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NEWHAM COUNCIL PCN - WROTE 0 INSTEAD OF O FOR NUMBER PLATE
DIR By: SKALA_LIORELLE
Date: June 19, 2026, 1:06 pm
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So I parked in a car park in Newham today and paid using a
parking app. Never parked in this car park before so as I was
leaving I approached the warden/CEO in the car park and showed
him the app confirmation page and asked I paid for the correct
car park as there were two suggestions with the same name, he
confirmed I paid for the correct car park. This bit of
information is irrelevant but I’m just trying to paint a
picture, I had every intention of paying correctly.
Come back to the car with good time and I see a yellow PCN on my
windshield. I approach a parking warden/CEO (different one from
earlier), he checked his device and explained to me and showed
me that I paid for parking but I mistyped the O as 0 in my
number plate and that’s why. He explained to me I can email
Newham council and appeal it and mistakes like this happen all
the time.
So I filed an informal appeal straightaway. Apparently they
always get rejected. I have no idea what to do; if it gets
rejected and I take it further do I risk having to pay the
higher amount of the fine if I don’t win? How likely is it that
it would be overturned anyway? I also have dyslexia, again, I
know not hugely relevant but I can sometimes genuinely read an 0
as O and not realise.
If any other information is needed like specific car park name,
PCN charge image etc please let me know, happy to upload.
Any help is appreciated thank you :)
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Re: NEWHAM COUNCIL PCN - WROTE 0 INSTEAD OF O FOR NUMBER PLATE
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: June 19, 2026, 1:21 pm
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Some adjudicators will allow this as the numberplate font for
zero and the letter O is identical.
Let's see the PCN - don't blank anything.
Are you aware of the letter and numbering protocol used in most
VRMs?
But nothing we can do until we see their reply.
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Re: NEWHAM COUNCIL PCN - WROTE 0 INSTEAD OF O FOR NUMBER PLATE
DIR By: SKALA_LIORELLE
Date: June 19, 2026, 1:41 pm
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Hi, thanks for the reply.
PCN image here
HTML https://imgpile.com/p/KhfWoJe
For context the actual registration is NA70 XOV.
And I don’t quite understand what you mean. If you mean
registration format rules, like for modern formats the last
three characters are always letters, no, I didn’t know
this until you asked. When paying for parking I am typing my
registration from memory. I mistyped O as 0 as a typo, commonly
done with dyslexia, sometimes I type 3 instead of E.
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