Banned Turn Sign Missing or Unclear
Councils enforcing banned turns (no left turn, no right turn, no entry) must display signs that match the official approved design and must be clearly visible. If a sign is missing, blocked, faded, unlit at night, or uses the wrong design, the penalty may not stand.
Legal basis
TSRGD 2016 Schedule 3; TMA 2004 Part 6; Herron v Sunderland City Council [2011] EWHC 2762
How to identify this in your case
Visit the junction in person or check Google Street View and any dashcam footage. Ask yourself: was the sign missing entirely, hidden by trees or parked vehicles, too faded to read, unlit when you drove through at night, or did it look different from the standard red-circle sign you normally see for that type of restriction?
Sample appeal wording
formal
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- TSRGD 2016
- Herron v Sunderland CC [2011] EWHC 2762
Related appeal grounds
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- Bus Lane Signs Missing or Doesn't Meet Rules
- Cardiff parking signs must show Welsh and English equally
- Conflicting or Ambiguous Sign Terms — Read in Your Favour (CRA s.69)