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Havering – Code 52M “No motor vehicles except for access” –
South Street RM1 – hotel access
DIR By: sorcha_a
Date: January 9, 2026, 4:12 pm
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Hello,
I’m seeking advice on a Havering moving traffic PCN which I
believe was wrongly issued.
Council: London Borough of Havering
PCN code: 52M – Failing to comply with a prohibition on certain
types of vehicle
Location: South Street RM1 / Eastern Road RM1, Romford
Background / what happened
On 27 September 2025 I drove into South Street RM1 solely to
access premises within the restricted zone. I was dropping off
at Spark by Hilton, 112–116 South Street RM1 1SS, which is
located inside the “No motor vehicles – Except for access”
restriction.
I drove directly to the hotel entrance, stopped briefly, and
then exited the zone. I did not use the road as a through route.
I was dropping my uncle there, who is late 70s and not very
mobile. He'd just visited my terminally ill dad for the last
time, so this is even more frustrating for me tbh.
I made formal representations to Havering explaining that the
signage allows access and that I was accessing premises within
the zone. I provided the hotel booking as evidence (booking was
for an accessible room). Havering rejected the representations
without addressing the access exemption.
I appealed to London Tribunals, and the appeal has been
successfully registered with a hearing scheduled. Despite this,
Havering subsequently issued a Charge Certificate saying the fee
had now gone up to £240 because I hadn't acted on time, which I
understand should not happen while an appeal is live. I
definitely got the appeal in on time.
Current status
• Appeal registered with London Tribunals
• Case reference: 2250652740
• Hearing date scheduled
• Charge Certificate issued after appeal registration
I would appreciate guidance on:
Whether my understanding of the “except for access” exemption is
correct in this situation
Whether the Charge Certificate issued while an appeal is
registered is procedurally improper
Any additional arguments or defects I should raise at tribunal
I have uploaded all documents below.
Thank you very much for your help!
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this is my tribunal confirmation email, i havent included the
call details of course but here is a snippit of it-
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LOCATION
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Image imbedding doesn't seem to have worked, so here is a
dropbox link to all the photos -
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HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/pg3Tqokir8PVg29Q9
Link here, if you go forward one space it jumps to how it was in
2009 which was NO ENTRY signs with 'Buses only' underneath, but
they changed it to "Except for Access" in the last few years as
seen in the pictures.
One thing to add, is that Havering don't even keep the fine at
£80 if you loose your appeal - bascially to appeal, its a
literal gamble which I think is so so wrong! I would have paid
the £80 just for ease after i lost the appeal, but I literally
can't afford the £160!
Thanks so so much everyone!
Sorcha
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Re: Havering – Code 52M “No motor vehicles except for access” –
South Street RM1 – hotel access
DIR By: sorcha_a
Date: January 11, 2026, 9:57 am
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image embedding doesnt seem to have worked so here is the links
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PCN
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Appeal rejection
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Location
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HTML https://imgpile.com/p/s7JIopG#UIzdE8v
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Re: Havering – Code 52M “No motor vehicles except for access” –
South Street RM1 – hotel access
DIR By: mrmustard
Date: January 11, 2026, 10:00 am
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I can be your representative - email mrmustard@zoho.com
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Re: Havering – Code 52M “No motor vehicles except for access” –
South Street RM1 – hotel access
DIR By: Hippocrates
Date: January 12, 2026, 6:53 am
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@sorcha_a I would go with the offer of
[member=7]mrmustard[/member]
There are quite a few of these at present ( :o ). There is a
hearing this Wednesday if anyone wants to observe @15.30 hrs.
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