Graham had business in Merton and one condition of his contract with the customer was the provision of visitor vouchers but on this day that deal failed.
A PCN was issued for code 12, being in a residents bay without a permit or voucher.
The informal rejection was written by someone who doesn't live in the real world.
Mr Mustard wasn't concerned, he told Graham to sit and wait for the Notice to Owner. The 50% discount didn't matter as he was after 100% off. Once the Notice arrived a more comprehensive representation was made.
The response was also longer.
Longer wasn't better in this case. The Grounds of Appeal set out the stall in detail.
Once an Appeal was made to an independent adjudicator, a lawyer, whose knowledge of parking law is vast, Merton Council could finally see the writing on the wall and they filed a Do Not Contest form and cancelled the PCN.
Take no nonsense is Mr Mustard's advice.
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Frankly the person who wrote such tosh in their letter of rejection should be in jail. This was deliberate malfeasance. It is high time council staff had their hands put to the fire
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