Hide, Send feedback directly to the content team using our website feedback form. If we do not hear from you within 28 days of the PCN being issued, we will send you a Notice to Owner (NtO) in the post. I am satisfied that the no motor vehicles signs together with the warning signs in Gardeners Road are sufficient to alert motorists of the prohibition on motor vehicles. You make a representation by stating the reasons you believe the parking fine should be withdrawn. I am meeting the Croydon advertiser this Thursday at 3pm. It's free to make a formal appeal by contacting whoever gave you the parking ticket. Why did no one else notice? Kind regards, Ive just received a PCN for this road dated 19th January 2022, while driving around trying to find a parking space for a dentist appointment in the area. However, should your appeal be rejected, you have the following options: Appealing your Croydon PCN can be a tedious and time-consuming experience. I had a PCN through a couple of weeks ago and need to appeal by the end of today. Apparently NCP have the ability to send the penalty notice letter, but not the ability to send a reminder to pay. Our online service is designed to give information and guidance that relates specifically to the type of penalty received before the option to make an appeal. just today I have received another for 279 .contravention date apparently was 15/06/2021 and just today for the first time receiving a Notice of enforcement this is ridiculous and I wonder how much Croydon council will continue to make off innocent Individuals. If you receive a Charge Certificate, it is too late for you to makea challenge or formal representation. As the contravention is that of "failing to comply with a sign indicating restrictions on entering a pedestrian zone, (or entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone)" it is important to remember that in order to prove this contravention that the enforcing authority must actually show you passing the sign during restricted hours and . Just one big theft. Plus may I have the adjudicators name as I am taking this further. MoneyNerd Limited is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Key Retirement Solutions Limited who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm Reference Number 224987) and is classed as a mortgage and home finance adviser. Plus, I believe the tribunal service is working alongside the council to revenue 130. Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), appeal a PCN, and information on charges. I am 46, have lived in croydon and driven down this street all m driving life and get charged 65 after filling the car which already is stupidly expensive due to taxation. The adjudicators ruling, as released on social media by Shakeel Yousaf. I had noticed that the signs had been covered up a while ago and naively assumed I was off the hook as I looked online to do some research and read everything on there Not sure what to do now? I was disappointed to receive a PCN for turning up Haling Road a route I have been using for the best part of 20 years, then even more mortified to receive a second PCN for a similar offense 2 days later. You can select from a list of the most common reasons to appeal against your notice type and view the policy that relates to your reason, including the likely outcome of an appeal and type of supporting evidence required. giving feedback I wont get my 65 back but Ill certainly stop Croydon Council from earning a few thousand pounds out of this scam and save other motorists the pain I had. Show 2019 Brent Council Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley HA9 0FJ Other recent adjudications on some signage around Croydon LTNs and school streets have ruled them to be inadequate. Show Recently I was given a 70 pound fine (40 if paid within 2 weeks) for over-staying at the car park for 3 hours and 43 minutes, where there is a 3 hour max stay. Bailiffs Bailiffs are also commonly known as 'enforcement agents'. I have just submitted my second tribunal appeal for a second ticket received despite already winning an appeal at the tribunal for exactly the same issue. You must type a Penalty Charge Notice and a Vehicle Registration Number PCNDetails Vehicle Registration Number * Penalty Charge Notice * Contact For Parking Reading Borough Council PO BOX. Parking in the spot to do a spot of bargain in the sales after Christmas on December 30 last year, she was shocked to return to her car to find a ticket on her windscreen. The fines should be ring fenced to fix the roads!!!!! The signage was plainly very poor because I didnt notice it and reluctantly paid the 65. Provide us with some details on why you believe the citation issued is a mistake. However, you can get a 50% fine reduction by making the payment within 14 days. The easiest and fastest way to pay is to use the councils online payment portal. At such juncture a motorist is unable to re-route. You may also email your appeal to pcn@croydon.gov.uk. Sometimes formal appeals are called representations. 