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Thanks Incandescent - good to know. Do you think I'd have any luck in calling the Council to have the Charge Certificates cancelled?

Thanks Incandescent - appreciate it. Will provide an update when we have one.

Thanks Incandescent - I've found our three councillors online.

Given the 14 day "discount" period is nearly up, would you recommend appealing to the Tribunal as well as contacting the councillors?

Also, do you think there is any 'goodwill" argument to paying the first PCN given we don't appear to have strong arguments to challenge this one (unless you can see any)?

Did you have any further guidance / thoughts on their responses to the other four PCNs after taking a look at the documents I uploaded, or is what you have shared to date our best bet?

Thanks Incandescent.  Given my formal representations (text linked in the GDrive folder) have been rejected, I assume the only way to make those representations is by going to the tribunal - or is there another way?

Do you have any guidance on our prospects at the tribunal?  We appreciate that this route presents 'double or nothing' stakes, but hope that the Council provided incorrect guidance would be sufficient for the Tribunal member to recommend the Council waive the PCNs.

With respect to the first PCN, are we better to pay this now and challenge the other four at the tribunal on that basis? Or would you suggest we challenge all 5 (i.e., are there arguments we can make to have the first one waived too)?

Hi Incandescent

Thanks for coming back to me - appreciate it!

I'd linked a Google Drive folder with the first PCN, and the reps and refusal - sorry, I used an embedded link which might have hidden it.  Link is: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-yDrgPbCj0HavoK0uGtVa4uWAVGjyxF1?usp=drive_link

Is the first page of the first PCN ok, or do you need all pages?

Re the signage, is there anything in the WHP01 permit requirement not being clear to the driver of a vehicle? Might be a stretch, but when one is driving, they don't have time to research the permit requirements - or would the Council just say the driver would be expected to pull over and safely find out the requirements before passing through?

The list of PCNs with contravention date and PCN date are as follows:
- PCN Date: 7 January 2026, contravention 16 December 2025.
- PCN Date: 9 January 2026, contravention 2 January 2026.
- PCN Date: 9 January 2026, contravention 3 January 2026.
- PCN Date: 12 January 2026, contravention 5 January 2026.
- PCN Date: 20 January 2026, contravention 12 January 2026.
I didn't think to note down the date that I received each PCN in the post, but I would have challenged the subsequent PCNs on the day they were received (due to the surprise / frustration). The confirmation of submission emails I received were dated 10 January, 13 January, 13 January, 16 January and 21 January.

On the call where the Council said we had the right permit (arvo of 16 Dec or morning of 17 Dec), the representative also said that there were no fines showing at that time of the call - but the 16 December contravention was at 8.25am, so should have been picked up by the camera. Is there anything in that, or would the Council just say there is a delay between the camera recording a contravention and it being logged as a contravention in their system?

Any guidance on approach is much appreciated.  One thought I had on 'strategy' is to pay the first one at the discounted amount given (I assume) I'd have low (or lower) prospects of success on challenging that one, but then appeal the subsequent four.

Hi all

Kudos to all involved in providing this forum - it looks like a great help to people! I wish we had found it sooner, but hope you might still be able to help us in some way.

We are not from London (or the UK), so didn't do any digging / research before submitting our "formal representations". In considering whether to appeal our formal representations having been rejected, we came across this forum and thought we would reach out. We initially want to know whether we have indeed shot ourselves in the foot by challenging the PCNs we received, or if there is still scope to contest.

We have 5 PCNs for alleged contraventions in entering Ham Park Road via Devenay Road / Margery Road on 16 Dec 2025, 2 Jan 2026, 3 Jan 2026, 5 Jan 2026 and 12 Jan 2026. These total a hefty sum, so naturally wanted to explore our ability to contest them.

The link to a GDrive folder with the first PCN front page, text from our representations and rejection of the first PCN is here.

The text from our representations provides the context, but the summary of our predicament is:
- immediately after purchasing a car, we purchased a residents permit and thought we were then able to enter both ends of Ham Park Road and park as permit holders.
- after the first time driving through the access point (16 Dec 2025), we had "driver's remorse" so I called Newham Council to confirm. The representative said we needed a second "Access" permit to drive down Ham Park Road, and then we would be ok to enter Ham Park from both ends. So we made the purchase on 17 Dec 2025.
- On 7 Jan 2026, we received our first PCN and challenged it. Once we received the second one, we stopped entering Ham Park Road from either end.

I've only uploaded the correspondence for the first PCN, but can upload the others if there might be scope to contest.

The Google Street View location links for the signage at each end of Ham Park Road are:
- Devenay Road - here - apologies, it is quite hard to see the signage through the zoom. It appears the Google cars don't drive that far down Ham Park Road any longer.
- Margery Road - here.

If you have any questions or if further details/info would be helpful, please let me know.

Thanks in advance for your consideration and any assistance you can provide!