Hello,
I’m seeking advice on a Havering moving traffic PCN which I believe was wrongly issued.
Council: London Borough of Havering
PCN code: 52M – Failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle
Location: South Street RM1 / Eastern Road RM1, Romford
Background / what happened
On 27 September 2025 I drove into South Street RM1 solely to access premises within the restricted zone. I was dropping off at Spark by Hilton, 112–116 South Street RM1 1SS, which is located inside the “No motor vehicles – Except for access” restriction.
I drove directly to the hotel entrance, stopped briefly, and then exited the zone. I did not use the road as a through route. I was dropping my uncle there, who is late 70s and not very mobile. He'd just visited my terminally ill dad for the last time, so this is even more frustrating for me tbh.
I made formal representations to Havering explaining that the signage allows access and that I was accessing premises within the zone. I provided the hotel booking as evidence (booking was for an accessible room). Havering rejected the representations without addressing the access exemption.
I appealed to London Tribunals, and the appeal has been successfully registered with a hearing scheduled. Despite this, Havering subsequently issued a Charge Certificate saying the fee had now gone up to £240 because I hadn't acted on time, which I understand should not happen while an appeal is live. I definitely got the appeal in on time.
Current status
• Appeal registered with London Tribunals
• Case reference: 2250652740
• Hearing date scheduled
• Charge Certificate issued after appeal registration
I would appreciate guidance on:
Whether my understanding of the “except for access” exemption is correct in this situation
Whether the Charge Certificate issued while an appeal is registered is procedurally improper
Any additional arguments or defects I should raise at tribunal
I have uploaded all documents below.
Thank you very much for your help!
this is my tribunal confirmation email, i havent included the call details of course but here is a snippit of it-
LOCATION
Image imbedding doesn't seem to have worked, so here is a dropbox link to all the photos -
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/88vsfz44xxtmd13xi9u7m/ALyqjIwSBTexwyFFYMOZiOw?rlkey=dxwyho5mvrk6notcb27zbg2yy&dl=0 https://maps.app.goo.gl/pg3Tqokir8PVg29Q9Link here, if you go forward one space it jumps to how it was in 2009 which was NO ENTRY signs with 'Buses only' underneath, but they changed it to "Except for Access" in the last few years as seen in the pictures.
One thing to add, is that Havering don't even keep the fine at £80 if you loose your appeal - bascially to appeal, its a literal gamble which I think is so so wrong! I would have paid the £80 just for ease after i lost the appeal, but I literally can't afford the £160!
Thanks so so much everyone!
Sorcha
