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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 30, 2025, 05:04:09 pm »
Amazing, I think it's worth a go then. Is it worth referencing this case directly?
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 30, 2025, 08:52:12 am »
I did a formal representation and sent the following:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to formally challenge the above Penalty Charge Notices and respectfully request their cancellation on the grounds of fairness, proportionality, and legitimate expectation.
I am a long-standing Newham resident and have held a valid resident parking permit for several years. Unfortunately, my permit expired on [insert expiry date] and I was not sent an email reminder to renew it. I became aware of the lapse only after finding a PCN on my vehicle and renewed the permit immediately on [insert renewal date] (permit reference: [insert if known]).
During the intervening period, my car remained parked lawfully outside my property in the same location and was not moved.
Grounds for Cancellation
1. Continuous Contravention
The vehicle remained stationary in the same permit bay throughout the period in question. Under established parking adjudication precedent, only the first PCN may be validly issued in such circumstances, as the alleged contravention is continuous. I therefore ask that all subsequent PCNs after the first (PN23729748) be cancelled on this basis.
2. Legitimate Expectation – Missed Renewal Reminder
I have always relied on Newham’s renewal reminder emails, which I have received in previous years. This year, no reminder was sent to my registered address or email (I have checked spam folders and permit account settings). I remained opted-in for communications and therefore had a legitimate expectation that I would be notified before expiry. The lack of this usual reminder was the sole reason for the short lapse.
3. Immediate Compliance and Good Record
As soon as I became aware of the expiry, I renewed my permit straight away. I have held a resident permit for [x years] and have always complied with Newham’s parking rules. This was an isolated administrative oversight, not deliberate non-payment.
4. Request for Exercise of Discretion
Under the statutory guidance issued pursuant to Section 87 of the Traffic Management Act 2004, local authorities are expected to consider mitigating circumstances and apply discretion where appropriate. In this case—given my good compliance history, prompt renewal, and the lack of reminder—cancellation would be a fair and proportionate outcome.
Requests
Please cancel all PCNs after the first (PN23729748) as continuous contraventions.
Please exercise discretion to cancel the first PCN as well, considering the lack of reminder and immediate renewal.
If any PCN is not cancelled, please re-offer the 14-day discounted rate from the date of your response so that I can make an informed decision about whether to appeal to London Tribunals.
Please also provide CEO notes, photographs, and evidence of signage if any PCN is upheld.
Thank you for taking the time to review my representations. I trust that, in light of the facts, the council will view this as an honest administrative oversight rather than multiple contraventions, and cancel the notices accordingly.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to formally challenge the above Penalty Charge Notices and respectfully request their cancellation on the grounds of fairness, proportionality, and legitimate expectation.
I am a long-standing Newham resident and have held a valid resident parking permit for several years. Unfortunately, my permit expired on [insert expiry date] and I was not sent an email reminder to renew it. I became aware of the lapse only after finding a PCN on my vehicle and renewed the permit immediately on [insert renewal date] (permit reference: [insert if known]).
During the intervening period, my car remained parked lawfully outside my property in the same location and was not moved.
Grounds for Cancellation
1. Continuous Contravention
The vehicle remained stationary in the same permit bay throughout the period in question. Under established parking adjudication precedent, only the first PCN may be validly issued in such circumstances, as the alleged contravention is continuous. I therefore ask that all subsequent PCNs after the first (PN23729748) be cancelled on this basis.
2. Legitimate Expectation – Missed Renewal Reminder
I have always relied on Newham’s renewal reminder emails, which I have received in previous years. This year, no reminder was sent to my registered address or email (I have checked spam folders and permit account settings). I remained opted-in for communications and therefore had a legitimate expectation that I would be notified before expiry. The lack of this usual reminder was the sole reason for the short lapse.
3. Immediate Compliance and Good Record
As soon as I became aware of the expiry, I renewed my permit straight away. I have held a resident permit for [x years] and have always complied with Newham’s parking rules. This was an isolated administrative oversight, not deliberate non-payment.
