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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: DolbyAtmos on February 05, 2026, 07:37:13 pm
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I'm afraid that I see no robust appeal argument here. Of course the council will never give way, they just want your money, but your wife not knowing what the signs mean is the basic reason the PCNs have been served. The PCN for the 27th is only 7 minutes within the afternoon restriction, but that is, unfortunately, not in de minimis territory.
If you have any more background info you can share with us, it could help with an appeal, for instance are you long-term London residents or quite new to London, how long has your wife been driving, etc. I hate to say pay-up without at least submitting some reps so they have to do at least some work for their money, but it's your choice. Hackney normally re-offer the discount when rejecting representations, (reps).
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We need to see PCN Number and car registration so we can view the videos, so please unredact them. Two PN a day apart, so the question has to be, does your wife understand what the "Flying Motorbike" signs mean ? Rather too many motorists seem not to. Other puzzling thing is a virtual tootle down to the end of the street shows turning round is even more difficult than by the leisure centre gate.
We also need to see the restriction signs, to see if there are times etc below the restriction symbol, but so far I don't see a robust case building up.
Hi there, Thanks for your response.
I have attached the 2 videos - they are very short as they cut off 2 seconds after entering.
Yeah you are right she does not understand the flying motorbike signs and also had seen few other cars going down the same road but obviously they probably have specific permits.
Video PCN 27/01/2026 (https://files.catbox.moe/o5fmpj.mp4)
Video PCN 28/01/2026 (https://files.catbox.moe/kr1a76.mp4)
Restriction sign (https://files.catbox.moe/xcbd7v.jpg)
Parallel Road Works sign (https://files.catbox.moe/dcxezo.jpg) - seems like directing cars to the next available road, the T-road ?
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We need to see PCN Number and car registration so we can view the videos, so please unredact them. Two PN a day apart, so the question has to be, does your wife understand what the "Flying Motorbike" signs mean ? Rather too many motorists seem not to. Other puzzling thing is a virtual tootle down to the end of the street shows turning round is even more difficult than by the leisure centre gate.
We also need to see the restriction signs, to see if there are times etc below the restriction symbol, but so far I don't see a robust case building up.
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Hi all,
So my wife managed to get 2 x PCN in the same location in consecutive days.
She is not the smartest of drivers even though there are signs on both sides of the road stating the restrictions, now i need to see if i can make a valid representation.
Normally she parks in the Leisure Centre car park (the immediate left entry path before the restriction signs start) but the gate was closed in both occasions.
Her excuse is she found it difficult to reverse back on one of the occasions as cars were behind her, and the only way was to continue going forward and turn around at the end of the T-road.
I have attached links to both sets of PCN details. Also the online video clips cut off as soon as she passes the road sign for restrictions, so you cannot see what further actions she took with the car.
Grateful for any advice that can be given.
PCN 28 Jan pg1 (https://files.catbox.moe/2bnl8z.jpg)
PCN 28 Jan pg2 (https://files.catbox.moe/hzn1om.jpg)
PCN 28 Jan pg3 (https://files.catbox.moe/k36h2j.jpg)
PCN 28 Jan pg4 (https://files.catbox.moe/607is5.jpg)
PCN 27 Jan pg1 (https://files.catbox.moe/xws5pd.jpg)
PCN 27 Jan pg2 (https://files.catbox.moe/d3t2c2.jpg)
PCN 27 Jan pg3 (https://files.catbox.moe/o17i28.jpg)
PCN 27 Jan pg4 (https://files.catbox.moe/w04yto.jpg)
Link to google map location (https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5517018,-0.0536403,3a,75y,165.93h,80.85t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sUWIBt2oNdZp1NwrqxN9S7w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D9.148663344452657%26panoid%3DUWIBt2oNdZp1NwrqxN9S7w%26yaw%3D165.93167773121817!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)
Unfortunately i cant see the signage as it is an old google maps photo, i wanted to see what the restricted times were.