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PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: ihateinjustice24 Date: March 19, 2026, 10:22 am
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Hi, I’m looking for some advice on multiple PCNs I’ve received
from Lambeth for entering a pedestrian/school street zone on
Sunnyhill Road.
I’ve recently received my first PCN (reduced to £80), but it was
issued around 10–11 days after the contravention date. During
that time, I continued to drive through the same road daily to
get to work, completely unaware of the restriction.
I now realise this is a timed school street restriction, but the
signage is positioned right at the turn, so I didn’t notice it
at the time. I am also not from the local area.
Because the first PCN arrived late, I have unknowingly committed
the same contravention multiple times before I had any
opportunity to change my behaviour.
I’m concerned I could now receive multiple PCNs for the same
mistake, potentially amounting to a large total I cannot afford.
My questions are:
* Can I argue “continuous contravention” or that multiple PCNs
are disproportionate since I wasn’t aware of the restriction
before receiving the first notice?
* Has anyone had success getting additional PCNs cancelled in
similar circumstances?
For context, I have now stopped using the road during restricted
hours as soon as I became aware.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: Hippocrates Date: March 19, 2026, 11:04 am
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Please show us the PCN and VRM details and screenshot the
website re all payments and dates periods as shown for starters.
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: ihateinjustice24 Date: March 19, 2026, 4:13 pm
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Here's a link to the details and screenshot:
HTML https://postimg.cc/gallery/6NMNFV1
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: Hippocrates Date: March 19, 2026, 6:08 pm
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Screenshot is missing the vital information: the price, the date
of increase and your proof of date of the shot.
We win cases because of this.
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: ihateinjustice24 Date: March 19, 2026, 6:58 pm
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apologies, updated link includes the price and discounted price
as well as proof of screen shot time in the top right
:
HTML https://postimg.cc/gallery/6NMNFV1
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: Hippocrates Date: March 20, 2026, 2:35 pm
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There is no need and no help to us in obscuring the VRM and PCN
details.
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: ihateinjustice24 Date: March 21, 2026, 6:20 am
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third times a charm:
HTML https://postimg.cc/gallery/DJZ1nM5
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: ihateinjustice24 Date: March 21, 2026, 6:24 am
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Update 4 more pcn's have arrived as suspected, same road, so
£400 total now.
Hoping i can argue continuous contravention.
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: ihateinjustice24 Date: March 22, 2026, 4:16 pm
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any advice ?
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Re: PCN Lambeth - 53 j - failing to comply with restriction zone
By: fraser.mitchell Date: March 22, 2026, 5:31 pm
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Yes. You wrote this in your initial post:-
[quote]* Can I argue “continuous contravention” or that multiple
PCNs are disproportionate since I wasn’t aware of the
restriction before receiving the first notice?
* Has anyone had success getting additional PCNs cancelled in
similar circumstances?[/quote]
YOu cannot argue "continuous contravention"; that applies to
parking where a car remains at the same spot for several days
and gets several PCNs, but even then this argument can sometimes
fail to succeed. What you can argue is that until the first PCN
arrived by post, you were unaware of committing the
contraventions. So you could argue that {CNs dated between the
date of the first PCN, and the date it arrived are
disproportionate, and unfair. SOme councils will agree to cancel
such PCNs on the basis you pay the first one. Others, being
venal and rapacious, insist all be paid. Then if you take the
matter to London Tribunals, success is not guaranteed either,
and this time it is with the full PCN penalties in play.
So to handle this as a representation, you need to group them
together into a single representation, and request the PCNs
between the date of the first and the date the first one
arrived, be cancelled.
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