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HARINGEY Code 02(a) Willan Road PCN Temporary Parking Suspension

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Due to ongoing building works they've 'temporarily' (for 18 months) suspended parking, and on the signage given the reason as to 'maintain emergency access to estate', as at the end of this parking bay there is an emergency access gate and trade vans have needed access during weekdays.



Their signage also has a photo that shows only the area in-front of the gate. The vehicle ticketed was parked not obstructing this gate on a Saturday (although the suspension is 24/7). Do you think there are any grounds for appeal for possibly misleading/confusing signage?

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Last Edit: September 27, 2026, 06:46:34 pm by M
Re: HARINGEY Code 02(a) Willan Road PCN Temporary Parking Suspension
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#4
Is it an unrestricted bay/kerb normally.
Yep.

Is it opposite 3c/3d  whatrver they are.
Opposite 3C, hence my query as the sign indicates access to the gate is the reason for the suspension, and the photo on the sign only shows the area in-front of the gate and opposite 3D (not where I parked (the PCN confirms this)), and if there were any grounds for the signage being misleading.

Can I ask you to delete the two photos that show the reg' as I've had plates cloned before. I've re-uploaded them...


Last Edit: September 29, 2026, 08:58:27 am by M
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OK, so you saw the sign and unfortunately read into the restriction from its photograph, that it was there to allow access to the driveway. It's always fatal to do this, because the sign clearly says the suspension is opposite 3c and 3d, and says nothing about access. Who knows why they need the extra space, maybe to park a van or a skip ?. You parked opposite 3c so got a ticket.  The sign seems clear enough to me, I cannot see any credible argument against the PCN, sorry to have to say it. However, this being Haringey, there may be a tchnical argument based on Haringey's mismanagement of the enforcement process, so wait a bit and see what others say. The downside of appeals based on techicalities is you'd have to take them to London Tribunals and risk the full PCN amount.
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OK, so you saw the sign and unfortunately read into the restriction from its photograph, that it was there to allow access to the driveway. It's always fatal to do this, because the sign clearly says the suspension is opposite 3c and 3d, and says nothing about access.
The sign states 'Reason: maintain emergency access to estate'

That gate years ago had a sign on saying 'emergency access do not obstruct', it's actually on a 2012 streetview but it must have fallen off sometime before the next one in 2014, and the council were so concerned with emergency access they never put it back up...




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#7
Sorry, missed that bit on the sign; it was getting late at night, (for me anyway !).  You can of course put your interpretation of the suspension to the council who will refuse it, like they do on almost all informal reps. If you are the owner of the car, you can then wait for the Notice to Owner, and submit reps again. Reps against NtO are looked at more carefully, but  are usually rejected, with the discount re-offered.
Others may disagree, but I don't think your case is strong for going to London Tribunals.
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Might have solved the mystery... the day after I was ticketed I noticed there was an X5 parked there & the sign had been removed (before anyone accuses me I didn't touch it). This morning they've put the sign back & ticketed a Golf which had been parked there the last few days (it was definitely there before the sign was put back), and Mr X5 who's blocking the gate.

Annoyingly and as always seems to happen in these situations, my dashcam decided to die on my journey home so I can't say for certain if it was there when I parked.

So it doesn't help my case but I know now how they behave (Mr Golf probably has a good case...).