Richmond Code 62 PCN Appeal (2026)

1. What does Richmond Code 62 mean?

Code 62 alleges parking with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or a part of a road other than the carriageway. In Greater London, section 15 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 creates the general prohibition, subject to exceptions and authorised areas. It does not depend on yellow lines or proof that a pedestrian was actually blocked. Heavy commercial vehicles have a separate section 19 test, explained under code 61.

Contravention

Code 62 alleges parking with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or a part of a road other than the carriageway

Category

On-Street Parking PCNs

Issuing authority

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Formal representation deadline

28 days beginning with service of the Notice to Owner or postal parking PCN.

Penalty and discount

Use the charge and discount printed on your PCN; the applicable amount depends on the notice and contravention date.

Initial discount

The initial 50% discount applies for 14 days beginning with PCN service, or 21 days for an approved-device postal parking PCN. An early challenge may lead to a renewed discount if rejected; check the council's policy and the amount and deadline in its reply.

Appeal route

Richmond, then London Tribunals after a formal Notice of Rejection.

2. What must Richmond establish?

London's general footway-parking prohibition does not need a separate ban sign on every street. Where parking is authorised, check the signs showing partial or full footway parking and where that permission ends.

Compare any marked bays and arrows with the authorising resolution. The newer English pavement-parking powers must not be treated as proof that the same London prohibition applies to every street elsewhere.

• The London allegation must fall within section 15 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974. Outside London, the authority must identify the separate power operating at that place and date.
• The evidence must show one or more wheels on or over the relevant non-carriageway road area or footpath. A paving colour change alone does not establish the legal boundary.
• Any resolution authorising footway parking must be checked against its extent, the signs and the parked position. Permission on one section does not automatically extend along the street.
• The London loading exception requires necessity, continuous attendance and no more than 20 minutes unless the council permits longer. The heavy-commercial-vehicle test under Code 61 is separate.
• Other claimed exceptions must meet their own statutory conditions. Lack of obstruction, a Blue Badge or common parking practice does not alone establish permission.

3. Grounds and exemptions for a Richmond Code 62 appeal

The statutory ground must match what happened. These code-specific points explain how to establish it.

A Blue Badge, residents' permit or desire to leave room for passing cars does not generally authorise pavement parking. Parliament's 2026 Act provides for further English local-transport-authority powers through regulations and local prohibitions; it should not be read as an automatic copy of London's ban on every street. Essex and Exeter also have their own provisions, covered separately below.

• The wheel position is wrong: compare the council's photographs with the actual carriageway edge and surface layout. Paving colour or an indistinct kerb alone does not settle the legal boundary.
• Footway parking was authorised: obtain the council resolution or authorisation and compare its extent with the signs, bays and vehicle position. Permission on one part of a street does not automatically cover the next section.
• The London loading exception applied: the loading could not satisfactorily have been performed without parking there, the vehicle was never left unattended, and the period did not exceed 20 minutes unless the council permitted longer. Address all three conditions.
• A different statutory exception applied: identify uniformed-police permission, a genuine emergency, necessary attended breakdown assistance or an eligible public-service or authorised works vehicle. A tradesperson visiting a house is not automatically exempt.
• The PCN relies on the wrong territorial power: outside London, require the authority to identify the applicable prohibition and its operation on the date. The London Act is not a UK-wide pavement-parking ban.
• The alleged parking contravention did not happen, including where a relevant exemption applied or the restriction was not adequately signed.
• You were not the owner at the relevant time: you never owned the vehicle, sold it before the event or acquired it afterwards.
• The vehicle was under someone else's control without the owner's consent at the time of the alleged contravention.
• You are a vehicle-hire firm and the vehicle was hired under a qualifying agreement with a signed statement accepting PCN liability. Supply the hirer's name and address.
• The authority is demanding more than the penalty legally applicable to this case.
• The authority failed to comply with a statutory requirement in imposing or recovering the penalty: a procedural impropriety.
• The traffic order relied on is invalid, except an order subject to Part 6 of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
• For a postal PCN relying on prevented service or a qualifying drive-away under regulation 10(2)(b) or (c), nobody prevented the officer from attaching or handing over the PCN. This is not the ground for an approved-device postal PCN.
• The enforcement notice should not have been served because the penalty was already paid in full, or at the valid discounted amount by the applicable deadline. Paying a parking tariff is different from paying the penalty.

