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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / 2 PCNs 1 min apart for entering & exiting a No Bike/Car zone : charged 2x for 1 infringement
« on: June 18, 2024, 08:37:39 am »
Hi All,
Last year I went to London, got lost and drove into a No motor bike/Car zone and did a three point turn within 1 minute. A few days later I recieved 2 fines from Hackney council. One for entering the zone and the other for exiting it (is this legal?). I wrote to them asking them to cancel the one when I exited the zone but their reply simply ignored my question and requested that I pay all the fines. I paid for the one when I entered the zone and tbh I should not have since it was dark and I didn't see it at all.
They have been sending threatening letters and now bailiff letters threatening to take my car. I did not receive any court summons whatsoever. My question is how are they allowed to fine me for exiting a restricted traffic zone a minute after I mistakenly entered it? Do I have a case to sue them for all the stress that they have caused me?
Thank you everyone.
Last year I went to London, got lost and drove into a No motor bike/Car zone and did a three point turn within 1 minute. A few days later I recieved 2 fines from Hackney council. One for entering the zone and the other for exiting it (is this legal?). I wrote to them asking them to cancel the one when I exited the zone but their reply simply ignored my question and requested that I pay all the fines. I paid for the one when I entered the zone and tbh I should not have since it was dark and I didn't see it at all.
They have been sending threatening letters and now bailiff letters threatening to take my car. I did not receive any court summons whatsoever. My question is how are they allowed to fine me for exiting a restricted traffic zone a minute after I mistakenly entered it? Do I have a case to sue them for all the stress that they have caused me?
Thank you everyone.