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Hi the car is owned by myself.

All the PCN details / paperwork are at the beginning of this thread if that’s what you need?

Regarding the video evidence that is all that TFL have provided to me. Do you believe it is insufficient @Pastmybest

The video is in two parts, so one must allow it to run. I got caught out by this last year. The latter half shows entry into the box. There are two cameras in use, the one zoomed-in, and the other with a high level view. The clock times link the frames.

So looks like I will need pay this then? No wiggle room out? Unless there are anymore suggestions? Appreciate all the help and support so far. Thank you.

Not necessarily !
Whilst the contravention seems to be made out, wait a bit until the TfL experts have spoken, because TfL are failing in their management of the enforcement process. This, on its own, can get a PCN cancelled. However don't miss any deadline on the PCN.

You need to find out from TfL how long they have put the PCN on hold for, based on the date it was out on hold and what the revised deadline is for submitting reps or paying. The experts of TfL would seem to be Hippocrates, and the administrator, cp8759. So maybe PM one of them ?  I'm not an expert in overturning TfL PCNs on technicalities.

@willdudeuk it looks like the PCN is on hold until 7 May, but you want to get representation in asap.

This might be one for the strategy of last resort, but it's reliant on you having some meaningful mitigation to put forwards.

As long as you make a representation while the discount is still on offer, the penalty won't increase. For whatever reason if your representation is rejected and you appeal to the tribunal while the discount is still on offer, TFL currently only asks for the discounted penalty even if the appeal is refused, so there's little reason not to take this all the way.

For a TFL penalty, just replace the word "council" with Transport for London, as that is the authority you have to deal with.

There is no right of appeal against a PCN, there is only a right to make representations to the enforcement authority (which in this case is Transport for London). You can make representations on whatever grounds you want, some grounds are statutory grounds of appeal (these are listed on the PCN itself), anything that isn't a statutory ground of appeal is known as mitigation.

Transport for London has a power to accept representations on whatever grounds it wants, whether they are statutory grounds of appeal or not.

If the representations are rejected you have the right to appeal the London Tribunals, but the tribunal can only allow an appeal based on the statutory grounds, the tribunal adjudicator cannot allow an appeal on non-statutory grounds no matter how compelling the reasons might be. But if Transport for London fails in its duty to consider the representations, that in itself gives you a statutory ground on the basis of which you can appeal to the tribunal.

I suggest you draft up something based on what you've told us re: your later father's birthday, don't worry about setting up a link with a click counter as I will do that for you.

Do you have the death certificate to hand?

Morning @cp8759, I've got a copy of the certificate now, so will get typing up a representation and post it up here for advice and help if that's ok. Would ideally like to get it submitted today 7 days before the due date of 7th May. Thank you.