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Islington Council - Prohibited Right Turn - Hornsey Road jun
with Fairbridge Road
DIR By: conormac100
Date: January 30, 2026, 9:21 am
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Hi all, I’m looking for some advice on whether it’s worth taking
this to tribunal.
I received a PCN for a Prohibited Right Turn - Hornsey Road jun
with Fairbridge Road:
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I challenged it on the basis that the PCN wording does not
comply with paragraph 4(8)(v) of the Act.
The PCN states that an increased charge may be payable if I
“fail to pay the Penalty Charge or make representations before
the end of 28 days beginning with the date of service of the
notice. My argument was that the Act requires the PCN to state
that the increased charge applies only if the penalty charge is
not paid within 28 days beginning with the date of the notice,
and that the wording used misstates the legal trigger, conflates
different statutory periods, and creates ambiguity.
The council has rejected the appeal with a fairly standard
response and did not really address the statutory wording point
in detail.
Before I decide whether to take this to London Tribunals, I’d
appreciate views on:
- whether this wording argument is still considered strong,
- whether adjudicators have accepted or rejected similar points
recently,
- whether there’s anything I should add or refine if I proceed
to tribunal.
Please see initial PCN below
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Plus the response to my first appeal.
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Thanks in advance for any guidance.
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Re: Islington Council - Prohibited Right Turn - Hornsey Road jun
with Fairbridge Road
DIR By: randompavarottidisorder
Date: February 2, 2026, 4:09 am
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I've used that junction for years, but only ever coming from
spears road and crossing over. I'd never noticed the 'no right
turn' from Hornsey before. Its not actually a T junction though
as Spears and Fairbridge are offset, so techincially you turn
left onto Hornsey and then turn right from Hornsey to Fairbridge
as I've done many times over the years and never received a fine
for that...
Anyway last week I received a fine in the same circumstance as
you - driving down Hornsey and turning right onto Fairbridge.
Did you have any luck with this Conor? I've received the same
letter and am looking at appealing.
#Post#: 108355--------------------------------------------------
Re: Islington Council - Prohibited Right Turn - Hornsey Road jun
with Fairbridge Road
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: February 2, 2026, 5:14 am
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--- Quote from: randompavarottidisorder link ---
>
> I've received the same letter and am looking at appealing.
>
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For meaningful advice with yr own case please to have a read
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/
and start your own thread, posting all sides of your PCN (only
redact yr name & address - leave all else in) .
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Re: Islington Council - Prohibited Right Turn - Hornsey Road jun
with Fairbridge Road
DIR By: conormac100
Date: February 2, 2026, 10:37 am
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--- Quote from: randompavarottidisorder link ---
>
> I've used that junction for years, but only ever coming from
spears road and crossing over. I'd never noticed the 'no right
turn' from Hornsey before. Its not actually a T junction though
as Spears and Fairbridge are offset, so techincially you turn
left onto Hornsey and then turn right from Hornsey to Fairbridge
as I've done many times over the years and never received a fine
for that...
>
> Anyway last week I received a fine in the same circumstance as
you - driving down Hornsey and turning right onto Fairbridge.
Did you have any luck with this Conor? I've received the same
letter and am looking at appealing.
>
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Hi! Interesting point about turning out of Spears Road. It looks
like they allow that if you haven't had a ticket, I won't be
risking it though!
No luck unfortunately. This forum hasn't been much help and I
lost my first appeal. My deadline to pay reduced penalty is
today and I'm not sure I can be bothered taking it further. I'm
also not really not sure how strong my appeal is (focussing on
the wording discrepancy of the PCN) as I haven't heard of anyone
winning based on this appeal. I might be wrong though. I wish
you all the best with it!
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