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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: FH123 on December 11, 2025, 08:10:30 am

Title: Re: Ealing PCN - 53J restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone - Allenby Rd Southall & Oldfield Ln South Greenf
Post by: Hippocrates on December 13, 2025, 01:36:41 pm

Quote from: Joshi84 on December 13, 2025, 01:31:08 pm

I have also had the exact same PCNS for the same locations, like you I also not know the area and don't understand legal jargon.

I am not sure how to appeal the claim.

Please start your own thread.

Title: Re: Ealing PCN - 53J restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone - Allenby Rd Southall & Oldfield Ln South Greenf
Post by: Joshi84 on December 13, 2025, 01:31:08 pm

I have also had the exact same PCNS for the same locations, like you I also not know the area and don't understand legal jargon.

I am not sure how to appeal the claim.

Title: Re: Ealing PCN - 53J restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone - Allenby Rd Southall & Oldfield Ln South Greenf
Post by: Hippocrates on December 11, 2025, 01:06:10 pm

See the 1st link in my profile.

Title: Ealing PCN - 53J restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone - Allenby Rd Southall & Oldfield Ln South Greenford
Post by: FH123 on December 11, 2025, 08:10:30 am

I received 2 PCNs for the same contravention within 13 mins of each other on the same day, travelling through an area I have never driven through. Total amount is £320 for driving down a regular road on a Monday morning (the only time I could make the journey due to working full time).
Both PCNs state the name of the road and are for entering a restricted pedestrian zone. Neither states an exact location, just the name of a long road. Both have a tiny, dark thumbnail showing my car travelling along a normal road for cars.

PCN 1 (Greenford):
(https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/vB7GEye_xl.png)

PCN 2 (Southall):
(https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/pnwdDby_xl.png)

I have never even heard of the 'restriction on entering a pedestrian zone' contravention before this and am still not 100% clear on what it is or how to identify it in future.
I understand certain roads near schools become 'pedestrian zones' at certain times, but the roads remain open and look exactly like a road. There may be a sign somewhere with small text, but no actual road traffic sign in a red circle to show you cannot enter.

I cannot find the signs on the 2 roads in Google maps. I have tried to view the evidence online on the official Ealing council PCN portal, but I get an error and clicking on the link they emailed me only opens a blank webpage. So I cannot see where it was, what I did or what kind of sign was there.

I had no idea there was a school in that area, or that there were restrictions or what days or times they would apply.

I think the sign may be in the corner of the dark thumbnails on the PCN, but I can't read it (too small), and it strikes me that would not be readable from a moving vehicle in traffic, especially if turning left into the road. It was also a dark morning, raining and I had my windscreen wipers on. In one photo there is a van on my inside between my car and the sign, so not sure I would have even seen it.

Do I have any case for appealing and not paying?

This feels like pure robbery.