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I drove my (little) van through Rotherhithe tunnel on
consecutive days.Have I got grounds to appeal a double hit
fine???
DIR By: SolarRichie
Date: March 21, 2026, 2:54 am
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Hello, new user here!
I drove my (little Nissan e-nv200)) van through Rotherhithe
tunnel on consecutive days without realising I wasn't allowed
to.
After receiving the PCN through the post I checked on Google
Maps and saw that there are signs that say no entry to vehicles
over 2 tonnes, I just didn't notice them. A day or 2 later I
then received a 2nd PCN through for the 2nd time I had passed
through the tunnel.
I hate the punative aspect of these fines, especially now they
seem to have gone up to £160, and £80 if you pay within 14 days.
Crazy amounts when we are all increasingly broke.
However bearing in mind the signage is there I grudgingly accept
I should be more observant and that I should have to pay
something. However it seems just too harsh for me to have to pay
both fines!
I appealed on this basis, and TransportForLondon have just
replied, rejecting this appeal.
So I invite any replies/advice but my question is generally, is
there any merit to this line of appeal, that I didn't realise
the 1st time and that is painful, but to be also punished for
the same offence the day after is just too harsh?
The argument being that a penalty notice is, I think, supposed
to punish and hence act as a deterrent to future infraction; and
in my case here, I am receiving the punishment and hence
deterrent for the first offence only after having unknowingly
committed the same offence again. In effect the fine is double
what it normally is.
I look forward to your replies, thank you.
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Re: I drove my (little) van through Rotherhithe tunnel on
consecutive days.Have I got grounds to appeal a double hit fin
DIR By: Dave65
Date: March 21, 2026, 5:16 am
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Is this definitely a Penalty notice?
Can you post up a copy with personal details redacted?
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Re: I drove my (little) van through Rotherhithe tunnel on
consecutive days.Have I got grounds to appeal a double hit fin
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: March 21, 2026, 8:30 am
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Please to post up all sides of the 1st PCN and the front page of
the 2nd, together with copies of what you wrote and of their
rejection.
Only redact yr name & address - leave all else in.
For guidance on posting images see
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/
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Re: I drove my (little) van through Rotherhithe tunnel on
consecutive days.Have I got grounds to appeal a double hit fin
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: March 21, 2026, 8:34 am
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Pity youd didn't come on here before you submitted your reps to
TfL. In cases like this, one could also argue that you weren't
aware you had committed the offence until the PCN arrived in the
post, but in between the two dates, you'd gone through the
tunnel again and got another PCN. So ask for the 2nd PCN to be
cancelled.
However, you've had a response. Have they re-offered the
discount ? Reason to ask is because if you take them to London
Tribunals the full penalty will be in play, not the discount.
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