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Hi there,

Because a lot has gone on, I didn’t end up calling TEC. I logged on and the current status is still ‘CC sent’ and the charge hasn’t increased by £10 which would indicate it’s been sent to the courts right?.

Since it was two months ago now and the owner hasn’t received a letter since, perhaps it’s been lost in the abyss?

Should I then just leave it?

The company secretary is the owner of the company and of the van and was the driver at the time of this incident. The company name and address is correct

Thanks so much for this. Because of your explanation of the positioning of the sign, do we have a poor chance of having the charge waived? It was around 10pm and we could put it down to a poorly lit sign. It doesn’t have a lamp above it and doesn’t look reflective.

Also if it’s a no right turn, then why does that road give access?! Why not put a barrier down on the left side of the road?. They don’t because they want people to go down it and then say there was a sign there. It’s just difficult as it doesn’t really make sense.

It seems that what you’re saying at this point is for us to object to this based upon not having recieved the first letter especially on the basis that they clearly used the V5 register to confirm the address.

What would happen then? A reduction in fee or it being completely waived?

Got it. Thanks 🙏🏻

I recieved a letter from Ealing council to say I had illegally turned right from New Broadway onto Longfield Avenue late evening of 29 June 2024 despite there being a ‘no right turn’ sign.

The first notification I received of an offence committed on 29 June 2024 was dated 16 August 2024. I did not receive a notice prior to this. I was preparing to reply after coming back from holiday and then recieved a further letter from them to say I must pay within 14 days or Northampton county court will process it. They also said we’re outside of the appeal date so we can’t reply to Ealing council and we’re at a loss on what to do.

The driver who I was with at the time said that the no right turn sign was 15 metres from the turning and so they are wrongly fining us.

This is exactly where it occurred:
 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mb4zfpXv4mpbVbBg8?g_st=ic

I logged into Ealing council parking website and they claim to have a video but it’s not playable and just shows as gray and blank when trying to click on it. There is a photo of the driver and I turning onto longfield Avenue.

I’m attaching the photo of that and the first notice and second notice we received. They also shared another photo showing an up close shot of the van and reg.

Photos of letters and of car turning onto longfield ave

https://imgur.com/a/B1fD7QR (So sorry I don’t know how to find the bb codes to embed the photos)

Any help would be greatly appreciated on how we navigate through this. The fine is pretty hefty.

Thank you in advance