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#Post#: 91530--------------------------------------------------
Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: Armando
Date: September 25, 2025, 1:18 pm
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hi all,
Completely new here and desperate for help/advice about PCNs we
keep receiving from Islington Council Parking and how to deal
with it.
Basically, it i to do with my (now) wife's Vespa motorbike that
was parked on the usual Resident/Pay and Display motorbike
parking bay in our local street. The council sent an email on 27
June that her resident parking is about to expire in 4 weeks. My
wife missed this email as we were getting married the following
day, 28th June. On 30th June we left for our honeymoon overseas,
where we stayed until 31st August. Of course, while we were
away, the resident parking permit expired. Upon returning to the
UK, we found the motorbike missing and a letter saying that it
has been impounded. We paid £750 to get it released, which
included the compound cost, the last issued PCN, and storage
costs. However, a couple of days after the release, we got
another 9 PCNs. This means the total cost will be almost
£2,000.... We don't have this kind of money anyway, but just
wondering if there is ANYTHING we can do. We appealed for all
the PCNs and also applied for refund for the compund costs,
citing special circumstances, and that of course, if we were in
the country, we would have acted quickly to pay the first PCN
and also the expired resident parking permit. We got a response
from the council yesterday that all appeals have been rejected.
Do we have a legal leg to stand on or shoud we just get a loan
and pay for all the PCNs? We are so, so deflated and
dissapointed with this - somehow, councils are super quick and
eficient to act with punitive measure for normal residents and
when we actually need help from the police (e.g., when our car
and motorbike were vandalised recently), no help is given.
Thank you in advance for any advice!
#Post#: 91540--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: Enceladus
Date: September 25, 2025, 2:48 pm
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Please post up a list of all the PCNs and Notices to Owner that
you received. Include the PCN number, the date of contravention
and the date of the NTO where applicable. And please identify
the PCN that you paid at the impound yard.
What's the reg number?
#Post#: 91557--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: September 25, 2025, 5:55 pm
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We also need the representations you made and their
rejection(s).
The first thought is they had the remedy to impound rather than
issue multiple PCNs.
And targeting a resident like this is not on.
#Post#: 91766--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: September 27, 2025, 2:07 pm
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The usual venal and rapacious Islington council ! Have they
re-offered the discount, because if they haven't it is a total
no brainer to take them to London Tribunals on the basis of
continuing contravention, and disproportionate penalty.
In parallel to this, I would contact your local councillor on
this one, as somebody in the council is clearly acting in a very
heavy handed and heartless way and needs "educating" that his
salary depends on residents paying council tax, and that he is
not a Gauleiter.
#Post#: 91918--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: Armando
Date: September 29, 2025, 4:16 am
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--- Quote from: Enceladus link ---
>
> Please post up a list of all the PCNs and Notices to Owner
that you received. Include the PCN number, the date of
contravention and the date of the NTO where applicable. And
please identify the PCN that you paid at the impound yard.
> Here are the PCNs:
>
> IZ35674631
> IZ36214193
> IZ36321091
> IZ36323268
> IZ36398868
> IZ36399292
> IZ36478209
> IZ36500090
> IZ36596679
>
> All images/appeal and rejection evidence is here, I hope it
works!:
HTML https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1l5kZtxCpxg0KuxuOGAlNkdIyox8p5XT0
>
>
> Not sure which one we paid at the impaund centre as we were so
stressed out and tired after our tirp back to the UK.
>
> What's the reg number? Thank you! here is the reg: LX10 DZE
>
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 91919--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: Armando
Date: September 29, 2025, 4:18 am
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The PCN that was paid at the impound centre is: IZ36596679
#Post#: 91933--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: Armando
Date: September 29, 2025, 5:16 am
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This is the rejection letter from the council:
Dear Miss Maively Sulli
Penalty Charge Notice No. IZ36214193 Date of Issue 11/08/2025 at
12:38 Penalty Charge Notice No. IZ36399292 Date of Issue
18/08/2025 at 16:35 Location of Contravention Florence Street
[Zone E]
Thank you for contacting us about the above Penalty Charge
Notices (PCNs).Our records show that you have already challenged
the PCN and that we have rejected your challenge on 19 September
2025.You made further points in your correspondence of 22
September 2025, indicating that thePCNs were issued for a
continuous contravention. We acknowledge the comments made.
However, we would advise that this is not the case. Your vehicle
was identified on each occasion during different periods of
parking enforcement and as such, on each day, the Civil
Enforcement Officer (CEO) was correct to issue the PCN. Your
motorcycle permit had expired on 17 July 2025 and as confirmed
in the Noticeof Rejection which was issued to you, we issued a
permit renewal reminder by email on30 June 2025. We do
appreciate that at the time, you were busy, having just got
marriedand preparing to leave for your honeymoon. However, when
relying on a permit to obtain a dispensation against parking
restrictions, it is ultimately the responsibility of the permit
holder to ensure that a valid permit is held for their vehicle
at all times. Permit renewalreminders are a discretionary
service which the council provide and as such, it is
theresponsibility of a residents to be aware of when their
permit is due to expire and to also make sure that a renewal
application is made in a timely manner. We fully acknowledge
your personal, financial and medical circumstances. However,
they do not present grounds for the cancellation of the PCNs.
