Kingswood Road: a garage visit did not establish an exception to the restriction (2026)

Case 2250420450 / 2025-12-31 / Adjudicator Graeme Wallington

Kingswood Road

“The TMO does not grant any exemption for the circumstances the Appellant relies upon.”

Graeme Wallington

This decision concerned two PCNs for journeys on Lyham Road and Kingswood Road. The driver said that the engine kept cutting out and that they needed to reach a garage. A document described as an estimate or quotation was supplied in support.

Lambeth provided the CCTV, sign photographs and traffic management order. The adjudicator found the contraventions proved and no applicable exception in the order. The authority had considered the circumstances but declined to cancel as a matter of discretion. The appeals were refused on 31 December 2025, with each penalty payable at £160.

A genuine difficulty can still be relevant, but the representation must distinguish a legal exception from a request for discretionary cancellation. Provide the route, destination and contemporaneous evidence, and explain the provision relied upon. This decision does not mean that every breakdown or emergency must fail; it records why the evidence and order did not establish a ground in these journeys.

Source and case reference

Use case reference 2250420450 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.