An alleged renewal fault was not supported by evidence (2026)
Case 2250423721 / 2025-12-17 / Adjudicator Teresa Brennan
Kingswood Avenue
Teresa Brennan refused the appeal where a permit had expired and there was no evidence of the claimed renewal-system fault. A cancellation of another PCN for missing officer notes did not establish that this permit was valid.
“I have seen no evidence that there was any bug that prevented the permit being renewed.”
Teresa Brennan, case 2250423721
The vehicle was parked in a permit bay after its permit had expired. The driver said renewal had been prevented by a technical problem and that further PCNs were issued while they were away.
Teresa Brennan examined an email sent before expiry which explained the renewal process. She found no evidence that renewal had been impossible before expiry, or that a software fault had prevented it. The PCN under consideration was issued 20 days after the permit expired.
The authority had cancelled a later PCN because the officer had not recorded notes. That separate evidential problem did not establish authorisation for the parking considered in this appeal. The adjudicator found there was no valid permit and refused the appeal.
The reusable point is the need to distinguish an asserted renewal attempt from evidence of an active permit or a documented system failure. Account records, dated error messages and correspondence can address that gap; the outcome of another PCN does not replace them.
Source and case reference
Search for 2250423721 in the London Tribunals register to read the decision. This case explains how the adjudicator assessed its evidence; another appeal depends on its own facts and applicable restriction.
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