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Thanks, but I’m satisfied that the individual notices are in order and prefer not to publish my car registration here. Your assistance is much appreciated and I will post back if I am successful in requesting that they exercise their discretion to cancel some of the fines.

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I have received 20 PCNs of £65 each for driving repeatedly into a very short section of road prohibited to motor vehicles between 7am and 7pm. I misunderstood the signs but, having reviewed them on Streetmap, now see they were clear. The road is painted with a rainbow but there are no planters, road-narrowing chicanes or the like.

The prohibited area is a very small section of road. I crossed it 4 times a day for the whole week while dropping and picking up my child from a holiday camp. The fines are in pairs, ten minutes or so apart, two in the morning and two at about 5pm. The camp venue is opposite a council-run car park about 30 seconds drive from the prohibited area.  I am not local to Hackney, was driving in from a neighbouring borough.
Is there any chance I can appeal this on the grounds of proportionality? £1300 is a very high sum to pay.