<OK, so this is my draught. It may not fit in the box provided, with my southpaw scrawl but the hard work is done, and an 'additional sheet' is easy by comparison>
A few days ago. I received in the post a penalty charge notice, citing a 'failure to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle'.Initially, I thought it involved a parking permit my daughter took (or failed to take?) out for a visit by my son and myself on Xmas Day. It turns out that I had actually failed to notice a sign forbidding exit from my daughter's road, when we left on Boxing Day. This was largely because I have come to rely on satnav, especially in London, and assumed that it was taking a moment to determine my car's orientation, when in fact, it was probably directing me towards a legal route. As the sign was on a flowerbox, and quite close to the ground, it must not have grabbed my attention, in hindsight and having observed the sign on Google Maps (while I am a safe driver where ordinary road signage is concerned, I have had little experience with the stricter rules of inner London, and they are a challenge to my concentration, when combined with a long drive from Gloucester and cramped sleeping arrangements, evidently).
I am asking, therefore, that you overturn this charge, as it is unlikely I will ever make the same mistake again, now that I am aware of the situation, and alert to it, should I return, most likely, in the summer.
Sincerely, XXX XXXXX
