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#Post#: 123891--------------------------------------------------
Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: jumpingskyfox
Date: July 6, 2026, 9:33 am
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Hi,
I'd really appreciate some help with a Moving Traffic PCN I
received from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
PCN: HZ99622866
VRM: LJ68HDX
Contravention: Code 52M – Failing to comply with a prohibition
on certain types of vehicle (motor vehicles)
Location: RMV Sawley Rd Westbnd nr Jct Bloemfontein Rd
Date of Alleged Contravention: 20/06/2026
Time: 21:34
Date of Notice: 30/06/2026
Camera Operator: VA143
I genuinely didn't spot/notice the restriction sign when turning
right from Bloemfontein Rd onto Sawley Rd.
I was wondering if I could argue for obscured signage for the
following reasons:
1) Roadworks: Right next to/underneath the restriction sign
pole, there was a temporary green roadworks barrier and a
triangular roadworks sign. This completely cluttered the view
and distracted from the regulatory signage.
2) Major emergency incident: This occurred at 21:34, right as
there was unfortunately a fatal building fire happening on the
next road. The entire area was heavily congested and filled with
multiple fire engines/emergency services. (News report here:
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/20/three-men-dead-after-west-london-building-fire).<br
/>And the chaos/navigating around the emergency services had
caused me to miss the restriction.
Google Drive:
HTML https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1916GkRf4U8sM9yrPNszA4XAYvfYfe5Ee?usp=sharing
Thanks in advance!
#Post#: 123918--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 6, 2026, 4:32 pm
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Having looked at the video, I don't think there is much mileage
in the green barriers around the sign pole because the sign is
perfectly clear above them, and the barriers are on the
pavement, not in your way as you turn.
GSV is not recent enough to show the signs despite being July
2025, so we can't check for an advance warning sign on
Bloemfontaine Road. If you go that way often, look out for one;
if there isn't one it strengthens your case.
How far back from your turn was this emergency ?
And were you using satnav ?
#Post#: 123927--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: jumpingskyfox
Date: July 6, 2026, 6:05 pm
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If memory serves me right, there were multiple fire engines /
emergency vehicles parked up on the kerb all along the red line.
With the incident happening at the X and the O being the
junction where the turn was made.
HTML https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/t0YGpQI_xl.png
Yes I was using sat nav.
#Post#: 123930--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 6, 2026, 6:52 pm
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Sorry to say it, but like so many others, you have caused a
"satnav assisted" PCN to be served. All over London these
restricted streets have been rolled out, and this one is quite
new, so unlikely to be recorded on your latest satnav update,
and probably wont be there if you do update it tomorrow ! We see
cases like yours where the restriction has been in position for
several years yet still the satnav ignores it.
What the emergency vehicles could help you with, is if there is
an advance sign. This is likely to have been obscured or made
very unnoticeable with all the emergency vehicles blue lights
flashing etc. So we need to know if there is such a sign.
Claiming you were following satnav wont get you a win at London
Tribunals, and the council, evr greedy for your money will
refuse your reps, but they will re-offer the discount.
#Post#: 123991--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: peodude
Date: July 7, 2026, 10:52 am
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I'd just try a basic appeal at first. You took a forbidden turn
due to the emergency services blocking all the surrounding
streets due to the building fire.
#Post#: 124073--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: jumpingskyfox
Date: July 8, 2026, 7:30 am
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Thanks I will try that. Would they still offer a discount if the
appeal is rejected?
#Post#: 124085--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 8, 2026, 10:53 am
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--- Quote from: jumpingskyfox link ---
>
> Thanks I will try that. Would they still offer a discount if
the appeal is rejected?
>
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The appeal will be rejected, not 'if'. London councils and TfL
between them get between £600-700 million a year from PCN
penalties, so are hardly unbiased. Apart from Havering, the
other London councils re-offer the discount when rejecting
representations, because they know that >95% of people then just
cough-up, being terrified they will have to pay hundreds of
pounds at the adjudicators. Are you one of that 95% ?
#Post#: 124125--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: jumpingskyfox
Date: July 8, 2026, 4:44 pm
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Are you saying I should expect the appeal to be rejected, and
prep to take this to London Tribunals/adjudicators?
#Post#: 124134--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hammersmith & Fulham - Code 52M Failing to comply with a
motor vehicle prohibition - Sawley Rd Westbound
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 8, 2026, 5:04 pm
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--- Quote from: jumpingskyfox link ---
>
> Are you saying I should expect the appeal to be rejected, and
prep to take this to London Tribunals/adjudicators?
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes. Of course they may accept your reps, but it would be very
unusual.
You then will have two alternatives, (1) pay at the discounted
rate, as they will usually re-offer this or (2) register an
appeal at London Tribunals when the full PCN penalty will be in
play. Of course if you win at LT you pay nothing, so it is
essentially a 'double-or-quits' gamble
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