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"The photographic evidence shows clearly enough the Appellant's vehicle was present at this location. The Appellant made representations which were rejected and in normal circumstances the Appellant would thereafter be left with the choice of either paying, or appealing to this tribunal. The Council would not be required to enter into further correspondence on the matter and if the Appellant chose neither option a charge certificate could lawfully be issued.
However the rejection notice in this case is flawed and clearly caused the Appellant some degree of confusion. It refers, inexplicably, to representations received on the 19 th November 2010, before even the date of the contravention. A Council seeking to enforce a penalty must take the same care in its paperwork as it expects the motorist to take in his parking, and the issue of a rejection notice in this nonsensical form, particularly with no subsequent correction or explanation, amounts to a procedural impropriety. The Appeal is therefore allowed."
