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       #Post#: 17143--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: BH1001
       Date: March 11, 2024, 11:43 am
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       I've drafted this for my appeal to the adjudicator - does anyone
       have any comments or suggestions before I send it in?
       "I am appealing TfL’s decision to reject my appeal on the
       following grounds:
       TfL’s response is inappropriate as it relies upon an assumption
       on their part that the driver of a vehicle will always know
       where the ULEZ enforcement zones are situated in relation to
       their current location.  This is plainly illogical, and is all
       the more inappropriate in this case, given the fact that, as I
       have already stated to them, I had lost my bearings and didn’t
       know which road I was on as I approached and then entered the
       charging zone.
       I reiterate my view that the signage was problematic as one sign
       was placed too high up on the post to be easily read (see image)
       particularly when approached from an oblique angle, as was the
       case when I approached the junction with Sheepbarn Lane and
       Skidhill Lane where the entry point to the charging zone is
       situated.  The other sign at the junction not only points away
       from Skidhill Lane (see image) but is also some distance from
       the road and would therefore have been impossible for me to see
       as I approached the junction from Skidhill Lane (see image). The
       junction with Sheepbarn Lane and Skidhill Lane is a busy one and
       it is hazardous to be both checking for traffic and trying to
       check for ULEZ warning signs which are poorly located and very
       difficult, if not impossible to see.
       I would also like to draw the adjudicator's attention to the
       fact that there was no ‘type D’ signage on Skidhill Lane which
       would have alerted me to the fact that I was approaching the
       charging zone had it been installed there."
       #Post#: 17224--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: BH1001
       Date: March 13, 2024, 12:08 pm
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       I'm just going to submit this as clearly nobody has got any
       thoughts or comments that they would like to share
       Thanks for the support
       #Post#: 17229--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: fraser.mitchell
       Date: March 13, 2024, 1:26 pm
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       People give their time free on this forum, and have to earn a
       living as well, so sometimes responses aren't as quick as one
       would like.
       I'm not sure "inappropriate" is strong enough, but I'm
       struggling to think of a stronger word; maybe "ill-considered".
       Of course you could be rude and say it is "total tosh".
       Other than that, OK
       #Post#: 17582--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: BH1001
       Date: March 18, 2024, 11:08 am
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       --- Quote from: Incandescent link ---
       >
       > People give their time free on this forum, and have to earn a
       living as well, so sometimes responses aren't as quick as one
       would like
       --- End Quote ---
       No I do appreciate that and I'm very grateful for the support
       provided here, it was just that the deadline was looming and as
       I hadn't heard anything I decided I was just going to have to go
       ahead and submit it anyway.
       In the process of doing that, I have realised that TfL have
       listed two PCN's on the Notice of Appeal pro forma, and although
       I do have two penalties outstanding, I have only lodged one
       appeal with them (i.e. the one that this thread is concerned
       with).  Is this an administrative error on their part and if so
       should I inform the adjudicator that I am only applying to the
       tribunal in respect of the first PCN and not the second?
       #Post#: 18589--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: ivanleo
       Date: March 30, 2024, 1:24 pm
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       [member=390]BH1001[/member] if they've rejected representations
       in respect of a PCN against which representations had not been
       made, that is a serious departure from the statutory
       requirements.
       Please can you confirm what's happened so far with your appeal?
       #Post#: 18633--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: BH1001
       Date: March 31, 2024, 4:37 am
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       I've received a notification from the adjudicator that the case
       (regarding both PCN's) has been allocated to a postal hearing
       #Post#: 18635--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: John U.K.
       Date: March 31, 2024, 4:56 am
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       --- Quote from: BH1001 link ---
       >
       > I've received a notification from the adjudicator that the
       case (regarding both PCN's) has been allocated to a postal
       hearing
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The standard advice on this forum is never, ever, opt for a
       postal hearing. You cna telephone the Tribunal on Tuesday and
       ask for it to be changed to personal/telephone.
       As you case seems quite complicated, hopefully one of the kind
       experts here will be along soon with an offer to represent you.
       #Post#: 18639--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: BH1001
       Date: March 31, 2024, 5:36 am
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       Oh I see
       I hadn't realised and nobody mentioned this when I posted my
       appeal here for the experts to review
       You live and learn!
       #Post#: 18647--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: Neil B
       Date: March 31, 2024, 6:54 am
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       Your personal hearing can be held over the phone if you ask
       them.
       #Post#: 18650--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ULEZ non payment PCN Main Road Biggin Hill
   DIR By: BH1001
       Date: March 31, 2024, 7:13 am
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       Can I ask why a personal hearing is preferable to a postal one?
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