Bay is situated here on Oxford Road:
Oxford Road - Haringey Council
As you can see usually it operates Mon-Sat, but on match and event days it operates on Sunday as well. We didn't see an entry sign stating that it was an event day (the council claimed there was one), however I went on the Haringey website to determine whether there were any events. According to the website the street lies within the "Finsbury Park" CPZ, and upon clicking the link as below, the website explains the additional restrictions on "Arsenal Match Day and Finsbury Park Event days only".
Finsbury Park CPZ
Arsenal were not playing that day, and I also searched for events in Finsbury Park, and there was nothing listed on the website (I subsequently took a screenshot to prove this). However, upon returning to our car we had received a PCN (as had multiple other cars).
We submitted a formal appeal, explaining the above and including the screenshots, however this was rejected, on the grounds that "Tottenham Hotspur were playing that day". This is factually correct- they played West Ham that afternoon - however where I parked was no-where near the Spurs restricted parking zone!!
Full text from the rejection is as follows:
There is a sign where you parked that explains that the bay you parked in is for people with a resident's permit.
You were issued a PCN for parking without a valid resident's permit. Paper and virtual permits can be used in that bay. Paper permits must be clearly displayed so that all details are visible. If no permit is seen, Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO)s check their handheld computers to see if the vehicle has a valid virtual permit.
We have noted your comments made in your challenge, the time plate clearly sets out parking was not restricted on a Sunday, except for match days or event days between 12 noon to 4.30pm. You mentioned you followed the link provided to the Arsenal website and no fixtures was listed for 20 March 2022.
On the day of the contravention there was football match taking place at Tottenham stadium, Tottenham Hot Spurs were playing West Ham United. Parking is restricted on Sunday between noon to 4.30pm on event days. There are time plates located at the entry point into the control parking zone (CPZ), informing residents / motorist when there is an event taken place and event day restrictions apply. We have considered the circumstance put forward, however we are unable to cancel this PCN.
Notice to Owner was dated 1 June so I think today is the last day to appeal? Was going to do so on the grounds that the contravention did not occur, but welcome any help here. Here is the notice to owner. Unfortunately yahoomail is down right now so I can't paste the exact rejection response to my informal appeal
thanks!