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liffey
post Sun, 3 Mar 2019 - 10:31
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My husband has received a ticket for driving through Rotherhithe Tunnel in his van. It's a Mercedes Vito xlwb 2007 model. It weighs 1470kg when empty.

He didn't know that there was a new weight restriction until he got the ticket. We think TfL have been very underhanded in this and haven't publicised the change at all. Is there anything he can do?

The photos of the signs are ones he went back to take afterwards











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QUOTE (Incandescent @ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 - 11:22) *
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Their photos show an un-vandalised advance warning sign, but yours shows it virtually all blanked out. You need to emphasise this in any appeal. After all, what is an advanced sign for ?


Thank you, these photos were taken a while after the PCN was issued as we were asked to get more photos in order to identify the regulatory sign, so we haven't relied on them for the grounds.

Luckily Pastmybest has drafted some great grounds on our behalf but I am really lost with explaining the photos
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liffey
post Fri, 12 Jul 2019 - 08:03
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So unfortunately we heard yesterday that we lost.

Is there anything further we can do? It doesn't seem right to me that an adjudicator can ignore the fact that the NOR is invalid?

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post Sun, 14 Jul 2019 - 17:11
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Unless you want to take the tribunal to judicial review, there's not much else you can do at this point.


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post Sun, 14 Jul 2019 - 20:06
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QUOTE (cp8759 @ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 - 18:11) *
Unless you want to take the tribunal to judicial review, there's not much else you can do at this point.


Thank you. I’ve seen a judgment posted on my other live thread where the decision was reviewed. I assumed that was done by another adjudicator but it must have been a JR then

Would an application for review on the grounds that it’s in the interests of justice be hopeless?
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post Mon, 15 Jul 2019 - 09:04
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QUOTE (liffey @ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 - 21:06) *
QUOTE (cp8759 @ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 - 18:11) *
Unless you want to take the tribunal to judicial review, there's not much else you can do at this point.


Thank you. I’ve seen a judgment posted on my other live thread where the decision was reviewed. I assumed that was done by another adjudicator but it must have been a JR then

Would an application for review on the grounds that it’s in the interests of justice be hopeless?

Almost certainly but you can obviously have a go if you want.

Generally applications for review tend to get brushed aside without any real consideration, even in very strong cases. Personally I wouldn't bother, but it's up to you.

You only get a *real* review of the decision if you go for a judicial review at the High Court, but to be honest I don't think I would bother with that either on this occasion as your case isn't exactly watertight.


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post Mon, 15 Jul 2019 - 09:50
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OP---you have one of the earlier cases when the restriction was new. At that point in time there were occasions when there were officials posted at he entrance points turning vehicles away. Not only that but the signage at that time was not fit for purpose (inadequate). IIRC there were a lot of temporary signs.

Has the signage been changed/altered in any way between your contravention and the Houghton visit/findings?

All very well for Burke to agree with Houghton on the signage as it exists NOW but does that properly reflect your case?

I would have a good trawl through the earlier London tribunal cases here:-

https://londontribunals.org.uk/

Roads are Brunel and Boundary IIRC.

If you can find anything to support your case on defective lines and signs from February/March onwards then that's what I would base any Review on.


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QUOTE (Mad Mick V @ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 - 10:50) *
If you can find anything to support your case on defective lines and signs from February/March onwards then that's what I would base any Review on.

I'm not sure I would, because the OP would need to justify why this new information wasn't presented at the original adjudication.


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post Mon, 15 Jul 2019 - 12:17
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Thanks both. I suspect we will give the ‘internal’ review a go since we have nothing to lose
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post Sun, 4 Aug 2019 - 09:09
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Michael Burke ----of all people! accepted 7 PCNS last week on the following basis:-

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I have to deal with appeals against 7 PCNs issued to the Appellants’ vehicle in similar circumstances alleging contraventions over the period 04.03.19 to 25.03.19. The driver Mr. Rickwood attended the personal hearing together with Mr. Jones to represent the Appellants.

The allegation in each case is failing to comply with a sign indicating a prohibition on certain types of vehicle using the Rotherhithe Tunnel. Despite the arguments of the Appellants I am satisfied that the signage of restrictions was substantially compliant, clear and adequate and that the vehicle is a prohibited vehicle as it has a maximum gross weight over 2t. However, Mr. Rickwood says that on several previous occasions he had been ushered through the Tunnel in this vehicle by marshals in hi-vis vests.

The Enforcement Authority do not dispute that marshals had previously ushered Mr. Rickwood through the Tunnel. They assert that ‘the marshals positioned at each end of the tunnel were not always accurately assess the gross weight by eye. The fact that the vehicle was previously ushered through into the tunnel does not guarantee that the vehicle is not restricted’. I agree with this proposition but I would expect marshals in such circumstances to explain to the driver that if the vehicle in fact has a maximum gross weight it is prohibited. In the absence of any evidence that the marshals gave such advice, I am satisfied that the actions of the marshals had given Mr. Rickwood a legitimate expectation that he could use the Tunnel in this vehicle. Such legitimate expectation would end on the receipt of a PCN but I am satisfied that the last of the alleged contraventions had occurred before the Appellants received any of the PCNs. In these circumstances the Enforcement Authority may not enforce any of these PCNs.

The Appellants should be clear that Mr. Rickwood no longer has any legitimate expectation and I would expect them to advise any other of their drivers who might be in the vicinity of the Tunnel accordingly.





