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#Post#: 105491--------------------------------------------------
Newham/ Code 01 - Parked in Restricted street/ Mark St E15/
Event day/ Yellow Line on Sunday.
DIR By: f111
Date: January 12, 2026, 5:58 am
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Hi All, I parked on Mark Street in Stratford E15. Really pleased
with myself at having found an empty space on a single yellow on
a sunday. No blips on the kerb and no road signs anywhere
indicating hours of operation. Googled and Gpt'd 'can you park
on a single yellow line on sunday in newham?'. Happy with the
positive outcome i went on my way,
Came back a short while later to the attached PCN. I was
completely baffled why i had received it, and assumed it was a
mistake. And then i kept digging further. Apparently sunday was
a match day (i dont follow the football). And apparently i had
also passed a sign on West ham lane that says you can't park in
the whole of Stratford on event days.
So in short - is there any avenue for appeal at all? or do i
have to put this down to learning?. Really annoyed with myself
and the whole system that means a sign easily missed while
driving applies to a whole area, even though instinct usually
means a driver would typically check the road they're parking on
rather than elsewhere before parking.
Thanks in advance. PCN and streetview attached as advised.
HTML https://imgpile.com/p/Q8AJ0df
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/3YyqRwPfPBe6EeRa7
#Post#: 105503--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newham/ Code 01 - Parked in Restricted street/ Mark St E15/
Event day/ Yellow Line on Sunday.
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: January 12, 2026, 6:48 am
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Please post up both sides of the whole, unredacted PCN and also
a view of the sign you allegedly passed on entering the zone.
#Post#: 105552--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newham/ Code 01 - Parked in Restricted street/ Mark St E15/
Event day/ Yellow Line on Sunday.
DIR By: f111
Date: January 12, 2026, 11:13 am
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Complete PCN -
HTML https://imgpile.com/p/SNUAoju
I traced my route to the parking spot, and I am assuming this is
probably the sign board they'll rely on. No idea when it turned
up but I've driven to the area for years and never noticed it
before. Did not understand the reason for the PCN on the day
(yesterday) so I didn't go to check the sign yesterday, hence
the streetview link.
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/nXp6RcpX1gDQ9T3r6
Thank you
#Post#: 105561--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newham/ Code 01 - Parked in Restricted street/ Mark St E15/
Event day/ Yellow Line on Sunday.
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: January 12, 2026, 12:18 pm
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Your GSV view is dated quite recently, (September 2025), so it
is likely the two signs are still there.Quite how one is to read
the whole sign whilst proceeding along at 20/30mph is an issue
for me that you could make a point about in your
representations, as I don't expect there are any repeater signs.
#Post#: 105875--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newham/ Code 01 - Parked in Restricted street/ Mark St E15/
Event day/ Yellow Line on Sunday.
DIR By: f111
Date: January 14, 2026, 9:12 am
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Thanks for the reply. I felt the same that the expectation that
a driver driving past at 20 would see that mid drive, without
intentionally seeking it out,was a big ask.
I drove past the following day specifically to look for them and
the signs are indeed there.
Do you know if there is any way to check if there have been any
previous precedents of cases/appeals being accepted on these
grounds? I remember hearing (could be incorrect) that Newham mo
is to refuse all first appeals and only backdown at or before
the hearing. So would need some sort of precedent before
challenging all the way,
Thanks in advance.
#Post#: 105916--------------------------------------------------
Re: Newham/ Code 01 - Parked in Restricted street/ Mark St E15/
Event day/ Yellow Line on Sunday.
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: January 14, 2026, 1:51 pm
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This case from the other day but these cases are often
adjudicator dependent.
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Case reference
Appellant
Authority
VRM
PCN Details
PCN
Contravention date
Contravention time
Contravention location
Penalty amount
Contravention
Referral date
Decision Date
Adjudicator
Appeal decision
Direction
Reasons
1. The Appellant challenges a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) issued
for being parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours.
2. This appeal was listed for a personal video hearing at which
the Appellant was scheduled to attend. I waited for ten minutes
after the commencement time, but the Appellant had not attended
or otherwise contacted the Tribunal. I therefore proceeded to
determine the case based upon the papers, as had been advised
would occur in the notice of hearing sent to the Appellant to
advise of the hearing date.