4. Request for Exercise of Discretion
Under the statutory guidance issued pursuant to Section 87 of the Traffic Management Act 2004, local authorities are expected to consider mitigating circumstances and apply discretion where appropriate. In this case—given my good compliance history, prompt renewal, and the lack of reminder—cancellation would be a fair and proportionate outcome.
Requests
Please cancel all PCNs after the first (PN23729748) as continuous contraventions.
Please exercise discretion to cancel the first PCN as well, considering the lack of reminder and immediate renewal.
If any PCN is not cancelled, please re-offer the 14-day discounted rate from the date of your response so that I can make an informed decision about whether to appeal to London Tribunals.
Please also provide CEO notes, photographs, and evidence of signage if any PCN is upheld.
Thank you for taking the time to review my representations. I trust that, in light of the facts, the council will view this as an honest administrative oversight rather than multiple contraventions, and cancel the notices accordingly.
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 29, 2025, 03:10:11 pm »
So far I've just had notice of rejection on the following PCN's:
PN23754290 - received 28.10.25
PN23825093 - received 28.10.25
PN23876323 - received 28.10.25
PN23852937 - received 28.10.25
PN23895226 - received 28.10.25
PN23729748 - received 27.10.25
PN23815613 - received 27.10.25
The rest are yet to come through.
8 of the PCN's were on the car when I found it, they were all in the one pouch. 2 of them have come through the post.
On the car:
PN23895226
PN23876323
PN23852937
PN23825093
PN23815613
PN23764013
PN23754290
PN23729748
In the post:
PN23616865
PN23710182
PN23754290 - received 28.10.25
PN23825093 - received 28.10.25
PN23876323 - received 28.10.25
PN23852937 - received 28.10.25
PN23895226 - received 28.10.25
PN23729748 - received 27.10.25
PN23815613 - received 27.10.25
The rest are yet to come through.
8 of the PCN's were on the car when I found it, they were all in the one pouch. 2 of them have come through the post.
On the car:
PN23895226
PN23876323
PN23852937
PN23825093
PN23815613
PN23764013
PN23754290
PN23729748
In the post:
PN23616865
PN23710182
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 29, 2025, 09:50:05 am »
Yeah sent by email yesterday, I've had multiple rejections via email for each PCN, all worded identically.
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 29, 2025, 09:43:14 am »
Traffic Management Act 2004
Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) Number: PN23754290
Date and Time of Contravention: 24 September 2025 at 11:07
Location: Bisson Road,
VRM: HN12UHD
Dear Mr Chambers,
Thank you for your correspondence received on 11 October 2025 regarding the
above penalty charge notice (PCN). Your comments and the notes of the Civil
Enforcement Officer (CEO) have been considered.
Your vehicle was observed at 10:59 Parked in a residents' or shared use parking
place or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical
permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place where required, or
without payment of the parking charge in Bisson Road outside house 110.
You have stated you are a long-standing resident permit holder in Stratford SW RPZ
and have always parked lawfully with a valid resident permit. Unfortunately, your
permit recently expired without you realising, and you did not receive the usual email
reminder from Newham Council to renew it. As soon as you became aware of this,
you renewed your resident permit today (11 October 2025) under permit reference
RP143975427, and you are now fully compliant once again. During the period in
question, your vehicle remained parked in the same residents’ bay outside your
property and was not moved. You also stated only the first PCN may properly be
enforced. You therefore request that all PCNs issued after PN23729748 be
cancelled on this basis.
You were issued a PCN for parking in SSW permit holders only Mon - Fri 10am -12
noon, and on event days 8am - 9pm, without a permit at a time when restrictions
were in force.
Please note that at the time of issuing this PCN, your vehicle did not have a valid
resident permit on MiPermit. It is the owner/keeper’s responsibility to ensure their
permit is renewed when it expires. Although we send out permit reminders to
residents before the expiry date, our records show that an email reminder regarding
your permit expiry was sent to you on 12/08/2025. It remains the responsibility of the
owner to ensure their permit is successfully processed by following up.
The applicant is solely responsible for renewing the permit, as stated in the permit
terms and conditions. As you have failed to renew it, any Penalty Charge Notices
(PCNs) issued after the permit expired are considered valid.
