PCN Ealing borough - 53J Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering pedestrian zone/Costons lane

Thank you very much for this, but I wasn't able to find the case(s) you mentioned above: I followed 'Registers of appeals', but couldn't find the case you shared. (Even by typing the number into the search bar on the top right.)

When I click on 'Access Statutory Registers' (under Register of Appeals), I get 'Service not Available ' every time. What am I doing wrong? Sorry to be a pain, but I tried searching 'Ealing' in the search bar too, but only 4 cases came up, none of which you shared. I'm totally lost.

https://imgpile.com/p/MR7KU8i

It looks like their Statutory Register is off-line for maintenance. I expect it will be back on line next Monday.

hi,


Yes, thank you- they are back online today, so I looked at the cases. There are 21 cases listed for appeals; 3 were allowed.

I'm going to send my representation today via email. I'll let you know Council's response.

Hi all,

I submitted my formal representation to Ealing Council by email (within the 14-day discounted period) and received an acknowledgement email confirming it had been received.

The acknowledgement states that, to identify my case, they require my name, PCN number, VRM, and address. In my email, I included my name, PCN number, and VRM, but I forgot to include my address.

Do you think this is likely to cause any issues, or should the information I've already provided be enough to identify my case?

Do I need to send another email with my address? I will also be going away in August. Do you know from experience how long it might take for council to respond? I wouldn't want to miss anything important.

Thank you

Hi all,

Help, please- I received a Notice of Rejection of Formal Representation from Ealing Council; my formal appeal was rejected (as you predicted). The Council sent a standard verbatim letter; it didn't address my points at all. The letter arrived by post; it is dated 28/8/26. (Letter received on Tuesday 1/9/26/; Monday was a Bank holiday)

I'm not sure whether the 28 days counts from 28/8/26 for my tribunal appeal or from 1/9/26. I completely forgot about this; I don't think I have much time left to appeal
Also, do you have any advice for the tribunal? Is it better to attend in person or by Zoom? Anything else which might help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Hi Guys,

Please help,


Ealing Council rejected my formal representation. They didn't address any of the points I raised. Also ignored the pictures I provided. Council sent me a standard verbatim letter.
I received a Notice of Rejection, dated Friday 28/8/26 (Monday 31/8/26 was a Bank Holiday. I have 28 days to appeal to the London Tribunal. Please can you confirm when I need to do this at the latest..??

Would this be tomorrow, or Tuesday the 29/9/26?. I don't have my evidence ready yet. Also, do you have any recommendations on what's the best way forward regarding tribunals? (attend in person or Zoom?). Better to have still pictures or video. I don't feel that dashcam video is the best, as the angle is too wide and doesn't accurately represent the driver's view.I have several pictures,and video footage which I need to snip into pictures. I need to win this; in most cases, at the same location, appeals were rejected at the tribunal; 3 were allowed. What's your best advice on this? Obviously, if I didn't feel that strongly about this, I would pay the discounted rate, but I felt it was wrong, as Council takes massive advantage of motorists here.
I would be very grateful for any help and advice- total novice here. I'm very much last minute, as I have been juggling too many things. (I hope I'm in the right section this time posting.)

Thank you!

Hi all,

 I requested help previously but received no replies. Am I posting this on the wrong thread?

Following my original query, I submitted my appeal to the London Tribunals on 25/09/2026, and my hearing has been listed for April 2027.

However, today I received a Charge Certificate dated 29/09/2026, demanding payment of £240 for the alleged unpaid penalty within 14 days, stating that enforcement action will follow if it is not paid.

I would like to clarify the timeline. The Notice of Rejection sent to me by Ealing Council is dated 28/08/2026 and states that I have 28 days from the date of service to appeal. As 31/08/2026 was a Bank Holiday, I understand the date of service would have been 02/09/2026, making the 28-day appeal deadline 29/09/2026.

I submitted my appeal to the London Tribunals on 25/09/2026, therefore before the deadline.

I would appreciate advice on how I should proceed now. In particular, can Ealing Council lawfully issue a Charge Certificate while my appeal has already been lodged with the London Tribunals and a hearing has been scheduled?

Could procedural impropriety be raised as a ground for having the PCN cancelled, given that the Charge Certificate appears to have been issued while the appeal was already with the Tribunal?