The Appellant’s case
3. The Appellant’s case is that there were no visible signs at
the relevant location, there was no time plate governing the
yellow line and no evidence of a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ)
sign declaring that ‘Event Day’ restrictions were in force on
the 18 May 2025.
4. The Appellant states that the EA’s own evidence shows the
relevant vehicle on a single yellow line but does not provide
any evidence of restricted parking on Sundays, or that it was an
‘Event Day’ signage at that location.
5. The Appellant states of the EA that, ‘While they assert there
were entry signs into the CPZ, they have not provided any
photographic evidence of these signs, nor that I passed one.
Drivers are not legally required to guess or research whether an
event is taking place. Clear signage must be present at the
point of restriction or zone entry, as required by the Traffic
Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (TSRGD). The sign
near the vehicle only applies to the bay, not the yellow line.
The nearby sign states: “Mon–Sat 8:00 am–6:30 pm / Event Days:
8:00 am–9:00 pm.” It applies to a marked parking bay, not the
single yellow line I was parked on.’
6. In these circumstances the Appellant asks for the PCN to be
cancelled.
Enforcement Authority’s Case
7. The Enforcement Authority (EA) rely on photographic evidence
to show the contravention occurred. Photographs of relevant
signage has been provided. The EA says this shows the
restriction is signed and clear, and, further, enforceable under
a valid Traffic Management Order (TMO), a copy of which is
provided.
8. The EA has considered the Appellant's representations. The EA
state, ‘We have noted the Appellant’s comments. We would like to
state that evidence under H confirms that the signs the
Appellant would have driven past as they were on the way to Mark
Street. The signs are not located on Mark Street; they are
located on route to Mark Street on West Ham Lane. Evidence H
shows the signage on display which the appellant would have
driven past as they drove on West Ham Lane.’
9. The EA state, ‘Evidence H shows that there are s on West Ham
Lane, which the appellant would have used to enter Mark Street.’
10. The EA further state, ‘In regard to the contravention, the
appellant parked within this RPZ as per the signage. The signage
clearly states that, on event days are between 8am and 9pm. The
18th of May 2025 was an event day as a West Ham Football Club
football match was taking place. The evidence under evidence J
that proves this.’
11. The EA does not wish to exercise their discretion.
12. The EA maintain the PCN was correctly issued.
Findings and Conclusion
13. I have considered the evidence of both parties carefully.
14. The Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) has provided six
photographs of the relevant car parked on a single yellow line.
There is no information in the photograph that allows me to
identify the location, by way of street name sign, or other
point of cross reference. Based on this information, on a
balance of probabilities, I am unable to satisfy myself where
the relevant vehicle is parked.
15. The EA Evidence H consists of 75 pages, the second being a
list of ‘Event Day locations’, the third an outline on a map
with red dots (but no labelling or other identification), the
fourth what looks like a screenshot from a google map, marked
‘Mark Street’, the remaining pages are single close up shots of
street names, and then multiple single photographs of a sign
‘Controlled Zone S’ signage with the restriction times, and
‘Next event day 4th and 18th May’. On balance, considering the
evidence presented in Evidence H, I am unable to satisfy myself
that any particular sign, was in any particular location, or
that it is satisfactory evidence to support that the Appellant’s
vehicle was in contravention.
16. The EA’s Evidence E consists of 328 pages, the first eight
appear to be the Appellant’s representations and the EA
rejections of the same. There are them multiple blank pages
until page 314, which appears to be a repeat of the Appellant’s
representations and the EA rejection letter. The sign in the
photograph has been provided by the Appellant. However, there is
no indication of where this sign is in relation to the relevant
location, and so I give it no weight.
17. Taking all the evidence into account, for the reasons
outlined, on a balance of probabilities, I am unable to satisfy
myself that there was adequate signage in place that would allow
a reasonably careful motorist to understand a restriction was in
place.
18. It follows that on balance; I am unable to satisfy myself
that a contravention occurred.
19. For these reasons, on balance, I am not satisfied the PCN
has been validly issued.
Decision
20. The appeal is allowed.
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