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Unfortunately, the outcome was not in my favour. The adjudicator chose to completely ignore the previous decision, fair enough - but strangely he couldn't come up with any reason for doing so. In his ruling, he says he is equally ignoring two other decisions which found in favour of the authority that were brought in as evidence by the council, even though we both agreed those cases were irrelevant to this case as they did not have to do with the main argument I put forward for my case - that the No entry sign does not apply to the cycle lane. The adjudicator based his decision on the fact that because I dismounted prior to using the cycle lane showed that I must have known there was a restriction. Not sure why the adjudicator applies the law here based on how I "felt" or "behaved" at the time. I thought my case was for him to rule whether the sign applies to the cycle lane or not, irrespective if you go through it on the motorbike or dismounting first. He says the sign applies and therefore I am liable for the penalty. Outcome here - https://tinyurl.com/yc2sec45

Thanks for the reply @Incandescent. Worth keeping in mind that it’s not a done deal. But I still think as a matter of principle I should contest this and if I have to risk double the fine, then so be it. How do I go about this though? Do I need to represent myself?

Thanks everyone - I submitted my representation now. Will post again once I have an update.

Hi all,

Hoping for advice on a PCN I recently received from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - PCN contravention 51j - "Failing to comply with a No Entry sign - camera enforcement".

I was riding my scooter and reached the junction of Launceston Place with Victoria Grove in Kensington. I noticed that ahead of me was a bicycle lane, so I thought I could clear the junction by dismounting my scooter and pushing it through the bicycle lane. Not sure that was the best thing to do, but sure enough a PCN followed in the post this morning to say I did not comply with a No Entry sign. But the lane I passed through did not have any "No Entry" sign, the only sign I can see from the photos on the RBKC website is the one placed sideways on Victoria Grove road, which I did not pass.

I searched this site and seems there was a similar case back in 2023 when a motorbike rider also passed through that lane in that exact junction and they successfully argued at the Tribunal that there was no contravention. Link here: https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/rbkc-51j-no-entry-on-motorbike/

Vehicle: LX65UKO
PCN: KE81689738
Images + short video on this link: https://ocmlive.xrxpsc.com/rbkc/ocm-fe/ocm/Details.aspx
PCN images (3 pages) - https://imgur.com/a/qXNJLYC
Location map: https://www.bing.com/maps?q=victora+grove+launceton+place&FORM=HDRSC7&cp=51.499193%7E-0.185416&lvl=17.9&pi=-1.7&style=x&dir=350.8

Any advice gratefully received. Many thanks!

Thanks for the reply.
Re bus lane, I was trying to be careful not to go straightforward into the bus lane, I think I just clipped this at the edge.

But that would be a different PCN, trying to fight this one now 😂