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TfL – Moffat Road SW17 – Code 46 CCTV PCN – temporarily prevented from proceeding

Hi all,

I would appreciate some advice on a TfL CCTV PCN before I submit representations.

PCN details

• Authority: Transport for London
• Contravention: Code 46 – Stopped where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)
• Location: Moffat Road, south side near its junction with Upper Tooting Road, SW17
• Date: 31 August 2026
• Time: 13:56

PCN:

https://ibb.co/fVnP3Kq6

Google Maps location:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DhX729VLFz6HyHWg6


What happened

I remained in the driver's seat throughout.

Another vehicle was obstructing the road / had left insufficient room for me to safely proceed.

I therefore became temporarily stationary while waiting for sufficient space to proceed.

I was also preparing to reverse slightly in order to give the other vehicle more room.

Once there was sufficient room to proceed safely, I moved away.


TfL's CCTV evidence

TfL has only made three still photographs available on the PCN website.

The photographs are timed:

• 13:53:15
• 13:53:36
• 13:56:08

So the period covered by the still photographs is approximately 2 minutes 53 seconds.

The CCTV angle shows my vehicle and the bay, but it does not show the relevant section of road ahead of my vehicle where the obstruction was.

In the closer CCTV photograph, the white reversing lamp is illuminated.

I had selected reverse because I was preparing to move backwards slightly to create additional room for the other vehicle.

The driver's window is also open.

My point is therefore not that the vehicle was never stationary.

It plainly was.

My point is that it was temporarily stationary because I was unable to proceed safely, rather than being parked or voluntarily waiting in the bay.

The CCTV photographs show my vehicle but, because of the camera angle, they do not show the circumstances that caused me to stop.


Current sign

I have now checked the actual current sign governing the bay.

It states:

No stopping Mon-Sat 7am-7pm

Except 10am-4pm

Loading max 20 mins

So I am not disputing the signage.

The stop occurred at around 13:53–13:56, so this was during the period when the bay operates as a loading bay.


Full CCTV footage

There is no video available to play on TfL's PCN website.

TfL only displays the three still photographs referred to above.

I intend to request access to the complete approved-device recording, including footage immediately before, during and after the period shown in the still photographs.

This seems particularly important because the still photographs do not show the road ahead of my vehicle.


Possible exemption – prevented from proceeding

My understanding is that the applicable Traffic Management Order should contain an exemption where a vehicle is:

"prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond the driver's control"

I have also found the following adjudication:

GSL Ltd v Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

PATAS case 2060175326

My understanding is that the vehicle in that case was prevented from moving because of traffic conditions and the adjudicator accepted the relevant exemption.

Obviously another adjudicator's decision would not be binding, but it appears potentially relevant to the principle involved here.


Reversing lamp

One point I would particularly appreciate views on is the illuminated reversing lamp.

The close CCTV photograph appears to show the reversing lamp clearly illuminated.

That is consistent with my recollection that I had selected reverse because I was preparing to move backwards slightly to give the obstructing vehicle additional room.

I appreciate that a reversing lamp by itself does not prove why I was stationary, but I wondered whether it provides useful contemporaneous evidence that the vehicle was being actively manoeuvred / remained under the driver's control rather than simply being parked.


Loading

For completeness, the premises adjacent to the bay are connected with my business and I do sometimes deliver stock there.

I later returned and unloaded stock into the premises.

However, I do not intend to rely upon loading as the explanation for the particular stop shown in these CCTV photographs.

I want the representation to accurately reflect what happened.

My case regarding this particular stop is that I was temporarily prevented from proceeding because of the other vehicle / traffic situation.


I have not yet submitted representations.

I would particularly appreciate advice on:

• Is the "prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond the driver's control" exemption the correct ground to rely upon?
  
  
• Does the illuminated reversing lamp provide useful evidence supporting my account that I was preparing to manoeuvre?
• How significant is the fact that TfL's camera does not show the vehicle / obstruction ahead of me?
• Should I obtain the complete CCTV recording before submitting my representations, or submit the representation and CCTV request together?
• Does anyone have the applicable Traffic Management Order for this exact Moffat Road bay and, particularly, the wording of the prevented-from-proceeding exemption?
• Is GSL Ltd v Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, case 2060175326 relevant/useful here?
  
  
• Is there anything else in the PCN or TfL evidence that I should be looking at?

I will add links below to the three CCTV images, the close-up showing the reversing lamp and the current sign.

Many thanks.