"A Whelk's Chance in a Supernova" is Douglas Adams' phrase that springs to mind concerning the below:
TYPE OF APPEAL
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What are you appealing against?: Objection to an on street penalty charge notice
GROUNDS - OBJECTIONS TO AN ON-STREET PCN
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Please list your reasons for challenging the PCN:
1. I do not know your area of London very well.
2. There appear (in retrospect) to be two time zones for illegal parking
going on in that road.
3. From my car window it said you are OK after 6pm.
4. When we got back to the car, my friend read the notice carefully on the
side of the road I had parked and it said you are not OK until after 10pm.
5. This is the first time (and if I am fined, an expensive way to find out)
that there are different time zone operations for legality on opposite sides
of the same (very small) road.
6. I have learnt my lesson from this day forwards and will always now read
both sides of the road carefully.
7. I wonder if you can find it in your heart to let me off the fine on this
occasion and I will promise never to make this mistake again.
8. I think there should be a sign on the sign saying "this side of the road
only" on the side of the road I was looking at.
9. Many thanks in advance.
MORE INFORMATION
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If you have any further information please type it in here.
I think I just about covered everything in my last message.
I hope you can be flexible on this occasion.
DECLARATION
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As far as I know, the details I have given are correct. I understand that if
I make a false statement I may be prosecuted and fined up to £5,000
Declaration: Yes
