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#Post#: 1336--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN Received for doing a wrong turn in Southwark
DIR By: harryharoon
Date: July 15, 2023, 9:16 am
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Here is my appeal
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With the reference to the PCN issued me 19th of June I would
like to state that I work for a company and I was on my way to
pick up a passenger on elephant road.
I strongly believe that the reasons are missed the two road
signs on both sides of the roads is because it's a very busy
area and also there are two bus lanes running on both sides of
the road.
I have been driving in London as a private hire driver since
2007 and I'm a careful driver.
In my 16 years of driving I've never received a points on my
driving licence.
I strongly believe that the reasons for missing those bass signs
was heavy traffic i.e busing running on both sides of the road.
On that basis I would like to request this other council to
cancel this pcn.
#Post#: 1342--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN Received for doing a wrong turn in Southwark
DIR By: harryharoon
Date: July 15, 2023, 5:57 pm
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Anyway, I tweaked my appeal a bit more and submitted it before I
hit the 28day cut off period.
Here it is
Regarding the PCN I received on June 19th, I would like to
explain that I work as a driver for a private hire company and
was en route to pick up a passenger waiting for me on Elephant
Road. Despite my years of experience driving in London since
2007, I missed the two road signs on either side of the road due
to the busy surroundings and two bus lanes running alongside the
road. I take pride in being a cautious driver and have never
accumulated any points on my driving license throughout my 16
years of driving. I firmly believe that the heavy traffic caused
by buses on both sides of the road contributed to my missing the
sign. Therefore, I humbly request that Southwark Council cancel
the issued PCN.
#Post#: 1366--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN Received for doing a wrong turn in Southwark
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: July 16, 2023, 3:53 pm
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--- Quote from: harryharoon link ---
>
> 2. I talk about road markings because if the other two signs
are obscured, the council would like to rely on the markings on
the road
>
--- End Quote ---
I don't think you have enough evidence to show that both signs
were obscured, so the whole point around road markings is
academic.
Let us know when you get the response, if you're lucky they
might make a mistake in the rejection.
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Re: PCN Received for doing a wrong turn in Southwark
DIR By: harryharoon
Date: August 3, 2023, 11:00 am
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I got the response, the "rejection".
HTML https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wf4ew1l86vddw1tvhgcnb/Our-Response-to-you-edited.pdf?rlkey=nwjorhtas29nvl60ba50o6zob&dl=0
In response to your earlier comments about the evidence that
both signs were obscured, I would like to say that I went there
a few days later
and took pics and a video. A video that I took clearly shows
that at one time there were buses running on both sides of the
road and if I was in
between those buses, there is no way I will be able to see those
two signs. However, yes I agree that I could have only seen the
sign on the road.
So this could be a balance of probabilities rather than actual
factual evidence.
(No way I could have taken any evidence while I was driving)
Looking forward to having your view on this.
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Re: PCN Received for doing a wrong turn in Southwark
DIR By: ivanleo
Date: August 5, 2023, 12:14 pm
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You have until 14 August to decide, so don't rush to pay and
wait and see what others think.
However personally, I can't see anything that would justify
risking an extra £65 to go to the tribunal.
#Post#: 3198--------------------------------------------------
Re: PCN Received for doing a wrong turn in Southwark
DIR By: harryharoon
Date: August 13, 2023, 6:55 pm
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Since no one else had anything to say about this, so I paid the
ticket today (half price)
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