What happened?

General guides file appeals under legal jargon. Start from what actually happened — each situation explains the real ground behind it, the evidence that wins, and your first move.

Parking tickets

I paid — and still got a ticketpayment made / no valid payment recorded My permit fell off the dashboardpermit not displayed / not clearly displayed The signs were hidden, unreadable or just not thereinadequate signage / no contract formed I was only a few minutes overgrace period / overstay The machine or the app wasn't workingequipment failure / frustration of contract The letter arrived weeks after I supposedly parkedNotice to Keeper timing / POFA 2012 keeper liability It wasn't me drivingkeeper vs driver liability The car broke down — or it was a genuine emergencyfrustration of contract / mitigating circumstances The ticket's details are just wrongincorrect contravention details I have a Blue Badge — and still got chargeddisabled bay / concession not applied £100 for THAT? The charge feels like a punishmentpenalty / charge proportionality £100 for two minutes at the airport drop-offairport drop-off / express zone charge A parking charge from the hospital car parkhospital car park charge — patient, visitor or staff Mine's from the council — is any of this different?Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) — statutory, not contractual

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EHCP & SEND decisions

The council refused to even assess my childrefusal to conduct an EHC needs assessment (s.36, Children and Families Act 2014)They say she's 'making progress' — but she isn't copingrefusal citing adequate progress / graduated approach They assessed him — then refused to issue a planrefusal to issue an EHC plan after assessment (s.37)The plan is full of 'access to' and 'opportunities for' — and no hoursSection F provision not specific or quantified School keeps saying they can't meet his needs — but the council refused anywaynecessity evidence from the placement itself Do we really have to do mediation before appealing?mediation information and the certificate requirement The two months are nearly up — is it too late?appeal deadline (2 months / 1 month from certificate)She can't get through the school gates anymoreemotionally based school avoidance (EBSA) as evidence of SEN

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Sources named above: Children and Families Act 2014, Part 3