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Greetings all and shout out to FTLA! I find myself in a bit of a pickle with a PCN (53J) that I was quite shocked to receive honestly. The signage wasn’t noticeable from my vantage point and there was a bus passing at the time of ‘entering a pedestrian zone’. They have tried to cheekily remove that context in the video evidence but the sharp eyed will notice the placement of the signs and how it is virtually impossible to see (let alone read) them when leaving a main road (30mph limit) with oncoming traffic to be mindful of in order to safely turn right. The signs (2) are placed 1, far behind where you would explicitly notice it with the vehicle oriented for a right turn and the other No.2 is oriented towards oncoming traffic making it highly improbable to pick up on the fly.

I genuinely was unaware of the restrictions, following sat nav in order to connect to Norbury Avenue in an emergency. I have read other similar croydon related posts and I have taken the necessary street level screenshots, video and what have you, they are in this dropbox folder
-> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/0o67g8y6fe2z0lgkbyagb/AGA70n7x7bJ3s7GyESEgJuA?rlkey=nq6jehw2ss6tvn71mdaexkn04&dl=0

Please help as I would rather avoid a £80 fine (discounted from £160) for something that has the feeling of being set up to fail. It was my first time visiting this area. The appeal window is closing and I would greatly appreciate your strategic approach over my 'hope they have a heart appeal'

following sat nav

We do see this rather too often, I'm afraid. Satnavs are never up-to-date, and London councils keep putting in these restrictions. It can be rather difficult determining if the signage is adequate.  Councils have a duty under Regulation 18 of The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, to erect 'adequate' signage giving notice of the restrictions imposed by a traffic order.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2489/contents

So, here is the advance sign for the restriction: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zweaiCyeSJgNXqBr8
and here are the restriction signs themselves: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/49DFwCDFVC3BEXZv9

However the sign on the RH side is directly opposite the traffic island so unlikely come to the driver's attention, especially if the advance sign was missed. What the driver sees when actually turning is this: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Pnasw9iATVBc8YWT6

So it is quite clear to me that the signage is not adequate, but you have to convince an adjudicator, as the council will never give way. The video doesn't show the main road traffic at all, really, being mounted well into Kensington Avenue with a very limited view.It does show a but

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following sat nav

We do see this rather too often, I'm afraid. Satnavs are never up-to-date, and London councils keep putting in these restrictions. It can be rather difficult determining if the signage is adequate.  Councils have a duty under Regulation 18 of The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, to erect 'adequate' signage giving notice of the restrictions imposed by a traffic order.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2489/contents

So, here is the advance sign for the restriction: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zweaiCyeSJgNXqBr8
and here are the restriction signs themselves: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/49DFwCDFVC3BEXZv9

However the sign on the RH side is directly opposite the traffic island so unlikely come to the driver's attention, especially if the advance sign was missed. What the driver sees when actually turning is this: -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Pnasw9iATVBc8YWT6

So it is quite clear to me that the signage is not adequate, but you have to convince an adjudicator, as the council will never give way. The video doesn't show the main road traffic at all, really, being mounted well into Kensington Avenue with a very limited view.It does show a but

Yes absolutely! I get it now. The sign on the left where the church is can be easily obscured by parked vehicles. You also caught the two signs and the driver perspective which is also what I described. What would I say in an appeal and how likely is it to succeed if the council say no by default? I just want to be sure I represent what was honestly a situation that better signage and not turning when a bus was literally going past would’ve likely solved...