4. How to make a formal representation to Richmond

For a parking PCN attached to the vehicle or handed to the driver, send an informal challenge to Richmond. Formal representations are made against the Notice to Owner, or directly against a postal parking PCN, within 28 days beginning with service. Respond to the formal notice even if an earlier informal challenge is unanswered.

The initial 50% discount applies for 14 days beginning with PCN service, or 21 days for an approved-device postal parking PCN. An early challenge may lead to a renewed discount if rejected; check the council's policy and the amount and deadline in its reply.

For informal challenges to officer-issued parking or bus-lane PCNs, Richmond says a challenge made within the 14-day discount period retains the opportunity to pay at 50% if rejected. The case is held pending its reply. This is not a moving-traffic discount policy.

• The complete PCN and photographs showing every wheel relevant to the allegation, not just a cropped view of the vehicle body.
• The footway-parking start and end signs, marked bays and a street plan showing the authorised area.
• The council's resolution or written vehicle-specific permission where an authorised section or dispensation is disputed.
• Loading or assistance records identifying the duration, necessity and person attending the vehicle throughout.
• Evidence of an emergency or the statutory activity relied upon, and the precise legislation named on an outside-London notice.

1. Open Richmond's PCN service below. Enter the PCN reference (prefix RT) and vehicle registration to find the notice and evidence.
2. Use the PCN number and vehicle registration to look up the notice and evidence. Richmond says PCN information becomes available after 10am on the next working day; its web chat cannot accept an appeal.
3. The online challenge and representation forms allow up to five supporting files, no larger than 5MB each and 23MB in total. Accepted formats include PDF, JPEG, DOC and DOCX.
4. Explain which part of the Code 62 allegation you dispute. Include the PCN reference, vehicle registration, your address and copies of photographs or records supporting each point.
5. Postal alternative: Parking Services, PO Box 221, Twickenham, TW1 3TL. Allow time for receipt before the deadline and retain proof of posting.
6. Save the full submission, attachments and dated acknowledgement.

5. How long does Richmond have to respond?

Richmond must serve its decision within 56 days beginning with receipt of qualifying formal representations. If it fails to comply, those representations are deemed accepted. This statutory period applies to formal representations, not an informal challenge or a request for photographs.

6. If Richmond rejects your representation

A formal Notice of Rejection explains Richmond's decision and how to appeal to London Tribunals. You have 28 days beginning with service of that notice to pay or register your tribunal appeal.

Compare the reply with the Code 62 grounds and evidence you submitted. Identify any unanswered point, missing evidence or inconsistency between the restriction and the recorded event. Keep the rejection notice and the appeal details supplied with it.

An informal rejection is different: formal representations can be made if a Notice to Owner follows.

7. Taking your Richmond appeal to London Tribunals

London Tribunals is independent of Richmond. Use the registration instructions and verification details in the Notice of Rejection, upload your evidence and explain why the alleged Code 62 contravention or liability is disputed.

There is no fee to register the appeal. If it is refused, the full penalty is normally payable; an earlier discount does not automatically continue. If registering late, explain the delay so the adjudicator can decide whether to accept the appeal.

Read Richmond's evidence pack and respond to the points relevant to your case. Keep to the tribunal's directions and evidence deadlines.

2025 London Tribunals results: shared context

319 of 1,141 recorded cases were allowed (28.0%).

Full Code 62 PCN Appeal Guide

Read the detailed legislation, signage requirements, exemptions and case analysis for this contravention.