20 Posts. In this fact sheet we use the term bailiff. I informed them of the police incident (suspected . Article Id: 190 Appealing You have ten days to appeal against the decision to the magistrates' court. All methods require you to have your PCN number, which is found at the top of your PCN. Please select the council who issued your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) You must do this within 28 days. The local authority provides evidence that there is a sign in Gardeners Road indicating that there is a prohibition on motor vehicles 50 yards to the left. if I could show they were not there on October 15, Id have grounds for appeal. I was crossing Croydon heading to Crystal Palace however traffic was stand still in central Croydon. Teacher Steve Crowley, 40,. I will appeal to both my fines. Thank you Clive, that means a lot. CroydonNeighbourhoods@gmail.com. 6 easy steps to appealing a parking ticket Here's how to successfully appeal against a parking ticket: Pay a Parking Charge Notice issued on an Islington Council Estate. Please do! Hi Simon. Mr Yousaf states that he returned to the location and saw numerous motorists driving towards the signs until he alerted them of the prohibition. Sometimes appealing a PCN will make you miss out on the 50% fine reduction. I want my money back as I was duped by this ridiculous council like so many other unfortunate people. There should be a clear no right turn painted on the road with the times this pedestrian zone, is in place, its outrageous!! After working in the Credit Card and Loan industry for more than a decade, Scott felt a desire to make a greater positive impact in the world. Challenge Your Hackney Penalty Charge Notice and Win! In a post on social media, Yousaf said, The most disappointing thing is I know that everyone thinks its a poorly implemented scheme and the signage is unclear, confusing and deliberate. Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), appeal a PCN, and information on charges. Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship. If you've stopped at the entrance to a fire station or parked in the middle of a red line without mitigating circumstances, we're afraid you need to pay up. You can tell our parking enforcement team. However, they have since restarted issuing them again. Do You Have to Pay Croydon Parking Fines? Upon receiving your appeal, you will receive photographic evidence of your parking contravention. The traffic signs were not clear or visible. However, youll also have been hit with expensive bailiff charges during the process. Not only did I save 50 on solicitor fees, I also won my case and didnt have to pay my 271 fine. Ive asked via a FOI request to see the internal correspondence around the debate regarding the implementation of this new sign so I can see what their internal process was as I suspect they realised they had cocked up. I am so reassured that others didnt see or know this sign is in place I was picking my dog up from the local parlour which is already a nightmare to find a bay, but I still do as Its a lovely small local business, today I got the notice 2weeks after, I am devastated, this is so much money and doesnt solve the fact that too many cars are in the roads due to the school And lack of parking , I also wondered why people had parked so badly just before this road, now I know they didnt want to go down this road!! We understand that for some motorists, making a challenge or representation against a PCN can be stressful and time consuming. make a challenge or formal representation in writingto the address shown. Charges range from 60 to 130. Anyone who wants to attend are more than welcome. clearly a money making scheme. We are planning a meeting for January on schemes like this. Three weeks ago, the delightful Croydon council issued me with a fixed penalty notice for turning right out of Derby Road. You have accepted additional cookies. Go to London Borough of. It turned out to be unlucky for him. This will depend on your circumstances and will be discussed at the earliest opportunity by the financial product provider. But because of this independent decision, the council will claim theyve set everything out clearly and perfectly, its all the drivers fault and they are now very unlikely to change the signage. The change is expected to come into effect in early 2023. I have been fine twice for entering this restriction from the south where there is no signage and the sign at the beginning of the restriction is a white sign erected in front of a white wall. Note, things do change and sometimes we do miss things (were only human! This could yet prove to be a lucrative new revenue stream for the council. The independent body will assess your arguments and make a final decision. The following was said by the judge in a recent successful appeal: This is the legal test the motorist will have to convince the court of i.e. In other words, Yousaf got off very lightly. Parking fines (Penalty Charge Notices or PCNs), Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship. Despite that fact that Mr Sailes had two witnesses, including an off duty police officer, Croydon Council Parking Services originally rejected his appeal without speaking to either witness. A Parking Charge Notice (PCN)is issued in Croydon if a vehicle is parked as: Croydon's PCN fees are based on where the PCN is issued. It's still worth appealing - the Equality Act 2010 means Blue Badge holders must be treated with understanding and can't be discriminated against. If you want to share your dashcam video or write about your experience more fully, just email us on CroydonNeighbourhoods@gmail.com. On 27.05 and 28.05 I turned right into Haling Road off Brighton, as I would have done every other time and I did not see any signs indicating this was a Pedestrian zone, other wise I would not have turned right.