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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: tawnyess on July 20, 2026, 09:46:20 pm

Title: Re: TfL contravention 46. Stopped in charging bay to charge
Post by: tincombe on July 21, 2026, 10:08:38 am
Have you obtained the DVD from TfL, see top of page 2 of PCN?

Your name and address are visible in the PCN, you might wish to redact and repost.

was trying to get the app the download

Pl take us through the process. For example, how did you know you needed an app(which app?) without exiting the car and reading the use instructions?

There is a conditional exception to the No Stopping restriction and this is that a vehicle must be charging for no more than an hour. I will bet my children's inheritance on the traffic order not attempting to deal with the process of how one charges after coming to a stop and that TfL officers put their own spin on what's acceptable.

But this might not be an issue. Clearly you stopped and did not charge therefore prima facie a contravention occurred. I bet they haven't even checked whether your car is an EV, so simple reps to this effect might be all that's necessary.

But let's see what other facts you have e.g. the process etc. 
Title: Re: TfL contravention 46. Stopped in charging bay to charge
Post by: tawnyess on July 20, 2026, 10:51:14 pm
Drove off after 2-3 mins. Never exited the vehicle.
Title: Re: TfL contravention 46. Stopped in charging bay to charge
Post by: tincombe on July 20, 2026, 10:18:29 pm
..was trying to get the app the download was a faff so decided not to charge.

So you did what and when?

Drove off after 2-3 minutes, stayed without charging or what?
Title: TfL contravention 46. Stopped in charging bay to charge
Post by: tawnyess on July 20, 2026, 09:46:20 pm
Please see attached pcn. Stopped in the bay to charge, was trying to get the app the download was a faff so decided not to charge.

https://ibb.co/j9h7XsKh
https://ibb.co/r2Z8wQPJ
https://ibb.co/kVc1yxS8
https://ibb.co/BHqqvNXN
https://ibb.co/VWgtFLgC
https://ibb.co/tpHFXQ0R