For more information about the Newham permit terms and conditions, you can visit:
www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/9563/mipn-terms-and-conditions-april-2024
It is the driver's responsibility to ensure they have their permit activated before
leaving the vehicle unattended. Failure to meet that obligation lies with the driver and
does not provide adequate defence.
In conclusion, having taken all aspects of this matter into consideration, no
justification for cancelling the penalty charge notice has been found.
The discounted payment of £80.00 will be accepted in full and final settlement
if paid not later than the last day of the period of 14 days beginning with the
date of service of this letter.
You can view evidence of the contravention online at parking.newham.gov.uk by
selecting ‘View a PCN.’ You will need your PCN number and vehicle registration
mark (VRM).
If payment is not received within this time, the full penalty amount of £160.00 will
become payable.
Payment should not be made if you wish to pursue this and want to make formal
representation, as payment is seen as an acceptance of liability and will close the
case.
If payment is not received as detailed, I shall assume that you wish to pursue the
matter and shall arrange for a Notice to Owner to be sent after the period of 14 days
to the registered keeper of the vehicle so that formal representations may be made.
Should these be rejected, the registered keeper of the vehicle will then be offered the
opportunity to appeal to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators. I should point out
that, should you decide to take this course of action, after the discount period has
expired, you will forfeit the right to pay the Penalty Charge at the lower rate and the
full charge of £160.00 will be due.
If you are not the registered keeper of the vehicle, for example the vehicle is a
company or lease/hire vehicle, or being used with the owner`s consent, I suggest
you advise the keeper that a Notice to Owner will be issued.
Please note that Newham Council is unable to consider any further
correspondence at this stage regarding this penalty charge notice.
Payment can be made as follows:
Online: Visit parking.newham.gov.uk and select "Pay a PCN".
By post: Cheques, postal orders or bank drafts should be made payable to `London
Borough of Newham`. Please write the PCN number and the vehicle registration
mark on the back and send it to: London Borough of Newham, Parking
Correspondence, PO Box 71575, London E6 9LY.
Yours sincerely,
H Akorede
Customer Relations Team
Parking Services
Environment & Sustainable Transport
London Borough of Newham
Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) Number: PN23754290
Date and Time of Contravention: 24 September 2025 at 11:07
Location: Bisson Road,
VRM: HN12UHD
Dear Mr Chambers,
Thank you for your correspondence received on 11 October 2025 regarding the
above penalty charge notice (PCN). Your comments and the notes of the Civil
Enforcement Officer (CEO) have been considered.
Your vehicle was observed at 10:59 Parked in a residents' or shared use parking
place or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical
permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place where required, or
without payment of the parking charge in Bisson Road outside house 110.
You have stated you are a long-standing resident permit holder in Stratford SW RPZ
and have always parked lawfully with a valid resident permit. Unfortunately, your
permit recently expired without you realising, and you did not receive the usual email
reminder from Newham Council to renew it. As soon as you became aware of this,
you renewed your resident permit today (11 October 2025) under permit reference
RP143975427, and you are now fully compliant once again. During the period in
question, your vehicle remained parked in the same residents’ bay outside your
property and was not moved. You also stated only the first PCN may properly be
enforced. You therefore request that all PCNs issued after PN23729748 be
cancelled on this basis.
You were issued a PCN for parking in SSW permit holders only Mon - Fri 10am -12
noon, and on event days 8am - 9pm, without a permit at a time when restrictions
were in force.
Please note that at the time of issuing this PCN, your vehicle did not have a valid
resident permit on MiPermit. It is the owner/keeper’s responsibility to ensure their
permit is renewed when it expires. Although we send out permit reminders to
residents before the expiry date, our records show that an email reminder regarding
your permit expiry was sent to you on 12/08/2025. It remains the responsibility of the
owner to ensure their permit is successfully processed by following up.
The applicant is solely responsible for renewing the permit, as stated in the permit
terms and conditions. As you have failed to renew it, any Penalty Charge Notices
(PCNs) issued after the permit expired are considered valid.
For more information about the Newham permit terms and conditions, you can visit:
www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/9563/mipn-terms-and-conditions-april-2024
It is the driver's responsibility to ensure they have their permit activated before
leaving the vehicle unattended. Failure to meet that obligation lies with the driver and
does not provide adequate defence.
