Hillingdon, code 01 parked in a restricted street, Tavistock Road, West Drayton

PROCEDURAL ISSUE?

I may have found an issue with the Traffic Management Order, would appreciate others' thoughts:

I was reflecting that it is an odd place for a single yellow as no clear reason for it.

So I checked the TMO: Restriction I think made under an Experimental TMO (pdf linked here if convenient:)<https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/downloads/file/2403/24-april-experimental-waiting-restrictions-to-support-the-existing-traffic-calming-measures-in-tavistock-road-yiewsley>)

(Schedule 1 a) iii) details relevant ‘Mon-Fri, Midday – 1pm’ waiting times restriction).

ETO purportedly made under s9 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. s9(3) RTRA provides 'no ETO shall continue in force for longer than 18 months'.
(s9 RTRA: <https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/9>)

ETO entered into force 1 May 2024 (see link above, page 1). 18 months elapsed on 1 November 2025? Purported PCN issued 10 February 2026.

Am I correct to believe this should be a slam-dunk?

I’m aware a new/permanent TMO may have been made, but cannot find any more recent on Hillingdon’s website or elsewhere. I've made an FOI request for any and all TMOs affecting relevant road and will update.

If it were me, I'd take them all the way for their pettiness and venality, plus a total failure to consider your representations, i.e."failure to consider"

Council replied to my FOI: They say no Traffic Management Orders impose waiting restrictions on Tavistock Road. (Full response below)

Am I stupid or does this mean they have no power to be issuing PCNs at that location?

Thanks in advance for advice!

Are you the registered keeper with current DVLA records?

I ask because the next stage in enforcement is for the RK to be served with a Notice to Owner allowing them to make formal reps. The response to your enquiry should be front and centre IMO.

Never, ever, underestimate the effect of anecdote and received wisdom in local government i.e. the signs are there, therefore the road must be restricted, mustn't it!! (2 restrictions in fact)

Thanks tincombe. Yes I'm the RK and up to date with DVLA.

Waiting for NtO just trying to get ducks in a row. Have made a further (broader) FOI to double check no other parking restrictions can be claimed later on...

Can't say I fancy my chances at formal reps stage. But seems silly not to give it a go.

NtO Recieved:

Would really appreciate some advice about how to word / structure formal reps about the TMO issue and the de minimis exception!

- Especially about whether I'm missing any grounds under Traffic Management Act 2004 for civil enforcement without a TMO?

Result: PCN cancelled.

Just closing this topic - council confirmed by post yesterday that PCN has been cancelled in response to formal reps.

Posting those formal reps and council's response below in case it is of any interest in similar cases where there is doubt about Traffic Management Orders.

Thanks to all on here for the slivers of advice.