Hi all,
My partner who is the registered owner of our call received a PCN from the London Borough of Haringey for "52(M) Failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle (motor vehicles)"
https://imgur.com/a/4WF90znI (a named driver on the insurance policy) was driving the vehicle at the time and not her.
We were a bit confused at first as the PCN wasn't clear as to what the prohibition was, but after some googling (and finding this post on this site:
https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/haringey-52(m)-pcn/) it became apparent that only residents with a permit can drive in that area. We were traveling back after visiting family at the time, and were unfamiliar with the area. I recall seeing the sign but it was pretty late and I only remember seeing the circular sign with the motorbike and car, thinking it meant we could drive through. I tried to find the sign on google maps but it looks like this still has not been updated yet, but on the PCN photo, it looks like there was also a white sign with text underneath. I must have completely missed this, which I am not sure what it said but assume it would have stated permitted vehicles only or something similar.
On the PCN itself, from the post above and also the helpful PCN spreadsheet, I understand that the primary way to challenge the PCN is that PCNs used to incorrectly state 28 days from the Date of Notice for the fine to increase, as opposed to the Date of Service. I checked the PCN received and believe this has now been correctly updated, so am not sure whether a challenge would still succeed.
Given the above, I am not sure if it would be worth fighting this, or simply paying the PCN as an expensive mistake for not seeing the sign.
Any advice and opinions are very much appreciated!
Thank you.
