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I'm not sure where to post this but for the timebeing I hope this is the right place.

I'm asking this on behalf of my sister who works within the complimentary medical profession and is very busy and doesn't in anycase able to challenge things. She has had 3 things in the last month.  A box junction ticket, a Gatwick airport drop-off ticket and a speeding ticket.

I have posted for advice for the first two and we're dealing with them.  As regards the speeding ticket, by the time I found out about it, she had already sent back the registered keeper form to say that she was the driver.  Obviously I can post anything later. I don't know what the charge of the alleged speed was compared to the Zone, but I can find out.  Probably only marginally over.

My initial question is this.  She went on a speed awareness course for a previous offence almost 3-years ago.  As I understand it, you're only allowed to do a course once every 3-years. If she is not allowed to do a course, she would then be on 6 penalty points - starting to make insurance which is already painful even more painful!  When she receives the 'charge sheet' back in her name on the basis that it doesn't offer a 'driver education'course,  If she is close to the 3-years, would it be worth writing a grovelling letter to the 'officer in charge' requesting a course instead of the fine and PPs?  Has anyone experience of success in this area or is it down to the minuture of exact days?

What? Just tell her to call them to request the video.

I'm not sure how easy that will be?  There's no phone number on any of the PCN - 4 pages in total. It seems these things are dealt with up in Darlington.  On the TFL website there is a generic phone number which is 0343 222 1234.  I can only imagine that this has endless tiers of push button menus with no push button menu to represent our request, but we must try.  Would matter need to be put on hold? I can't imagine TFL being quick in providing anything and a week has gone by already.

Failing that it seems that we will otherwise have to complete the form.  They should however be happy with a photograph of a Driving license? That's in colour with a photo, confirms name and address. 

The form otherwise is at:

https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/traffic-monitoring-cctv-subject-access-request-form-2019.docx

I am just writing this on behalf of my very busy sister who is not a member and doesn't know how to appeal and challenge these things.

She got a PCN in the London Borough of Richmond Box for straying into a box junction grid on the Upper Richmond Road West on the way to a patient. This was back on the 14th August but the date of issue was the 28th.  Is this too long?

Seems to be a TFL administered PCN.   I recall some ten years ago, the wording on the TFL ticket wasn't legally compliant which was the basis of a successful appeal at the time. I presume that has long since been corrected?

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I am just writing this on behalf of my very busy sister who is not a member and doesn't know how to appeal and challenge these things. 

She got a NCP automatic penalty just for going in the wrong place at Gatwick airport as a result of being lost whilst trying to leave. She had actually legitimately paid for parking elsewhere whilst she went away for a few days. She hadn't even stopped to drop someone off!  Date, 17th August.

Some very kind advice sought as to how this can be defended. Very Unfair.  They're private tickets?


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"Just some preliminery advice

Late one evening recently, I drove through a temporary 50MPH speed limit on the M25 in surrey.  I was doing 56MPH according to my digital display speedometer.  I had cruise control on for 56MPH as I didn't want to annoy lorries who like to go at this speed or faster.  A camera on the gantry flashed twice as I passed. I know it must have been at my car as my car was the only one going through at that time. Am I likely to hear anything?  I have heard that just because a camera flashes, it doesn't necessarily mean that a photo is taken and also even if a photo is taken, if speed is deemed within a possible grace/tolerance margin, once again it might not follow that the driver will be necessarily pursued?  Just interested to  what others think at this stage."


It's good to be able to report that it's now been 2-weeks + 4 working days since this incident and I have not heard - the post has been for today.

Thank-you.

I think it will have to wait to see what happens.  Gosh if my speedo underreads, then I could have been going as fast as 60MPH!  I have never heard of overreading speedometers but i suppose it's possible. I have also heard it said that 'margin of errors' are usually in the driver's favour, but that can't be always the case as this website wouldn't exist!

The guide at the side marks me as a Newbie, however I was a member of the predecessor site, Pepipoo for many years, now switched off.

Thank-you.

Does anyone else have any futher thoughts?   Failing which i shall have to keel over and pay!

No one has looked at this subject of mine since adding all the extra required infomation late last night and the subject was rapidly moving down page 2 witgout any replies.