Tower Hamlets PCN appeal rejected

Hi all,

I received a PCN in tower hamlets while my car was parked on a single yellow. The car was displaying a blue badge but fell from the dashboard after a vehicle hit it while my car was parked.

I appealed explaining this and showed proof of damage to my car due to the hit and run. Sadly, TH rejected the appeal and I’ve attached the rejection letter below.

TH have never cancelled a PCN for me due to it being a first time incident for a blue badge holder.

Do I have chance at adjudicator?

My view is you do have a chance, but you'd have to risk the full penalty at London Tribunals. TH are being their usual venal and rapacious selves from the content of their letter of rejection. However, you'll need robust evidence to support your claim that a car bumping into yours, dislodged the BB.

Please follow the instructions in the READ THIS FIRST - **BEFORE POSTING YOUR CASE!** sticky post at the top of the forum.

You are specifically told not to redact the PCN number and the vehicle reg. Please correct that and also post up the PCN itself.

At the moment you can't appeal to the Adjudicator. You need to wait for the Notice to Owner and then submit a formal representation against it. If they reject your formal representation then you can appeal to the Adjudicator.

I would like to be your free representative. This is atrocious behaviour by Tower Hamlets. You did follow the rules and no penalty is due (provided that what you tell us is correct). Please email mrmustard@zoho.com

Apologies

Updated

How would I prove that? I’ve got images of the damage but that’s about it. It isn’t worth me raising a claim with my insurance.

It is your word against the council's. It would be a fantastic story for you to make up just to avoid a PCN. We could prepare a witness statement signed by you as that carries more weight and also let the adjudicator talk to you on the phone if it comes to it. Please give us the PCN ref and vehicle reg so we can look at the photos online.

Rejection letter has been updated to show the PCN number. Post above. Thanks

It would be better for everyone if you didn't park on a bend.



The rear doesn't seem to show any damage. There are no photos of the offside. Can we see a damage photo please.

(What is the situation with your other Tower Hamlets PCN? start a new thread if necessary).

Did you include a copy of your BB with your challenge?

Yes I did

Are the damage photos about to be shown to us?

I helped this motorist last year. He is now in touch with me again. I will update in due course.

Here are the images of the damage

https://imgur.com/a/dX5has3

Sorry, but these are scuffs and scrapes. There's no distortion of the fundamental shapes of these parts. I'm 99.9999% certain that an adjudicator is not going to be convinced that this was the damage made in a collision with another car sufficient to displace a BB.

But it's your choice.