Any advice on the correct procedure at this stage would be greatly appreciated.

First off, DO NOT PAY the Charge Certificate.

 It is essentially an unlawful demand for money when the appeal process is taking place, (London Tribunals in April 2027).  The date of the CC is probably sufficiently close to when you registered the appeal that it won't be your Get-out-of-Jail-Free card, but it could do. It depends on when the council received notice of your appeal date.

I suggest you contact the council to state that you registered an appeal at London Tribunals on <date>,  which was before they served a CC, and demand that the CC be cancelled forthwith, or you will include this unlawful act in your representations to the adjudicator.  Appeals have been won exclusively on this aspect many times before.

Help, please- I received a Notice of Rejection of Formal Representation from Ealing Council;

You must post this, pl.

Following my original query, I submitted my appeal to the London Tribunals on 25/09/2026, and my hearing has been listed for April 2027.

The 25th was a Friday. Where is the notification from ETA that your appeal has been listed?

Dates are vital in this process.

The NOR, which we haven't seen, was apparently dated 28 Aug, therefore deemed served 2 Sept. The last day of the 28-day period was therefore 29 Sept. A CC dated and posted 29th is risk taking by the authority. Once it's posted it's out of their hands and if they were notified of your appeal before close of play 29th then IMO they're ****ed.  But when they were notified is to be determined by you. Ask ETA how and when they notified the authority.

Thank you both for your response and advice!

  I received confirmation of my Tribunal hearing date on 29/09/2026, by email sent @ 1:29 pm.

My concern, however, is that the Council should not have been able to issue a Charge Certificate until 30/09/2026 at the earliest, because 29/09/2026 was the last day of my 28-day period for lodging an appeal.

I am not sure how the notification process works or when Ealing Council is notified that an appeal has been lodged with the London Tribunals. I submitted my appeal on 25/09/2026, but technically I could have waited until 29/09/2026, which was the final day of the appeal period.

So, should I contact the London Tribunals to confirm the date and time the Council was notified?

Also, should I inform the Tribunal that Ealing Council has issued a Charge Certificate dated 29/09/26, which I believe has been issued prematurely while my right to appeal was still open? Shall I add it to my evidence bundle? (I will have to wait until Monday to contact ETA.)

I would appreciate any advice on how best to proceed- many thanks!!

I posted previously that you must post your PCN and your confirmation from ETA, but to date we've not seen either.

I also asked you to contact ETA to find out when and how the authority were notified, but you've just come back with the same question.

As explained previously, the issue with a CC is when it may be served. Not issued, served. As post is deemed to be 2 working days this builds in a risk for money-hungry authorities. In order to serve a CC on the first day permitted, they have to send beforehand i.e. within the appeals period. They're in jeopardy if they're notified of an appeal after sending. That's life!

There's nothing improper if they were not notified of an appeal within the appeals period despite you submitting within the period. ETA's tardiness, if any, cannot be visited upon the authority.

In short, it's up to you to find out from ETA. 

@ Tincombe

Please don’t be annoyed with me — busy mama multitasking. When I read your response, I edited my reply but accidentally left it as a question rather than a confirmatory statement.

What I meant to say was: “So, I should contact the London Tribunals (ETA) to find out when and how the authority was notified.” — not “Should I contact the LT..'' I will contact ETA on Monday.

The NOR from the Ealing Council is here: https://imgpile.com/m/dQH0bug

Hi guys,

 I contacted London Tribunals about the Charge Certificate. They told me they sent a letter notifying Ealing Council of my appeal on 29 September 2026. There was no email notification, and no exact timestamp was available. As the notification was sent by post, it may have taken several days to reach the Council.
I've already uploaded the Charge Certificate to my Tribunal appeal and written to Ealing Council, pointing out that the Charge Certificate was issued prematurely on 29 September 2026 (the final day of the 28-day appeal period) and providing details of my listed hearing. On the Ealing portal, the outstanding PCN charge to pay is £160, so it seems that the Charge Certificate has been cancelled.

Can I ask the Adjudicator to consider whether this premature issue of the Charge Certificate justifies allowing the appeal without a full hearing? Or do I address this at the hearing?

What's your advice, please?
Thank you.

 

I think the dates are too close for an unlawful service of CC claim to succeed.

 

I think the dates are too close for an unlawful service of CC claim to succeed.

Thank you.