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Itchen Bridge (Southampton) — council toll PCN appeal grounds

Itchen Bridge is operated by Southampton City Council and tolled under a local Act. Civil PCNs apply where the toll is unpaid. Challenge grounds: payment evidence, wrong vehicle class, exempt category (Blue Badge holders, residents in some cases), procedural defects in PCN service.

Legal basis

County of Hampshire Act 1983 (as amended); Southampton City Council toll byelaws; Traffic Management Act 2004 (where civil enforcement applies); appeals via the council's representations process and (where applicable) Traffic Penalty Tribunal

How to identify this in your case

Bank/card receipt or MyAccount payment record. V5C for vehicle class. Blue Badge for exemption.

Sample appeal wording

Dear Sir/Madam (Southampton City Council Itchen Bridge), Re: PCN [NUMBER] — Itchen Bridge — [DATE] I challenge this PCN. [Select] 1. Payment was made on [DATE/TIME] of £[AMOUNT] via [method], reference [REF]. Evidence attached. 2. My vehicle is [Class] per V5C; the toll levied was wrong. 3. I am a Blue Badge holder / qualifying resident, exempt under the published toll regime; evidence attached. 4. The PCN is procedurally defective: [specify]. The alleged contravention did not occur. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [NAME]

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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