In conclusion, having taken all aspects of this matter into consideration, no
justification for cancelling the penalty charge notice has been found.
The discounted payment of £80.00 will be accepted in full and final settlement
if paid not later than the last day of the period of 14 days beginning with the
date of service of this letter.
You can view evidence of the contravention online at parking.newham.gov.uk by
selecting ‘View a PCN.’ You will need your PCN number and vehicle registration
mark (VRM).
If payment is not received within this time, the full penalty amount of £160.00 will
become payable.
Payment should not be made if you wish to pursue this and want to make formal
representation, as payment is seen as an acceptance of liability and will close the
case.
If payment is not received as detailed, I shall assume that you wish to pursue the
matter and shall arrange for a Notice to Owner to be sent after the period of 14 days
to the registered keeper of the vehicle so that formal representations may be made.
Should these be rejected, the registered keeper of the vehicle will then be offered the
opportunity to appeal to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators. I should point out
that, should you decide to take this course of action, after the discount period has
expired, you will forfeit the right to pay the Penalty Charge at the lower rate and the
full charge of £160.00 will be due.
If you are not the registered keeper of the vehicle, for example the vehicle is a
company or lease/hire vehicle, or being used with the owner`s consent, I suggest
you advise the keeper that a Notice to Owner will be issued.
Please note that Newham Council is unable to consider any further
correspondence at this stage regarding this penalty charge notice.
Payment can be made as follows:
Online: Visit parking.newham.gov.uk and select "Pay a PCN".
By post: Cheques, postal orders or bank drafts should be made payable to `London
Borough of Newham`. Please write the PCN number and the vehicle registration
mark on the back and send it to: London Borough of Newham, Parking
Correspondence, PO Box 71575, London E6 9LY.
Yours sincerely,
H Akorede
Customer Relations Team
Parking Services
Environment & Sustainable Transport
London Borough of Newham
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 29, 2025, 08:51:56 am »
The first PCN is PN23616865, issued on 13 September. The vehicle registration is HN12 UHD.
Permit was renewed on 11 October. Number RP143975427.
Permit was renewed on 11 October. Number RP143975427.
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 28, 2025, 10:18:50 am »
Yes Newham are all E permits now, they moved across about 4 years ago.
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 28, 2025, 08:15:59 am »
The permit expired on the 11th of September.
I generally do check the car once a week but I had a particularly busy month at work and didn't get a chance.
I generally do check the car once a week but I had a particularly busy month at work and didn't get a chance.
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Re: Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 27, 2025, 09:59:37 pm »
The car is parked a 5 minute walk away from the high rise I live in as it's the nearest available road to the block. I'd not been over to the car in quite a while as I'd not needed it.
PN23616865 – 13 September 2025 Code 12
PN23710182 – 20 September 2025 Code 12
PN23729748 – 22 September 2025 Code 12
PN23754290 – 24 September 2025 Code 12
PN23764013 – 26 September 2025 Code 12
PN23815613 – 30 September 2025 Code 12
PN23825093 – 2 October 2025 Code 12
PN23852937 – 8 October 2025 Code 12
PN23876323 – 9 October 2025 Code 12
PN23895226 – 11 October 2025 Code 12
PN23616865 – 13 September 2025 Code 12
PN23710182 – 20 September 2025 Code 12
PN23729748 – 22 September 2025 Code 12
PN23754290 – 24 September 2025 Code 12
PN23764013 – 26 September 2025 Code 12
PN23815613 – 30 September 2025 Code 12
PN23825093 – 2 October 2025 Code 12
PN23852937 – 8 October 2025 Code 12
PN23876323 – 9 October 2025 Code 12
PN23895226 – 11 October 2025 Code 12
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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / Newham Continuous Contravention
« on: October 27, 2025, 08:55:35 pm »
Hi everyone,
I’m hoping for some advice on a run of parking tickets I’ve received from Newham Council. I live in Stratford and have a resident parking permit for the Stratford SW RPZ zone. I’ve held the permit for years and have never had an issue before.
