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the trial period ended sometime around mid of dec 2024 if i am not mistaken. i have a feeling that vehicles driven on this road more than once since the trial period are automatically being issued PCNs. i drove on this road once on 27th of dec and till date i havent received the PCN. so given the situation, my only though would be to raise an appeal stating you havent received the initial warning letter and as such you are unaware of the new restrictions. but again this is not a strong argument.

@Fer360cs
Is this your first entry on this road since the last week of nov? If yes then
On the short clip of the contravention, does it show your car pause or stop at the foot of the entrance before entering the road? If yes this I guess you have a decent chance of appealing.
Your primary point of appeal would be
1) could not reverse on to the a4 due to traffic (breaking the rule 201 of the traffic code)
2) lack of warning signs on the A4.
Note - you would need to prove that the temp warning signs on the A4 before the Rivercourt road were switched off.
I meant this sign in the pic below -

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@Fer360cs
Is this your first entry on this road since the last week of nov? If yes then
On the short clip of the contravention, does it show your car pause or stop at the foot of the entrance before entering the road? If yes this I guess you have a decent chance of appealing.
Your primary point of appeal would be
1) could not reverse on to the a4 due to traffic (breaking the rule 201 of the traffic code)
2) lack of warning signs on the A4.
Note - you would need to prove that the temp warning signs on the A4 before the Rivercourt road were switched off.
I meant this sign in the pic below -

That sign is totally wrong. The restriction is NO access ! Anybody seeing this would assume it is perfectly OK to turn in. This makes any representations even stronger, as it does not reflect the traffic order.

@Fer360cs
So seems like you have good few points to appeal. Good luck with it!
I am still not sure why I haven’t received my PCN yet as my drive on 27th was my only contravention too. Guess I have to contact the council to confirm if my vehicle has any existing PCNs.

I received a PCN for this today, went through on 28/12/24 and notice dated 06/01/25. I also live nowhere near here and was my first time driving on this road.

Have sent an email to the address shared earlier, but considering that the reduced penalty charge ends on Friday because the letter took nearly a week to get here, and the slow response mentioned, my hopes aren't exactly high. Any ideas/advice appreciated.

If you look here, you'll see that signage is totally inadequate because there is no advance warning sign on the A4. The only way to get an unbiased judgment is to take them to London Tribunals. This means risking the full penalty. The case here is strong, but until we see a win here, it is all in the lap of the gods.

OP, will you pl focus on the signage, all of the signage, at the entrance to the road as I posted a few days ago.

Pl just spend a few minutes piecing this together and then just draw a simple diagram.

As I see it from the various snippets of photos and GSV, the following are situated at the entrance:

A Controlled Zone sign(which relates to parking). This is composite(has wording other than just the prescribed minimum of Controlled Zone) but not an associated late;
One-way street sign;
A speed limit sign;
A restricted access for vehicles over a prescribed weight sign with several very detailed associated plates;
A no entry for vehicular traffic sign, with associated late.
And it appears a Red Route Clearway ends sign.

And a driver is supposed to take all this in at 40mph!