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Re: Bromley PCN 21- Parking in a suspended bay Wendover Road
DIR By: boggler
Date: February 24, 2026, 6:09 am
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So, the council have replied to my email "Good morning,
Thank you for your email.
Our records indicate that we have received your challenge
against the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) that you have quoted.
Your case has been placed on hold until a decision has been
made. All correspondence is answered is strict date order of
receipt, therefore a response will be sent to you as soon as
possible.
If your challenge is rejected, the discount will be reinstated.
Kind regards,"
So, my question is the fact that they have put this in writing
but have displayed on their website that £160 is owed now with
no mention of a hold, is that not an issue. i.e. I could see
that and panic then pay the £160 when they are explicitly saying
that they are still considering the case.
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Re: Bromley PCN 21- Parking in a suspended bay Wendover Road
DIR By: boggler
Date: March 18, 2026, 6:08 pm
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So, they have replied but either they haven't read my appeal or
misunderstood it. I never said I wasn't aware of the
restriction, I said that the works had finished! Any advice on
the next steps would be appreciated!
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Re: Bromley PCN 21- Parking in a suspended bay Wendover Road
DIR By: boggler
Date: April 18, 2026, 4:49 am
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Hi,
I now have my notice to owner.
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I am going to appeal this. How does this sound? Is it too much
information at this stage? Thanks
FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS
PCN: BY28005604
Vehicle: GD15FDK
Ground 1: The alleged contravention did not occur
The vehicle was parked in a bay suspended for utility works
between 19 January 2026 and 21 January 2026.
However, the works were completed on 20 January 2026. By the
morning of 21 January 2026, when the PCN was issued, the bay was
clear, unobstructed, and fully usable. There were no works,
equipment, barriers, or operatives present at the location.
The council’s own roadworks information for that date shows no
active works on Wendover Road. Furthermore, the Civil
Enforcement Officer’s photographs show no indication of any
ongoing works or any reason for the bay to remain suspended.
While a suspension sign may have remained in place, a suspension
can only be enforced for so long as it is necessary for the
stated purpose. Once the purpose has ceased, continued
enforcement is not justified.
As the purpose of the suspension had clearly ended prior to the
PCN being issued, the restriction was no longer operative in
substance. Accordingly, the alleged contravention did not occur.
Ground 2: Procedural impropriety
In my informal challenge, I did not argue that I was unaware of
the restriction. My representations clearly stated that the
suspension had ceased to be necessary because the works had been
completed.
However, the Notice of Rejection states:
“Your correspondence indicates that you were not aware of the
restriction…”
This misrepresents the substance of my representations and fails
to address the actual grounds raised.
The council has therefore failed to properly consider my
representations, as required under the Traffic Management Act
2004.
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Re: Bromley PCN 21- Parking in a suspended bay Wendover Road
DIR By: boggler
Date: May 16, 2026, 8:34 am
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So, I have had my reply from the council informing me of their
rejection of my representations. Once again, they make no
reference to the roadworks map showing that roadworks had
finished on that date. If anyone can kindly help me with my
appeal to the tribunal that would be most appreciated otherwise
I will be winging it alone....
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Re: Bromley PCN 21- Parking in a suspended bay Wendover Road
DIR By: boggler
Date: May 16, 2026, 1:42 pm
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This is my draft appeal. Any expert advice would be appreciated!
"The alleged contravention did not occur because the suspension
had ceased to be required for its stated purpose before the PCN
was issued.
The key contemporaneous evidence is the council’s own live
roadworks map for 21/01/2026, which showed no active utility
works on Wendover Road on the date of the alleged contravention.
This directly supports my position that the utility works had
been completed by 20/01/2026 and that the suspended bay was no
longer required on the morning of 21/01/2026 when the PCN was
issued.
This is corroborated by the CEO photographs, which show a fully
unobstructed bay with no works, barriers, equipment or activity
present in or around the suspended bay.
The council has produced no evidence whatsoever to contradict
this evidence and show that the bay remained operationally
required for utility works at the material time.
A suspension is imposed for a specific purpose. Once that
purpose has ended, continued enforcement serves no lawful
traffic management purpose. Instead of addressing whether the
suspension remained necessary, the council’s position rests
solely on the fact that the suspension signage remained
physically in place and visible, essentially a mechanical
interpretation.
Further, the enforcement authority committed a procedural
impropriety by failing properly to consider my representations.
My representations specifically relied upon the council’s own
live roadworks map showing no active works on Wendover Road on
21/01/2026. However, both the Notice of Rejection of Challenge
and the Notice of Rejection of Representations failed to engage
with this evidence at all. Instead, the council responded to
matters I did not dispute, namely signage visibility and
awareness of the restriction.
The enforcement authority has therefore failed to properly
consider the substance of my representations.
I therefore respectfully request that the appeal be allowed."
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Re: Bromley PCN 21- Parking in a suspended bay Wendover Road
DIR By: boggler
Date: May 18, 2026, 6:53 am
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Does anybody want to represent me at appeal? Thanks in
advance.....
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