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post Sun, 4 Aug 2019 - 19:09
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Since losing we have tried to pay the PCN several times but it is listed on the website as ‘paid’ and won’t allow any payment to go through. Does anyone have any experience of this?
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post Sun, 4 Aug 2019 - 20:10
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@MMV, good current info that confirms the adjudicators' position that the signs are substantially compliant.

I think we all need to take this point on board.

These appeals were allowed only on the basis that in the unique circumstances of that case there was a legitimate expectation which persisted until the first PCN was served, all 7 being cancelled only because all contraventions occurred before the first was served.

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@hca
The OP's PCN was from February and these Burke cases from March. If TfL had guys in high viz jackets directing traffic one must assume that, at that point in time, the signs were causing confusion or had the potential to cause confusion. Whilst the current signage has been ruled substantially compliant I am firmly of the view that in Feb/March, when we know there was temporary signage, the signs were inadequate.

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QUOTE (liffey @ Sun, 4 Aug 2019 - 20:09) *
Since losing we have tried to pay the PCN several times but it is listed on the website as ‘paid’ and won’t allow any payment to go through. Does anyone have any experience of this?


Go through the process again and take screenshots on the off-chance that TfL takes the process further

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post Sun, 11 Aug 2019 - 08:00
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30 PCNs cancelled in the following case. The earliest transit of the tunnel was 23rd February---Note the bit in bold:-

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The Appellant has attended with Mr D Brand and Miss C Tyley the driver on each occasion that these PCNs were issued.

I adjourned these appeals for 3 weeks to enable the Appellant to produce further evidence in relation to matters that arose during the hearing, which I have now considered.

The Authority's case is that the Appellant's vehicle failed to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle (goods vehicles exceeding a mass gross weight of 2 tonnes) when in Brunel Road on 23, 25, 26, 27 and 28 February, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12 March 2019, and in Branch Road on 8, 10, 11 and 13 March 2019 .

The Appellant's case is that they were unaware of the gross maximum weight of their vehicle; they are now aware because it is recorded in the V5 (Log Book).

Miss Tyley, the driver, gave evidence that on four occasions Marshalls, placed at the entrance of the Rotherhithe Tunnel had waived her vehicle through.

I have considered the evidence in this appeal and I find that these PCNs cannot be upheld for the following reasons:

First, I find the evidence of Miss Tyley to be credible and realistic.

Second, I find that Marshalls were positioned at the entrance of the tunnel for 2 weeks earlier this year; this is confirmed by the Authority.

Third, I find that on at least four occasions Miss Tyley, when driving the vehicle, registration number EK63HWY and belonging to the Appellant, was waived through the tunnel when in Branch Road.

Fourth, I find that on one of the four occasions the Marshals stopped her vehicle and then waived it through the tunnel.

Fifth, I find that, in spite for the two warning notices that were sent, the waving through the tunnel gave rise to a legitimate expectation that the Appellant's vehicle was not in breach of the restriction and could enter the tunnel with impunity.

Fifth, it is immaterial that the assurance was wrong in law or practice, or that the Marshalls may not have had any authority to give it.

Sixth, in these circumstances the Authority may not enforce these Penalty Charge Notices issued to the Appellant's vehicle when it drove through the tunnel in reliance of that assurance.

The appeals are allowed.

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post Sun, 11 Aug 2019 - 09:29
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@MMV, the issue here again is legitimate expectation.

The OP has not mentioned legitimate expectation - which arises from their previous experience at the site and not from any misunderstanding of the law-in any of their posts as far as I can see.

So rather than post more and more decisions - the researching of which must take considerable time - why not simply put the question to the OP?

What were the driver's previous experiences in the tunnel travelling in the same direction over the previous, say, 3 months?

And @MMV, I am firmly of the view that in Feb/March, when we know there was temporary signage, the signs were inadequate.


I have no doubt you are, but is there a body of adjudication decisions which supports this view?

OP, on 15 July you posted that you would give an 'internal review' a go. What's happened since, apart from trying to pay?
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post Sun, 11 Aug 2019 - 10:17
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@hca
With 11,000+ views, and with respect to the OP, I see nothing wrong in adding cases which occurred at the same time so we get the fuller picture. They may help her and others reading the thread.

I could put the cases in the Sticky if that's preferable.

As to the OP's case, the deadline for any Review has probably passed so any further action, other than payment, is academic.

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OP, on 15 July you posted that you would give an 'internal review' a go. What's happened since, apart from trying to pay?
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The request was turned down, largely for the same reasons as the initial dismissal.

My husband never mentioned seeing any marshalls there previously. I could ask him specifically but if he had noticed anything like that before he would have mentioned it so I don't think legitimate expectation would apply.
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post Tue, 17 Dec 2019 - 23:57
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Would a defence in this matter not be that they may have evidence of the vehicle on camera, but surely they would need to prove who the Driver of the vehicle was at the time of contravention? Afterall it could have been anyone driving the vehicle right?
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....also the fact that the signage does not indicate what exactly the penalty is for being in contravention nor does it state that a penalty would even be incurred is surely an argument in itself?

The documentation on the TFL website also does not indicate the Maximum Laden Weight, but simply 'weight' which would indicate the unladen weight of the vehicle in question surely?

http://lruc.content.tfl.gov.uk/rotherhithe...r-crossings.pdf
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post Wed, 18 Dec 2019 - 09:33
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Would a defence in this matter not be that they may have evidence of the vehicle on camera, but surely they would need to prove who the Driver of the vehicle was at the time of contravention? Afterall it could have been anyone driving the vehicle right?


Yes.

But it's not relevant.

The person liable to pay the penalty is the 'owner'.
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