Angel Lane: Hillingdon had not proved the vehicle's weight (2026)

Case 2250405402 / 2025-12-24 / Adjudicator Chez Cotton

Angel Lane

“no evidence has been provided of the weight of the vehicle.”

Chez Cotton

The appellant said the vehicle entered Angel Lane for a breakdown recovery and supplied job documents. Hillingdon disputed whether the destination qualified for access and relied on CCTV, signs and a traffic management order.

Chez Cotton accepted that the vehicle was at the location and that the signs adequately explained an enforceable restriction. However, maximum gross weight was central to the allegation. Hillingdon asserted that the vehicle exceeded 7.5 tonnes, but the DVLA return's weight field was blank and no weight evidence had been supplied. The appeal was allowed on 24 December 2025.

The deciding point was missing weight evidence, not a finding that recovery work was exempt or that the signs were invalid. For a comparable PCN, check what establishes your vehicle's maximum gross weight; being unladen does not itself answer that question.

Source and case reference

Use case reference 2250405402 in the London Tribunals register to find the official decision. This commentary distinguishes the adjudicator's finding from a possible argument in a different case; previous tribunal decisions do not bind another adjudicator.