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       #Post#: 87296--------------------------------------------------
       Re: got a PCN from blackwall & silvertown tunnels, please
       advice
   DIR By: bebu
       Date: August 26, 2025, 11:10 am
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       --- Quote from: stamfordman link ---
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       > You can certainly try for discretion as an out of towner. The
       Blackwall/Silvertown tunnel tolls are fairly recent but any
       blanket allowance by TFL has long passed.
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       > The government toll road page hasn't been updated with these
       tunnels so that's a good point to mention. I think TFL has a
       duty to liaise with the gov site on this.
       > The page doesn't include emission zones or the weight
       restriction for the Rotherhithe tunnel though but does mention
       London congestion charging.
       > But surely it should have the TFL tunnels tolls.
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  HTML https://www.gov.uk/uk-toll-roads
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       >
  HTML https://i.imgur.com/sXE99pc.png
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       I see, thats what I thought about initially. As I did not see
       any signs and I also went to the gov website and did not see
       anything
       I will give it a shot and post a draft soon,
       many thanks
       #Post#: 87310--------------------------------------------------
       Re: got a PCN from blackwall & silvertown tunnels, please
       advice
   DIR By: Enceladus
       Date: August 26, 2025, 12:38 pm
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       The Blackwall Tunnel was always free to use, going back years.
       The new toll charge only became payable when the new Silvertown
       Tunnel was completed and opened to traffic on the 7th April
       2025. So the Silvertown has been chargeable since inception.
       Mention that you weren't aware that charges had been introduced
       on the previously free Blackwall tunnels. Since you don't live
       near the crossings you would never have received any of the
       publicity material concerning the new charges. Terribly sorry,
       an honest mistake, first offence that could happen to anyone and
       now that you know you will make sure to pay-up next time. It's
       worth a go.
       #Post#: 87365--------------------------------------------------
       Re: got a PCN from blackwall & silvertown tunnels, please
       advice
   DIR By: bebu
       Date: August 26, 2025, 10:18 pm
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       --- Quote from: Enceladus link ---
       >
       > The Blackwall Tunnel was always free to use, going back years.
       The new toll charge only became payable when the new Silvertown
       Tunnel was completed and opened to traffic on the 7th April
       2025. So the Silvertown has been chargeable since inception.
       >
       > Mention that you weren't aware that charges had been
       introduced on the previously free Blackwall tunnels. Since you
       don't live near the crossings you would never have received any
       of the publicity material concerning the new charges. Terribly
       sorry, an honest mistake, first offence that could happen to
       anyone and now that you know you will make sure to pay-up next
       time. It's worth a go.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       super many thanks
       Hello
       APPEAL AGAINST PCN XXXXXXXX
       I hereby want to use this medium to appeal against the above
       issued PCN XXXXXXXXX
       I live in Yorkshire, and was visiting my family in London for
       the weekend and drove past the Dartford bridge and avoided
       central London congestion charges
       On getting back home, I went online and paid the Dartford
       crossing, ( Kindly see attached evidence) and went on the
       government website www.gov.uk to search if, I had any other
       outstanding charges and inputted my vehicle reg, but nothing
       came up
       I hereby ask this charge be waived as a one time GESTURE OF GOOD
       WILL
       REASON FOR WAIVER
       1. Firstly I am a software developer and currently out of work.
       As I lost my job and currently searching for a new job
       2. I honestly did not see any signs of payment reminders while
       driving through
       3. I have driven past the tunnel a couple of years back and
       again never saw any signs
       4 Going online, see attachments. I realized this charge was only
       recently introduced  7th April 2025
       In light of the above
       I hereby request as a gesture of good will and owing to my
       currently circumstances of being unemployed to kindly waive the
       charges
       As I have a teenage daughter and currently paying child
       maintenance and struggling
       Many thanks
       #Post#: 87375--------------------------------------------------
       Re: got a PCN from blackwall & silvertown tunnels, please
       advice
   DIR By: roythebus
       Date: August 27, 2025, 3:08 am
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       It's not clear what routes you took, when you say you drove past
       Dartford do you mean you used the Dartford Crossing on your
       journey from Yorkshire to south London, then used the
       Silvertown/Blackwall tunnel on your way back to Yorkshire?
       #Post#: 87389--------------------------------------------------
       Re: got a PCN from blackwall & silvertown tunnels, please
       advice
   DIR By: stamfordman
       Date: August 27, 2025, 4:35 am
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       What do you mean by entering your reg on gov.uk?
       I would make more of checking - that the tunnel tolls are not
       included (yet) on the list is a big deal in my view and how
       would you know that the Blackwall Tunnel is TFL or even what TFL
       is.
       #Post#: 87443--------------------------------------------------
       Re: got a PCN from blackwall & silvertown tunnels, please
       advice
   DIR By: bebu
       Date: August 27, 2025, 9:58 am
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       --- Quote from: stamfordman link ---
       >
       > What do you mean by entering your reg on gov.uk?
       >
       > I would make more of checking - that the tunnel tolls are not
       included (yet) on the list is a big deal in my view and how
       would you know that the Blackwall Tunnel is TFL or even what TFL
       is.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Points noted, I just submitted my appeal.
       will revert in due course
       Many thanks
       #Post#: 88354--------------------------------------------------
       Re: got a PCN from blackwall & silvertown tunnels, please
       advice
   DIR By: bebu
       Date: September 4, 2025, 6:01 am
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       ANOTHER WIN
       I just got a letter in the post today from TFL waiving my PCN
       Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrray !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
       Many many thanks guys
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