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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Abbey Rd - High Path Merton 52J Failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle
« on: August 18, 2026, 04:22:21 pm »
Hi Hippocrates,
Provisional draft as follows, would appreciate you casting your eye over it and any comments, additions or deletions from yourself would be welcome etc
Dear Sirs,
1. The PCN does not particularise which vehicles therefore does not establish any grounds for the alleged contravention to have taken place.
2. Similarly, neither does the video support your allegation.
3. Upon entering High Path from Merantun Way the white road sign which is immediately in front of you only shows that there are 2 width restrictions and a dead end in place no mention of Authorised vehicles only, to the right of this sign you use non-regulatory signs namely, blue-backed information boards referencing road names, which are of no assistance to motorists unacquainted with street names or the whereabouts of those streets in the area.
There are regulatory signs available to give this type of advance notification.
The regulatory width restriction signs encourage the perception that vehicles, other than those prohibited by dimension, may proceed, there are not any no through road signs in place as you enter the width restriction area, furthermore the Abbey Road street name sign is hardly visible to the right low down and partially obscured by width restriction bollard whilst navigating the width restriction.
4. The PCN is missing mandatory information as provided at Para. 4 (
(v) of
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2003/3/section/4/enacted
(v) that if the penalty charge is not paid before the end of the 28 day period, an increased charge may be payable.
Clearly, this refers to Para. 4 ( (iii):
(iii) that the penalty charge must be paid before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the notice;
Therefore, it follows that the statement: "If you fail to pay the Penalty Charge or make representations before the end of a period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice an increased charge of £240 may be payable” adds to the lack of clarity by its omission. Even on its own, whether the required information was included or not, it is also arguable that it conflates the two periods using the word "or" which many would view as being conjunctive. Furthermore, even if the statement were to be interpreted disjunctively, there is still no clarity due to the missing information. So, it follows that it cannot possibly be interpreted disjunctively.
In light of the above, please cancel the PCN.
Provisional draft as follows, would appreciate you casting your eye over it and any comments, additions or deletions from yourself would be welcome etc
Dear Sirs,
1. The PCN does not particularise which vehicles therefore does not establish any grounds for the alleged contravention to have taken place.
2. Similarly, neither does the video support your allegation.
3. Upon entering High Path from Merantun Way the white road sign which is immediately in front of you only shows that there are 2 width restrictions and a dead end in place no mention of Authorised vehicles only, to the right of this sign you use non-regulatory signs namely, blue-backed information boards referencing road names, which are of no assistance to motorists unacquainted with street names or the whereabouts of those streets in the area.
There are regulatory signs available to give this type of advance notification.
The regulatory width restriction signs encourage the perception that vehicles, other than those prohibited by dimension, may proceed, there are not any no through road signs in place as you enter the width restriction area, furthermore the Abbey Road street name sign is hardly visible to the right low down and partially obscured by width restriction bollard whilst navigating the width restriction.
4. The PCN is missing mandatory information as provided at Para. 4 (
(v) ofhttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2003/3/section/4/enacted
(v) that if the penalty charge is not paid before the end of the 28 day period, an increased charge may be payable.
Clearly, this refers to Para. 4 (
(iii):(iii) that the penalty charge must be paid before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the notice;
Therefore, it follows that the statement: "If you fail to pay the Penalty Charge or make representations before the end of a period of 28 days beginning with the date of service of this notice an increased charge of £240 may be payable” adds to the lack of clarity by its omission. Even on its own, whether the required information was included or not, it is also arguable that it conflates the two periods using the word "or" which many would view as being conjunctive. Furthermore, even if the statement were to be interpreted disjunctively, there is still no clarity due to the missing information. So, it follows that it cannot possibly be interpreted disjunctively.
In light of the above, please cancel the PCN.
