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Hello,

I have received a PCN from London Borough of Ealing for the alleged contravention of 53J - Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone in Mansell Road Greenford (2) (U) on 27/02/2026 at 15:55:04.

The fine is £160 reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days.

I am not from the area and was with my son who was driving. We were busy focusing on the satnav and genuinely did not see the sign.

I have gone online to view the footage and it does not show us turning into the road, it shows our car driving straight already on the road and past the signs. Just before the signs there are two roads on the left and right. It seems odd to have restriction signs appear in the middle of the road? Is this reasonable?

I did not notice any advance signage elsewhere.

We are not from the area and the only signs I was aware of were restricted parking on many of the roads around there, but not restricted access.

According to the picture, the restriction is during 8.30-9:15 and 3:00-4:00 (at least that is what I can make out from their image, it is not completely clear).

Any advice on the Mansell Road road signs? Not sure if the signs are compliant and we genuinely missed them or whether it's actually unreasonable to spot them and read them in the middle of a road while driving straight.

I am not sure how to share the video.

Thank you.

Thank you for the further information on how to upload.



Link to the video: PCN video


PCN pages 1-4:







Google maps street view: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WWfmojLPJoE54ZYZ9
Google maps

It is a long stretch of road and only towards the end do the restricted entry signs appear. But that is based off my review of google maps just now - I can't be certain there are no signs at the entrance of the road which was much further down.

The road on the left of the restricted part of Mansell Road is Garrick Road, and the road on the right is Ellesmere Road.

Grateful for your input if this is worth appealing.

Okay, thanks for reviewing. We don't drive in London often, in fact, the last time we visited Southall was well over 5 years ago. I usually am very conscious of road signs, but in this instance, this was a very long straight stretch of road, and only towards the end did these signs appear. This is the first time I've come across something like this. I guess we'll have to pay the fine and take it as a lesson learned!

In terms of driving straight on, is it reasonable that we should stop mid-driving on a straight road to read signs? And then have to suddenly determine a change in direction at the point we would have been driving straight?

I did not notice any advance signage elsewhere.

Assuming it hasn't been taken down since July 2024, you would have passed the advance signage here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/V5jdUTy8i6yyNfc7A