It was good that the council didn't, as often happens, claim that something that wasn't clear, was clear. It wasn't argued by Mr Mustard that the double yellow lines were not clear, only that the kerb markings, which signify a loading ban, were not clear.
The final line is the churlish one, do it again with the same facts and the council will not cancel. They usually write 'may' not cancel which would be more accurate as they should not fetter their future judgment. They just can't resist thumbing the public in the eye when the failing is not by the motorist but by the council in not repainting the kerb marks at the same time as the double yellows.
The goodwill wasn't evident at the informal challenge stage when the same imperfect kerb marks were found to be enforceable.
The traffic warden (civil enforcement officer) should never have issued the PCN because of the state of the kerb marks which they are meant to check before they decide if a contravention has, in their opinion, occurred or not.
What this sequence of events tells you is don't let the council rejecting your first challenge put you off from advancing the same argument for a second time and then for a third time at the tribunal. If you think you are in the right just persist, as Calvin Coolidge had it:
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