As I have fought and won several of the PCNs (Penalty Charge Notices) I have received, it angers me when I hear that people just pay them because they're worried. The authorities and councils are making millions from motorists, and so much of it can be avoided. So here are the hotspots drivers have been caught in using CCTV (fixed and mobile).
Blue is for additions in the last week
| Baker Street |
Yellow Lines near Dorset St over ranking taxis |
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| Blackheath Rd SE10 |
Box Junction Deptford Bridge |
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| Clapham High St SW4 |
Zig Zags |
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| Ebury Bridge Rd |
Single yellow outside Ideal Cafe |
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| Eldon Street EC2 |
Taxis do not set down on Zig Zags |
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| Euston Rd WC1 |
Box junction with Dukes Rd |
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| Gerrard Pl W1 | No right into Shaftesbury Avenue | Covered by occasional mobile CCTV car |
| Goswell Rd EC1 |
No u-turn north of Fann St |
Some drivers fined for using Fann St! Contest |
| Great Cumberland Place W1 |
Double yellows |
I received a PCN for sitting there too long after set down |
| Great Russell St WC1 |
No right into Bloomsbury St |
Covered by fixed camera on corner, and occasional mobile CCTV car parked in Great Russell St. |
| Hammersmith Taxi Rank |
Over ranking |
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| Hester Road Battersea |
Pedestrian Zone |
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| Hilton Hotel Olympia Kensington High Street W14 | Unless you are a taxi, you cannot stop outside. If you are a taxi you cannot wait for too long. | Camera is on Southside Kensington High Street, between Warwick Gdns & Warwick Rd |
| Lavender Walk SW4 | Access only | drivers are now receiving PCNs |
| Lea Bridge Rd/Orient Way Junction |
Yellow Box/Zig Zags |
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| Lexington Street W1 | Parked on East Side facing north, 10ft from Beak Street | Camera is about 10 ft along Beak St from Lexington on northside. So most of Beak St covered |
| Liverpool Rd N1 |
Box junction at Tolpuddle St |
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| Maida Vale W9 |
Box junction Clarendon Rd |
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| New Cross Rd |
Box Junction at Kender/Avonley |
Currently on appeal because of faint lines |
| Piccadilly | U-Turns eastbound to pick up at the Ritz | |
| Pimlico Rd SW1 |
Yellow lines by toilet |
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| Prince Consort Rd |
Zig Zags |
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| Regency Place SW1 |
Yellow lines. This is a WCC special enforcement area |
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| St Martin's Lane WC2 |
No right into William IV Street |
Covered By Occasional Smart CCTV car |
| St Paul's |
Zig Zag by taxi rank |
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| Saville Row W1 |
No right onto Conduit St |
Covered By Occasional Smart CCTV car |
| Smithfield EC4 |
All loading bays are enforced - yellow lines without loading restrictions are not. |
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| Waterloo Rd SE1 |
Zig Zags |
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| Wigmore Street W1 |
Around Marylebone Lane outside chemist |