Update: The council rejected the formal represetations, made on 20 June, on 21 July.
On 1 August I started an Appeal to the tribunal which included the ground that the alleged contravention was the wrong one.
The hearing was set for 12 November.
Yesterday Newham Council filed a DNC form and cancelled the PCN.

Newham Council are cheats and liars, they rejected a perfect representation.
The motorist has been put through 6 months of stress and many people just pay up.
Those that trust the experts on this forum don't have to pay so often.