I do not live in Lewisham borough or know the Hither Green area well but have been helping a colleague out with home improvements on the day of 5th August i drove down Leahurst road they reside at the top of the road to drop some equipment to borrow and continued on down the road which took a sharp left bend into what i now know is Dermody Road - I now know this is a motor vehicle restricted access. I did not see any signage to indicate this as I was concentrating on how the road took a sharp left following a narrowing with pedestrian island with another road straight ahead with a clear no entry sign as it was a one way road, East down Park- I had agreed to return to collect the item two hours later and duly did so from my colleague making the same journey down Leahurst road and then sharp left into Dermody Road. I have been issued with both attached PCN's one at 16.03 on 5/8 and one at 18.02 on 5/8 - Until these arrived yesterday I had no knowledge I had done any wrong. I can not see any signage in the evidence and have since returned and noted that only a small sign is placed directly on the corner of the shop up a high - If driving you are not looking at that area - you are navigating the tight corner- pedestrian island and oncoming traffic. On the day and times in question the sun was shining directly onto my windscreen and view was further jeopardize as can be seen in the evidence the camera has sun bouncing of it I have searched on here and found quite a few others have had the same complaint. i have found another has posted a short video of the road in question. I did not pick up any blue warning sign on the opposite side the road by parking bays on the day in question nor on my return visit but the fact it is on opposite side and with a two rows of parked cars and oncoming traffic - i would not necessarily observe such sign- Looking at the other posters video i would assume this sign would relate to the parking bays that it is posted next too and from the video the single post it is attached to is littered with signs of varying natures. My quandary is two fold -
Firstly - i believe this is not a clearly signed restriction - sign placed after passing the narrowing of the road leaves no where to turn off if you do observe and also the confusion that this sign could relate to the road - East Down park directly in front which is a no access road.
Secondly - I know I passed through the restriction twice in one day but to penalized twice in a two hour window for a poorly signed restriction seems hugely unjust.
I have never had to deal with such a matter before as i am such a careful and alert driver - How to I move forward to avoid having to pay the full £130 x2? The letter is dated the 9th August as such i am very nervous around the date cut off - I only received yesterday the 14th August- I can not afford to pay a full £260 to a council who are clearly trying to gain funds from unsuspecting individuals.
It talks about making representations but i am unsure which box to tick and what I should put in the box - any support with this would be greatly appreciated. I have attached a picture of the only sign I saw upon my return last night - Google street view is not accurate as it still has the physical barrier.
The original posters video is on another thread but I am hoping its ok to post here fro context.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1le5R-6Z-GiOoVxDVRgs9k4hVk2p0Gx9f/view?usp=drive_linkImages of PCN's
https://imgur.com/a/4I0P2ZX
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Well a big thank you to this forum and especially to hippocrates 
