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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: francofranc on January 23, 2026, 10:48:43 am
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Just to add - they have fettered their discretion badly by saying unable to consider cancellation as the permit was not reactivated til later and that as the CEO had a 'legal obligation' to issue multiple PCNs they have no valid reason to cancel any.
An authority always has a duty to consider representations and always has the power to cancel.
One point - when you did reactivate the permit did you have the choice to renew it from the expiry date?
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Venal, rapacious, and ruthless. Your typical London council ! It's up there with the people who caused the Post Office scandal isn't it ?
Try getting it into the national press, but after an appeal at London Tribunals.
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This is predatory by H&F.
The sign shows it is 24/7 so must be a continuous contravention, which they have not addressed.
Is there a car park terms board?
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Council: London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Contravention: Code 85 - Parked without a valid virtual permit Location: Sulivan Court - Off Street VRM: GL67UOH PCN Numbers: HZ79713051 (and 13 others, see below)
Story: Hi everyone,
I am seeking advice regarding 14 PCNs issued to my vehicle between 01/12/2025 and 24/12/2025.
I have held a resident permit since 2021. My permit expired, and due to missing the reminder (or not receiving one), I did not renew it immediately. During this 3-week period, my vehicle was parked in the same bay in the estate car park (Sulivan Court) and was not moved at any point. I was away for my Christmas holidays.
I submitted an informal challenge covering all PCNs arguing Continuous Contravention, citing that this was a single administrative error and the vehicle remained stationary.
I have now received a rejection letter (dated 22/01/2026) which lists all 14 PCNs and demands £1,680.00. The rejection appears to be a standard template; it states that the permit was invalid but completely fails to address the "Continuous Contravention" argument I raised.
I am planning to wait for the Notice to Owner to make a formal representation on the grounds of Procedural Impropriety (Failure to Consider) and Continuous Contravention, but I wanted to run this past the experts here first.
Documents:
Dropbox Link (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/i6ujm493mx79cc3ys3nyj/ABY5jDGiEyxOy9SxznW7DEU?rlkey=vfzxkzla44bc4hs01xoct31bi&st=b4fs78mi&dl=0) to rejection to my informal challenge and all PCN charges
Link (https://freeimage.host/i/f4S4pdN) to one PCN image
Google Street View Location: https://freeimage.host/i/f4U9ISe Unfortunately there isn't a proper street view in that specific street.
Any advice on my next steps or specific wording for the formal representation would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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