technicalUK · EnglandDifficulty: easy
School Streets — outside operating hours / school closed
School Streets schemes restrict only during defined windows (typically 30 mins around school open/close, school days only). Errors: clock drift, INSET days, school holidays, weekends, evenings. Outside operating hours no contravention exists.
Legal basis
Specific TRO operating-hours clauses; TMA 2004 s.78; Education Act 1996 (school holiday calendar)
How to identify this in your case
PCN timestamp vs (a) published operating hours, (b) school's term dates / INSET days, (c) bank holidays.
Sample appeal wording
Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PCN [NUMBER] — School Streets — [DATE/TIME] I challenge this PCN. The alleged contravention occurred outside the published operating hours. - PCN time: [TIME] on [DATE] - Published operating hours: [e.g. 'Mon-Fri 08:30-09:15 and 14:45-15:45, school days only'] - [DATE] was [a Saturday / school holiday / INSET day / outside the time window by [X] minutes] Reference: School Streets Order [REF] at [URL]. The school's term dates page confirms school was closed. Under s.78 TMA 2004, a PCN may only be issued for a contravention that has occurred. The restriction was not in force at this time. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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