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Please post up a list of all the PCNs and Notices to Owner that you received. Include the PCN number, the date of contravention and the date of the NTO where applicable. And please identify the PCN that you paid at the impound yard.

What's the reg number?

The usual venal and rapacious Islington council ! Have they re-offered the discount, because if they haven't it is a total no brainer to take them to London Tribunals on the basis of continuing contravention, and disproportionate penalty.

In parallel to this, I would contact your local councillor on this one, as somebody in the council is clearly acting in a very heavy handed and heartless way and needs "educating" that his salary depends on residents paying council tax, and that he is not a Gauleiter.

The PCN that was paid at the impound centre is: IZ36596679

This was our appeal letter:
22nd September 2025

To: Islington Parking Services
Re: Representations against multiple PCNs – Vehicle Registration LX10 DZE

Dear Sir/Madam,

I make formal representations under the Traffic Management Act 2004 against the following PCNs issued to my motorbike (registration LX10 DZE):

PCN Numbers: IZ36214193, IZ36321091, IZ36323268, IZ36398868, IZ36399292, IZ36478209, IZ36500090, IZ36596679 (and further PCNs subsequently issued).

Grounds of Representation:

Continuous Contravention
The alleged contraventions arose solely because my resident parking permit expired while I was away from home for my wedding and honeymoon. During this time, the vehicle remained stationary in the same resident bay.

It is well established by London Tribunals adjudicators (e.g. ETA Case 2110166557 and others) that where a vehicle remains continuously parked in contravention, enforcement authorities should not issue multiple PCNs for what is effectively a single contravention. The principle of fairness and proportionality dictates that only the first PCN should be enforced, not a series of daily penalties.

Issuing more than 7 PCNs while the vehicle was immobile is therefore procedurally unfair and excessive.

Statutory Guidance on Proportionality
Under section 87 of the Traffic Management Act 2004, enforcement authorities are under a duty to have regard to the Statutory Guidance to Local Authorities on Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions, which states that enforcement should be fair, proportionate, and not unduly onerous.

Given that I had no opportunity to rectify the contravention while abroad, and had no knowledge that my resident permit had expired, the issuing of multiple PCNs is plainly disproportionate.

Permit Expiry – Exceptional Circumstances
I am normally a compliant resident permit holder. Unfortunately, the renewal reminder email was received on the day before my civil wedding, and the permit expired the day before I travelled abroad for my honeymoon. In the context of bereavement (loss of my brother), redundancy, and ongoing health issues reported to my GP, this was an isolated lapse, not deliberate non-compliance.

Removal and Storage Fees
I promptly paid £720 to recover my vehicle from the pound and paid the residential permit on the same day. I respectfully submit that this amount has more than satisfied the council’s interest in deterrence and enforcement. In addition, my motorbike sustained damage during storage, loss of important and expensive locking device, evidenced in photographs taken upon release.

In light of the above, I respectfully request that:

The multiple PCNs issued for what was a single continuous contravention be cancelled.

At most, only the first PCN should be upheld.

Consideration be given to refunding or reducing the removal and storage charges, given the damage sustained and the fact that multiple PCNs should not have been issued.

This was an honest mistake under exceptional personal circumstances. I acted in good faith, paid the release fee immediately, and have otherwise demonstrated a consistent history of compliance with resident parking requirements.

Should the Council reject these representations, I reserve the right to appeal to the independent adjudicator at London Tribunals, where I will rely on the doctrine of continuous contravention and the statutory duty of proportionality.

I ask the Council to exercise discretion and cancel the outstanding PCNs in the interests of fairness.

Yours faithfully

They are right that it isn't a continuous contravention but it is not proportionate to keep issuing PCNs.

There are 7 outstanding PCNs on the list - the first is a different settled one and the last the pound PCN.

They are lower level penalties which I'm not sure is correct for a resident permit but maybe there is something different about parking bikes. But the contravention of not paying the parking charge doesn't look right to me.

At £55 each at discount they are asking for £365. The daily storage fee for an impounded vehicle is also £55 so in fact not removing it before may have cots you less if these can't be appealed.

I'll have a look at the contravention issue.

A continuous contravention is where a vehicle is in 24/7 contravention such as on double yellows. This is a timed pay bay.

Islington residents can buy a m/c permit that gives free parking in any m/c pay bay. Here they've just ignored the expired permit and issued non-payment in pay bay PCNs.

After impounding they really should use discretion on the others in my view but they haven't and it was a decent ask.

It's a gamble but they may not contest tribunal appeals.