The purpose of the restriction is to prevent short term parking being abused by moving vehicles around. In that sense it would be no defence to plead different drivers; the infringement is committed iro the vehicle.
Couldn't find anything on the Traffic Penalty Tribunal's example cases page to cover it, which suggests it's not, unlike fluttering tickets or going for change, something they regard as newsworthy. I think, assuming it's a Council issued ticket, the best that an be hoped for is the Council exercising discretion.
Anecdote:
I worked for a while in an office overlooking Lincoln's Inn Fields. Part of an adjoining building was occupied by a solicitors firm in which several partners drove to work in assorted upper range BMW, Saab etc models. Cars were left on the meters around square (now pay/display) which were subject to max stay/no return restriction.
Every couple of hours a secretary would sally forth from building with keys and a bag of change and move the cars round the square from Westminster's bays to Camden's and vv.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Thu 22 May 14 at 11:00
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