunal decisions and read any for Barnet.
Write an extra ground of Appeal that the charge certificate was premature, upload to the tribunal and send a copy to the council.
Visit the vehicle hire company where Mr Mustard provides advice and deals with anything tough.
Check the status of the upcoming tribunal cases and find the council has given up on one of them. Tell the motorist.
Look at two PCNs he had missed when he was sent three at once. Make formal representations for one of them. Gave advice to await the Notice to Owner for the other one. 
Look at a Camden PCN and advise the motorist to make their own challenge on line as Mr Mustard's name won't help.
Look at a bus lane PCN, provide advice and write a blog about it.
Check 10 PCNs and find that one has been paid.

Sunday

Check all of yesterday's tribunal decisions and read any for Barnet.
Look at a Regulation 10 PCN received in the post. Find an error within it. Advise the motorist.
Write a Review request for an Appeal that he lost outside London, where he never seems to fare as well, and sent it to the motorist to check.
Write a blog post.
Checked seven PCNs and find a charge certificate has been sent.

Mr Mustard is only fighting half as many PCNs as he was doing 2 years ago when he nearly lost control due to sheer pressure of work and parking. He hopes you understand why he tries to limit his help to those who need it the most

- the elderly and not so up with things 
- the physically or mentally disabled
- the poverty stricken
- council blunders

He hopes you have enjoyed this little insight into his world and will understand that whilst he always tries to respond quickly it isn't always possible.

Yours frugally

Mr Mustard