You can now choose one of the following options:
Pay the penalty charge. We will accept the discounted amount of
£55.00 in settlement ofeach PCN, provided payment is received by
7 October 2025. After that date, the full penalty charge of
£110.00 will be payable for each PCN.OrWait for a Notice to
Owner (NtO) to be issued to the registered keeper of the
vehicle, who is legally responsible for paying the penalty
charges. Any further correspondence received prior to the NtO
being issued may not be responded to.The NtO gives the recipient
the right to make formal representations against the
penaltycharges. If we reject those representations, there will
be the right of appeal the Environment and Traffic Adjudicator.
You can make a credit or debit card payment on our automated
payment line on 020 75278000 at any time. You can also pay
online at www.islington.gov.uk. If you prefer to pay by cheque,
please make it payable to LB Islington and send it to the
address at the top of thisletter. Please write the PCN number on
the back of the cheque. You may also send postalorders (quoting
the PCN number).
Yours sincerely
Islington Parking Operations
#Post#: 91936--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: Armando
Date: September 29, 2025, 5:20 am
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This was our appeal letter:
22nd September 2025
To: Islington Parking Services
Re: Representations against multiple PCNs – Vehicle Registration
LX10 DZE
Dear Sir/Madam,
I make formal representations under the Traffic Management Act
2004 against the following PCNs issued to my motorbike
(registration LX10 DZE):
PCN Numbers: IZ36214193, IZ36321091, IZ36323268, IZ36398868,
IZ36399292, IZ36478209, IZ36500090, IZ36596679 (and further PCNs
subsequently issued).
Grounds of Representation:
Continuous Contravention
The alleged contraventions arose solely because my resident
parking permit expired while I was away from home for my wedding
and honeymoon. During this time, the vehicle remained stationary
in the same resident bay.
It is well established by London Tribunals adjudicators (e.g.
ETA Case 2110166557 and others) that where a vehicle remains
continuously parked in contravention, enforcement authorities
should not issue multiple PCNs for what is effectively a single
contravention. The principle of fairness and proportionality
dictates that only the first PCN should be enforced, not a
series of daily penalties.
Issuing more than 7 PCNs while the vehicle was immobile is
therefore procedurally unfair and excessive.
Statutory Guidance on Proportionality
Under section 87 of the Traffic Management Act 2004, enforcement
authorities are under a duty to have regard to the Statutory
Guidance to Local Authorities on Civil Enforcement of Parking
Contraventions, which states that enforcement should be fair,
proportionate, and not unduly onerous.
Given that I had no opportunity to rectify the contravention
while abroad, and had no knowledge that my resident permit had
expired, the issuing of multiple PCNs is plainly
disproportionate.
Permit Expiry – Exceptional Circumstances
I am normally a compliant resident permit holder. Unfortunately,
the renewal reminder email was received on the day before my
civil wedding, and the permit expired the day before I travelled
abroad for my honeymoon. In the context of bereavement (loss of
my brother), redundancy, and ongoing health issues reported to
my GP, this was an isolated lapse, not deliberate
non-compliance.
Removal and Storage Fees
I promptly paid £720 to recover my vehicle from the pound and
paid the residential permit on the same day. I respectfully
submit that this amount has more than satisfied the council’s
interest in deterrence and enforcement. In addition, my
motorbike sustained damage during storage, loss of important and
expensive locking device, evidenced in photographs taken upon
release.
In light of the above, I respectfully request that:
The multiple PCNs issued for what was a single continuous
contravention be cancelled.
At most, only the first PCN should be upheld.
Consideration be given to refunding or reducing the removal and
storage charges, given the damage sustained and the fact that
multiple PCNs should not have been issued.
This was an honest mistake under exceptional personal
circumstances. I acted in good faith, paid the release fee
immediately, and have otherwise demonstrated a consistent
history of compliance with resident parking requirements.
Should the Council reject these representations, I reserve the
right to appeal to the independent adjudicator at London
Tribunals, where I will rely on the doctrine of continuous
contravention and the statutory duty of proportionality.
I ask the Council to exercise discretion and cancel the
outstanding PCNs in the interests of fairness.
Yours faithfully
#Post#: 91943--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: September 29, 2025, 5:29 am
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Sorry, but your account doesn't make sense.
Maybe if you made your google link public this might help.
#Post#: 91948--------------------------------------------------
Re: Keep receiving PCNs after we paid for vehicle release from
compound centre
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: September 29, 2025, 5:35 am
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They are right that it isn't a continuous contravention but it
is not proportionate to keep issuing PCNs.
There are 7 outstanding PCNs on the list - the first is a
different settled one and the last the pound PCN.
They are lower level penalties which I'm not sure is correct for
a resident permit but maybe there is something different about
parking bikes. But the contravention of not paying the parking
charge doesn't look right to me.
At £55 each at discount they are asking for £365. The daily
storage fee for an impounded vehicle is also £55 so in fact not
removing it before may have cots you less if these can't be
appealed.
I'll have a look at the contravention issue.
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