In September this year my permit expired and, unfortunately, I didn’t realise. I usually get an email reminder before it runs out, but I didn’t notice one this time. I’ve since found out that Newham did actually send one on 12 August 2025, but it must have slipped past me completely.
My car stayed parked outside my home in the same residents’ bay for the whole period while the permit had lapsed. I don’t think it moved once during that time. When I finally discovered the first penalty notice at the beginning of October, I renewed my permit immediately on 11 October 2025 (permit reference RP143975427).
By that point, though, I had already been issued about ten separate PCNs, all for the same thing – parking in a permit bay without a valid permit, all at the same location and over a few weeks. The dates run roughly from 13 September through to 11 October 2025.
I wrote to the council explaining that this was clearly one continuous period of parking – the car hadn’t moved – and that I believed only the first PCN should be enforceable. They’ve rejected that and said each day is treated as a separate offence, even if the car hasn’t moved. They also mentioned that a reminder email was sent in August, so in their view the tickets were correctly issued.
So far I’ve had two formal rejection letters, both identical in wording, offering to settle at £80 or face £160 if I lose. In total I’m looking at roughly £800 if I paid all at the discounted rate, or £1,600 if I take them all to tribunal and lose.
I’m now considering appealing to London Tribunals on the basis that the car was unmoved and this should be treated as one continuous contravention, supported by tribunal cases like Swinnerton v Islington and Brown v Waltham Forest. I’d also like to argue proportionality – that issuing ten penalties for the same lapse is excessive and unfair, especially as I’ve held a valid permit for years and renewed immediately once I realised.
My question is really whether anyone has had any success challenging Newham on similar grounds, or if there’s any known precedent where the adjudicator has sided with the driver in a “continuous contravention” case like this.
Any thoughts or experience with Newham or similar London councils would be really appreciated. I’m not trying to wriggle out of something legitimate – I just feel like being fined ten times for one honest mistake is unfair and not what the system is supposed to achieve.
Thanks in advance for any advice or insight.
Nathan
I’m hoping for some advice on a run of parking tickets I’ve received from Newham Council. I live in Stratford and have a resident parking permit for the Stratford SW RPZ zone. I’ve held the permit for years and have never had an issue before.
In September this year my permit expired and, unfortunately, I didn’t realise. I usually get an email reminder before it runs out, but I didn’t notice one this time. I’ve since found out that Newham did actually send one on 12 August 2025, but it must have slipped past me completely.
My car stayed parked outside my home in the same residents’ bay for the whole period while the permit had lapsed. I don’t think it moved once during that time. When I finally discovered the first penalty notice at the beginning of October, I renewed my permit immediately on 11 October 2025 (permit reference RP143975427).
By that point, though, I had already been issued about ten separate PCNs, all for the same thing – parking in a permit bay without a valid permit, all at the same location and over a few weeks. The dates run roughly from 13 September through to 11 October 2025.
I wrote to the council explaining that this was clearly one continuous period of parking – the car hadn’t moved – and that I believed only the first PCN should be enforceable. They’ve rejected that and said each day is treated as a separate offence, even if the car hasn’t moved. They also mentioned that a reminder email was sent in August, so in their view the tickets were correctly issued.
So far I’ve had two formal rejection letters, both identical in wording, offering to settle at £80 or face £160 if I lose. In total I’m looking at roughly £800 if I paid all at the discounted rate, or £1,600 if I take them all to tribunal and lose.
I’m now considering appealing to London Tribunals on the basis that the car was unmoved and this should be treated as one continuous contravention, supported by tribunal cases like Swinnerton v Islington and Brown v Waltham Forest. I’d also like to argue proportionality – that issuing ten penalties for the same lapse is excessive and unfair, especially as I’ve held a valid permit for years and renewed immediately once I realised.
My question is really whether anyone has had any success challenging Newham on similar grounds, or if there’s any known precedent where the adjudicator has sided with the driver in a “continuous contravention” case like this.
Any thoughts or experience with Newham or similar London councils would be really appreciated. I’m not trying to wriggle out of something legitimate – I just feel like being fined ten times for one honest mistake is unfair and not what the system is supposed to achieve.
Thanks in advance for any advice or insight.
Nathan
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