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#Post#: 83731--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 1, 2025, 12:08 pm
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Look out for advance warning signs as well. If this is a bus
route with frequent double-deckers, it is inadequate as the sign
can be obscured by high-sided vehicles.
#Post#: 84570--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: hirerspcn
Date: August 7, 2025, 6:56 am
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So this road is very busy with no parking available, the road is
currently a one way as there are ongoing roadworks, so I wasn't
able to take some photos.
What I know for a fact is that there are no advanced signs,
there is only 1 sign on the left-hand side. The road prior to
the sign is where loading vans are usually parked and in the 1
instance I went, the sign was blocked by the van as I was
driving from the opposite direction of the sign.
Sign location:
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/1rJFd7FMCHexwi98A
Image of sign:
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/KCmt2iw3JhVudPaD9
Past the sign, if you were to go straight ahead, there is no
entry as it is only for buses. You have to turn right onto
Liverpool Street.
#Post#: 84936--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: hirerspcn
Date: August 9, 2025, 5:39 pm
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[member=12]Incandescent[/member]
#Post#: 84938--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 9, 2025, 7:32 pm
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--- Quote from: hirerspcn link ---
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> [member=12]Incandescent[/member]
>
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So far, you haven't told us your route that took you to the sign
barring access. A left turn is typically when signs are missed,
and sometimes a right turn.
#Post#: 85020--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: hirerspcn
Date: August 10, 2025, 12:46 pm
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I took a left from London Wall on to Old Broad St, straight past
the sign then right onto Liverpool St.
HTML https://i.imgur.com/L3lHVF4.jpeg
#Post#: 85031--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 10, 2025, 2:13 pm
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--- Quote from: hirerspcn link ---
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> I took a left from London Wall on to Old Broad St, straight
past the sign then right onto Liverpool St.
>
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So you would have passed this advance sign: -
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/y7EshUEfjhcRCUS28
which has been there since 2018 according to GSV.
I'm afraid it doesn't look good for an appeal based on
inadequate signage, except that high-sided vehicles can totally
obscure the advance sign as per here: -
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/dvRggXZMnoRt3ugq8
#Post#: 85048--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: hirerspcn
Date: August 10, 2025, 5:55 pm
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Does that advance sign apply to both signs on Old broad street
which is different? Unless I am mistaken this advanced sign only
applies to the sign which is at the entrance of Old broad
street.
The entrance sign is for Access only and the contravention
sign is for 7am - 7pm
There are no advanced signs for the one past Broad Street
Avenue.
#Post#: 85052--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 10, 2025, 6:10 pm
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--- Quote from: hirerspcn link ---
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> Does that advance sign apply to both signs on Old broad street
which is different? Unless I am mistaken this advanced sign only
applies to the sign which is at the entrance of Old broad
street.
>
> The entrance sign is for Access only and the contravention
sign is for 7am - 7pm
>
> There are no advanced signs for the one past Broad Street
Avenue.
>
--- End Quote ---
Well, only you can tell us, because we have to work with GSV
unless you (the OP) provide clear photos of the approach and to
the sign that was passed. Is the sign as you turn into Broad
Street still there ? Sorry but it is quite difficult to give
definitive advice if the signs have all been changed since the
latest GSV view.
#Post#: 85053--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: hirerspcn
Date: August 10, 2025, 6:39 pm
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Heres a visualisation:
HTML https://i.imgur.com/tWQHr2J.jpeg
Advance Sign 1:
HTML https://i.imgur.com/eX7jFgq.jpeg
Advance Sign 2:
HTML https://i.imgur.com/j2WpGYj.jpeg
Sign 1:
HTML https://i.imgur.com/2nNquUN.jpeg
Sign 2*:
HTML https://i.imgur.com/CamwHoT.jpeg
*Contravention Sign
#Post#: 85054--------------------------------------------------
Re: City of London, Code 53 - Restriction on vehicles entering a
pedestrian zone, Old Broad Street x2
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 10, 2025, 6:53 pm
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So the signs are correct, it would seem.
Approach signs in either direction on London Wall advise of a
restriction. On turning in the sign has an exception for access,
which I suspect they don't enforce, as there must be vehicles
coming and going all the time for tbe businesses along there
like delivery companies etc, so it's a PITA for them dealing
with reps from people accessing properties. This figures,
because you got a PCN for the next sign which bars all traffic
except buses. I think the sign when you turn has been there much
longer than the second sign, and they should have removed the
first sign, but this is dozy City of London.
However, your problem is that you seem to have missed all the
signs ! I'm afraid to say, I see no credible appeal based on the
signs in place. There may be a technical appeal based on CoL
mismanagement of the enforcement process, but I'll leave that
for Hippocrates or others to suggest, as they are much more
up-to-speed on this aspect. Such appeals have nothing to do with
the contravention at all.
Sorry not to have been of more help.
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