Newham - 53J Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone

Hello - hoping someone can best advise how to tackle this PCN received from Newham council.

Driver entered a pedestrian zone at 8:56 according to cctv footage, this would’ve been 4 minutes until restrictions on this road ends.

Is there any way to argue this or grovel?

Unfortunately the time on the car was 5 mins over and the driver thought it was ok to pass.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Have a look at the READ THIS FIRST - **BEFORE POSTING YOUR CASE!** sticky post at the top of the forum. Then post up all pages of your Newham PCN. Please make sure that you only redact or obscure your name & address, please leave everything else visible.

Here’s a copy of the PCN received :
https://imgur.com/a/WsXREIY

And the rest of the PCN??
Here is the first page for convenience:

Please confirm that you are not a Blue Badge holder?

I can confirm im not a blue badge holder.

The link should be updated with image for back of PCN. sorry I can’t seem to post it on here directly.

https://imgur.com/a/WsXREIY

Video

Anyone have any thoughts at all?

If the driver makes a representation after 14days and they reject it. Do they still get to pay the reduced amount or do would they have to pay 130£ because representation was made after the 14 days

Newham usually re-offer the discount if you submit represenations (challenge) within the discount window. In this case the discount window is 14 days beginning with the date of the notice. The window expires today. So I would certainly try and get something submitted before COB today.

Trouble is the signs look to be very clear.

Looks like your car passed the signs at 08:56:30am. So 3-1/2 mins before the restriction ended. So try a de-minimus argument. Terribly sorry, the clock in the car must have been a bit fast so I believed the restriction had ended. An honest mistake and I won't do it again and so on. Post up a draft on here for scrutiny.