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No-entry — emergency vehicle / refuse / postal exemption
Most no-entry TROs include exemptions for police, fire, ambulance, refuse, post, and 'access for residents'. Where vehicle falls into an exempt class on the actual TRO wording, no contravention occurs.
Legal basis
Specific TRO exemption clauses; Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 s.6/s.1; TSRGD 2016 sign authority
How to identify this in your case
FOI council for the consolidated TRO. Check exemption schedule. Common exemptions: emergency, refuse, post, access only.
Sample appeal wording
Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PCN [NUMBER] — No-entry contravention — [DATE] I challenge this PCN. My vehicle/use falls within an exempt class under the TRO. Vehicle: [REG], used as [refuse collection / postal delivery / emergency response / access for resident at [ADDRESS]]. The consolidated TRO for [LOCATION] provides express exemption for [class]. I attach [evidence — council waste contract / resident's permit / emergency dispatch log]. The alleged contravention did not occur. Please cancel the PCN. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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