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Newham code 01, parked in a restricted street, Halley Road E12
DIR By: mmak
Date: October 8, 2025, 11:14 am
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Hi all,
I’d appreciate some advice and feedback on my draft appeal
before I submit it to London Tribunals. It's another PCN I
received from May this year regarding parking on single yellow
line. I received the notice of rejection 11/09/2025 so don't
have long to submit to Tribunal ( I think deadline is 09/10/2025
or 11/10/2025). I will try to add the notice of rejection letter
images but not sure if imgur is working properly anymore.
PCN: PN22487508
Location: Halley Road, Newham
Date of contravention: 5 May 2025 (Bank Holiday)
Alleged contravention: 01, Parked in a restricted street during
prescribed hours (single yellow line)
Vehicle: EA74 KMU
Notice of Rejection dated: 11 September 2025
Background:
I parked on Halley Road on a Bank Holiday, where there’s both a
school zigzag area and a single yellow line. I hold a valid MO
zone resident permit. The school was closed, and there was no
time plate next to the yellow line, so I assumed restrictions
were not in force (bank holiday, school closed, and permit valid
for the zone).
At the time, Newham Council’s website stated:
“The restrictions for yellow lines can be found on time plates
by the side of the road.”
It has since been changed to say restrictions are shown “on
nearby signs and/or at the entrance to a Residential Parking
Zone (RPZ)”.
This shows their guidance was ambiguous. I relied on it in good
faith, along with the CPZ signage on the entry to the road and
next to bays (which show Mon–Sat 8am–6.30pm, MO permit holders).
Here’s my current draft for the tribunal appeal (which is quite
long thanks to Chat GPT):
I wish to appeal the Penalty Charge Notice on the basis that the
alleged contravention did not occur, and alternatively that
there are compelling mitigating circumstances.
On 5 May 2025, which was a bank holiday, I parked my vehicle on
Halley Road, near the school entrance where the carriageway
markings consist of a school “keep clear” zigzag area that also
includes a single yellow line. I hold a valid resident permit
for zone MO, which is the Controlled Parking Zone covering
Halley Road.
At the time of parking, the school was closed for the bank
holiday. I genuinely believed that both the school zigzag
restriction and the single yellow line restriction would not be
in force that day, as parking enforcement is commonly relaxed on
bank holidays. I was also influenced by the following factors:
Absence of a time plate on the yellow line:
There was no individual time plate adjacent to the single yellow
line where I parked.
Wording on Newham Council’s website at the time:
At the material time, Newham Council’s own parking information
page stated:
“The restrictions for yellow lines can be found on time plates
by the side of the road.”
This created a legitimate expectation that, in the absence of a
time plate, the yellow line was not restricted at that time. The
council has since updated its website to state that yellow-line
restrictions may be displayed “on nearby signs and/or at the
entrance to a Residential Parking Zone (RPZ)”, demonstrating
that its previous wording was incomplete and potentially
misleading.
Reliance on CPZ signage and permit validity:
The CPZ entry signs at the start of Halley Road and those
located by the parking bays clearly display the legend “Permit
holders only, Mon–Sat 8 am–6.30 pm (MO)”.
Logically, a permit holder within zone MO would assume that this
time period applies to the controlled bays, and that any single
yellow line without its own time plate would be subject to the
same or lesser restrictions — especially on a bank holiday when
parking bays are known to be unenforced.
The lack of a separate time plate therefore led me to default to
the CPZ signage and bay indications, which I believed authorised
parking with my resident permit.
Context and proportionality:
The vehicle was parked when the school was not operational and
the road was quiet. There was no obstruction or safety issue,
and I had no intention of disregarding any active restriction.
My actions were consistent with a reasonable and law-abiding
motorist interpreting the signage and council guidance available
at that time.
Given these circumstances, the signage in place did not
adequately convey that parking was prohibited at the time of the
contravention. The situation was further compounded by the
council’s own published wording suggesting that time plates
identify such restrictions. It is submitted that the enforcement
authority failed to discharge its duty under Regulation 18 of
the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and
Wales) Regulations 1996 to ensure that the effect of the Traffic
Order was clearly and lawfully indicated on street.
Conclusion
I acted in good faith, relying on the information displayed both
on-street and on the council’s official website. The combination
of a missing time plate, ambiguous CPZ signage, my valid MO
permit, and the widely understood relaxation of parking
enforcement on bank holidays created a legitimate expectation
that parking was permitted at that location and time.
I respectfully ask the adjudicator to find that the alleged
contravention was not properly indicated and therefore did not
occur. In the alternative, I request that the penalty be
cancelled as there are compelling reasons to do so in light of
the genuine misunderstanding created by the signage and council
information.
Would really appreciate any advice or suggestions on how to
strengthen this before I submit it.
In particular, I’m wondering if I should focus more on the
legitimate expectation / signage clarity argument or mention
anything about bank holiday enforcement policy.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Mo
#Post#: 93394--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newham code 01, parked in a restricted street, Halley Road
E12
DIR By: mrmustard
Date: October 8, 2025, 11:37 am
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Just get the Appeal started with what you have. You can add or
amend later. Also put the pcn and notice of rejection on here (
use imgbb.com ) and cover only your name and address
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