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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: waggy on November 14, 2025, 11:51:34 am

Title: Re: TFL red route PCN - Stopped for a minute (Appeal rejected)
Post by: waggy on December 24, 2025, 10:47:54 pm
Thank you @Incandescent & Merry Christmas!
Title: Re: TFL red route PCN - Stopped for a minute (Appeal rejected)
Post by: Incandescent on December 24, 2025, 08:01:37 pm
Very well done !
Title: Re: TFL red route PCN - Stopped for a minute (Appeal rejected)
Post by: waggy on December 24, 2025, 11:12:04 am
My initial appeal was rejected. I then appealed to London Tribunals and TFL pulled out before the hearing. Justice served.

Confirmation: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rarqvo1go54339zl9zz18/Photo-24-12-2025-11-11-35.jpg?rlkey=xxc50cuyif5l18oudwgm98aj7&st=cxp9ffp7&dl=0
Title: Re: TFL red route PCN - Stopped for a minute (Appeal rejected)
Post by: H C Andersen on November 14, 2025, 06:59:39 pm
Why would the exempted parking area be in respect of a 24/7 Red Route restriction when the restriction fore and aft is SINGLE red line 7am-7pm? It doesn't make sense.
Title: Re: TFL red route PCN - Stopped for a minute (Appeal rejected)
Post by: cp8759 on November 14, 2025, 01:53:48 pm
Quote from: waggy on November 14, 2025, 12:22:11 pm
@cp8759

I have heard you are an expert so would really appreciate your guidance.
@waggy please see the June 2025 update at the bottom of the page here: https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/
Title: Re: TFL red route PCN - Stopped for a minute (Appeal rejected)
Post by: waggy on November 14, 2025, 12:22:11 pm
@cp8759

I have heard you are an expert so would really appreciate your guidance.
Title: TFL red route PCN - Stopped for a minute (Appeal rejected)
Post by: waggy on November 14, 2025, 11:51:34 am
Hi everyone,

Hope you all are well.

I had received a Penalty Charge Notice from TFL for “stopping where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)” — contravention code 46.
Location: Outside 29–31 Stoke Newington Road, N16
Date/time: 12th October at 17:49

I stopped briefly (under a few 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 believe I stopped confirmed the restrictions (due to it being dark) and thus left within a minute as noted by TFL on rejection letter.

I appealed telling them the same scenario and received the rejection this morning. The noted the only observed me stationary for 1 minute (noted on letter). However in the letter I think (May be wrong) that they made a mistake. The claim the signage indicates 'no stopping Mon-Sat 7am-7pm except 10am-4pm for loading'. However on the signage it is actually no stopping at any time except 10am-4pm for loading, except taxis 7am - 7pm.

I am therefore asking here if I have any chance at an adjudicator appeal or should I just pay up for this mistake?

Thank you for your advice :)

PCN: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/4g0qteudl7inu9n723sss/ADgjVGj-d2lXD58HjaabszE?rlkey=lksk29l10ebsz17tn6iprcs5k&st=8f26np2p&dl=0

Rejection: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/8jihx62tw0psrr5wc0u4p/ALHIgnpBfCxqU4xSdVWcNo4?rlkey=nvib4liojkeppwplrzda1z2ga&st=m41k4dnh&dl=0