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Hi,

I’ve been parking at this car park for the past couple of years when attending football matches nearby. Previously, there was a Buzz Bingo Stratford on site, and I would enter my registration number into the machine inside the venue as required. This car park makes most of their money through the football fans paying via the parking app £20 on match days. Thankfully the system at Buzz Bingo prevented me from paying this fee.

Around six months ago, Buzz Bingo closed and the building was being renovated. During that period, I continued to park there on match days and did not pay but did not receive any parking tickets. The building is now called 'Saffron Gallery' in Stratford, but as far as I’m aware, it does not appear to be open to the public.

On the 10th February 2026, I parked there to watch the game and left a few hours later. I received an email with the parking charge from my leasing company on 24/02/26, the ticket was dated 17/2/26 - a parking charge notice from Group Nexus.

I’m wondering if there are any valid grounds on which I could appeal this ticket. Any advice would be appreciated please.

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The traffic order is The Redbridge (Prescribed Routes) (School Streets) (No.1) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2023, I can't see any issues with it.

What's the length of the lease? Is it a personal lease or is it through an employer?

36 months. Through employer. Any further suggestions please?

The term time plate is an issue.

Please: go to make a representation and enter your details after clicking on all the tedious grounds which do not apply. Then screenshot what it says about the grounds. If it says choose one ground, that is another issue. Please post it up here.

https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/pcn-redbridge-31j-contravention-(yellow-box)/msg34088/#msg34088

Thanks for your help on this. I have followed the steps you have told me to and my screenshot is the same as yours: https://imgur.com/quyu3G7

What should i do? I have a day left until the 14 days on my new pcn is reached.

Thanks. This has all been updated. Any help on this case would be much appreciated. Thanks

Quote from: Sizzle89 on July 05, 2024, 04:34:13 pm

Even just yesterday i saw someone get flashed, they must have been doing 24 on that road based on my speed. It's right by tower hill station i think it makes them a lot of money.

24 is the guideline speed for the start of enforcement. The cameras don't make money people speed does.

People’s speed does? Of course speeding is an offence and dangerous driving should not be tolerated. You see so much of it nowadays.

But your comment implies that authorities are justified to give out speeding tickets such as 25mph on a 20. This is certainly not dangerous driving in many people’s eyes. This is exploiting the public!

Based on your comment, if the authorities were to set the speed limit of a road to 15mph where it’s actually safe to do 30, then technically yes they are speeding, but is it actually dangerous driving and should they really be fined for it? Of course not.

Quote from: Sizzle89 on July 03, 2024, 05:56:17 pm

It was heavy rain that day, and i didnt notice the speed markers or even the sign.

Simply put, no.  It also fails the 'common sense test' as it's a bit 'silly' to suggest that if it's raining that heavily its OK to exceed the speed limit compared to when its dry with shorter stopping distances etc!

Well no, the point being the signs or markings there were not clear due to the heavy rain.

I now look out for that camera as i'm aware of it since the ticket. Even just yesterday i saw someone get flashed, they must have been doing 24 on that road based on my speed. It's right by tower hill station i think it makes them a lot of money.

Quote from: Sizzle89 on July 01, 2024, 03:20:05 pm

So do you suggest i just take both on the chin and say i was the driver, with nothing to appeal?

You have to say you were the driver regardless, only the driver can defend the allegation made, so you would need to be identified as that entity even if you decided to defend it.

Nothing you have said indicates a viable defence and it is generally considered foolhardy to allow the matter to go to court (by not taking up an out of court settlement) - unless you are so rich money doesn't matter - without a viable defence.  There may be defences relating to the traffic order (that creates the limit) or signage (that notifies the driver of the limit set by that order) but you haven't mentioned that.

Thanks Rookie, so i will go ahead and respond saying i was the driver for both. With regards to the 88 on the 70 on M6, i dont really have a defence for that if im honest.

But i feel the 25 on the 20mph is really harsh. That road is usually standstill traffic near Tower of London especially at the time of the incident 17:30. But that day it must have been clearer which allowed me to do 25 not noticing the speed camera. Keep in mind the road is big and not a small narrow one so this can naturally be done. Anything to look into that might allow me to have a defence for this one?