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I would like to say thank you for the information regarding my post.
I was able to message APCOA via their appeals email and on the second attempt I received a reply saying that on this occasion they would waive the PCN because in the small print it states that you have to log each drop off prior to the journey. This is not stated in the email that they send you confirming the Blue Badge registration so I suppose they have acknowledged this and made this one off gesture.

The rumble strips approaching the roundabout can cause wheel bounce and with the wet road could cause the ABS to malfunction as Andy_Foster says above, aquaplaning as well. Is the ABS warning light still on? Maybe get the system diagnostics looked at, that may well record ABS malfunction.

I'm not sure cadence braking would be effective on a vehicle fitted with ABS.

Thanks for your reply, I will forward your reply to him.

Quote from: oldguy69 on January 18, 2026, 11:04:06 am

Thank you for all the replies.
So does it look like he will have to pay the fine and receive points rather than to plead his case in court?

I don’t think anybody said that. At the moment, all he has is a traffic offence report. He needs to wait and see what the police do next (nothing, an offer of a course, a conditional fixed penalty offer, or prosecution).

OK, Thanks for the advise

I am  posting this on behalf of my Grandson ( I did read the message regarding doing this )
A few days ago he was driving down a dual carriageway, it was raining heavily and he was driving under the speed limit because of the conditions.He approched a roundabout and whilst on the rumble strips noticed a lot of standing water just before the roundabout (shortly before this the ABS light had come on showing some sort of vehicle malfunction.) He was braking but the vehicle continued to skid and he lost control of it. He skidded halfway onto the roundabout and his van went through a plastic chevron sign. Because the van was still protruding into the road he decided to drive further onto the roundabout so as not to obstruct passing traffic. He knows the area well as he has been working there for some months in all weathers and puts this accident down to a malfunction of the ABS and the flooding on the approach to the roundabout.
There were other drivers about no one stopped to help or give a statement.
A police officer turned up and issued him with a Traffic Offence Report for driving without due care and attention. He then said he would breathalyse him  but had to call another unit because he did not have the necessary kit with him.Once the other unit arrived they issued him with the same ticket that the initial officer had started, did not breathalyse him and drove off, leaving him on the roundabout. They told him to ring 101 when he needed an officer to assist him with the recovery.
He was there for approximately 4 hours until the recovery came.
Does this seem like normal behaviour, just to issue a ticket like this without any witnesses or evidence?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.