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Hi everyone,

Hope you all are well.

I’ve received a Penalty Charge Notice from TFL for “stopping where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)” — contravention code 46.

Details:
Location: Outside 29–31 Stoke Newington Road, N16
Date/time: 12th October at 17:49


I stopped briefly (under 5 minutes) to load goods, in what I believed was a loading bay. Since it was a Sunday and I was in the usual 7am-7pm loading exception for nearly everywhere else, I thought that loading in the bay was fine. Senseless mistake on my side


I’ve checked the TfL evidence photos, which show my vehicle within the marked bay. I was genuinely there to load and didn’t realise that the loading hours had already ended. I got evidence of loading if needed.

I’m planning to make a polite representation explaining the circumstances and asking for discretion, as I was using what I believed to be a permitted loading area and was only stopped briefly for legitimate loading.

I would like to ask for any advice, either improving my reps or going a different way.

Thank you for your time, it is really appreciated.

PCN: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/4g0qteudl7inu9n723sss/ADgjVGj-d2lXD58HjaabszE?rlkey=lalkpax73hxfyypljmzckfstz&st=hocv30in&dl=0

GSW:

cp8759 may have an out:  https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/tfl-red-route-postal-pcns/