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Thank you for the detailed response. I'll suck it up and pay them the money then.

Based on the details posted, do you think it's worth continuing with the OOT SD?

Hello
Received a letter from a debt collection agency today and wanted to know if I have any grounds to dispute or just need to pay up. Story is as follows (Apologies if it's a bit long but I wanted to include all the details):

Case number: GR23157561
Vehicle Reg: WR17 EBM

27/2/25: Turned left from Old Dover Road onto Langton Way during at 8:06am while a low traffic network was in operation.

Council's image:



Location on Google maps is below, although the most recent streetview is from before the LTN was introduced.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/oo7ZUoT1jVUnBCxaA

I had no idea the LTN was there as there were no warning signs when you approach the roundabout from that direction, and the only signs indicating it were only visible once I'd already started to make the turn (and were partially obscured by a speed limit sign). These are the photos that I submitted in evidence:




April 2025: Received a PCN by post. Unfortunately, I don't know the exact date as I have moved house since and no longer have the letter. I'm sure that I responded within the 28 days, however obviously I can't currently prove that.

18/5/25: Sent my appeal to Greenwich using the photos above, which they acknowledged by email:


July 2025: Hadn't had a response, moved house, in the process of the move lost the original PCN but honestly thought no more about it. Updated my driving licence and vehicle logbook to my new address.

4/2/26: Received an email from Greenwich Council saying they had sent a charge certificate to my old address on 2/12/25 and I hadn't replied. They copied the text of the letter into the email:


The letter was dated 198 days after I sent my appeal and had been posted to the wrong address, 110 days after my vehicle logbook had been updated to my current home.

I realise that I messed up at this point and should have dealt with it there and then. However, when I went to the Greenwich Council website, their parking section had this message on it (it's still there now):
 

Stupidly, I assumed that the ridiculous timeline and sending it to the wrong house meant that my case must be one of the errors they were referring to.


Fast forward to this morning, where I got a letter from a debt collection agency demanding payment by 1st May.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!