Free Traffic Legal Advice

The video evidence shows me at all time pushing my bike at a time where the area is restricted

For the council it doesn't exempt me from the restriction... are they right? Is there a way to escape this?

[ Guests cannot view attachments ]

attached is the pcn

and my challenge:

Dear Sir or Madam,
On-line challenge for LJ26486094
On the grounds of:
The contravention did not occur
Reason:
At the time I am supposed to have been in contravention, the restriction did not apply
Further explanation :
This must have been issue automatically without taking into account that I stepped of my bike to push it by hand
because of the restriction. However I have done this many time and I am not sure what was different this time
because it's the first time I receive a PCN for doing that. Also my children are in the school on this street and I am
very happy that we have this

[ Guests cannot view attachments ]

Motor vehicles prohibited (prohibits use of the road by motor vehicles)

...is what the sign means.

However, ' I stepped of my bike to push it by hand
because of the restriction. However I have done this many time and I am not sure what was different this time
because it's the first time I receive a PCN for doing that.'

How often have you done this? Exactly the same circumstances? Any recently before this event?

restricted for school from 8.15am to something like 10.

How often have you done this? Exactly the same circumstances? Any recently before this event?
=> yes many times this year, I bring my children to school and every time I am after 8.15 I push the bike...well until now, not taking the risk anymore, but I wonder if I can push on pavement.

No motor vehicle... yes I agree but if we want to play dumb I can say that there is no proof that my vehicle had a motor at that time...

See if the discount's still available* - if so I'd pay it.

If not, then you might as well appeal to the adjudicator.

*- 14 days from date of letter was actually yesterday, 8th.

As above.  The only way out of this is a technical argument, a failure to consider or a mess up from them. We lost a case last year re a lady who pushed her motorcycle through a restricted area even when it was broken down.  Islington. The case history is clear I am afraid.

yes I find this almost as dumb as giving someone a traffic offense because he is walking slowly because his bike is too heavy too push. Seriously those council persons supposed to work for their people have no shame and I find it amusing that people in this country don't push back. Anyway... I have submitted my appeal with no real arguments, I am going to lose this one.

I did try finding a TMO for this road, but couldn't find one. It appears it's part of the Lambeth "School streets" scheme.

However, I did find this: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-04/Walnut%20Tree%20Walk%20Primary%20School%20-%20Walnut%20Tree%20Walk%20Closure.pdf

The maps show the "closure points", but they seem further in than where the signs are positioned (on both ends).

Then this map from the proposal shows barriers and signage being "just in front" of the disabled bay on the right -  which is in front of where OP is positioned in all but the last photograph.

https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/commonplace-customer-assets/lambethemergencyschoolstreets/Walnut%20Tree%20Walk%2C%20Fitzalan%20St%20-%20WTW%20PS.pdf

(https://lambethschoolstreets.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/walnut-tree-walk-primary-school/step1)


Obviously notwithstanding the council changing the proposal and position of restriction, maybe some more knowledgeable folks would be able to do something with this.