Silvertown/Blackwall Tunnel — inadequate signage / no reasonable notice of the charge
As a new (April 2025) charging scheme, adequate signage giving reasonable notice of the charge and how to pay is essential. Absent, obscured or unclear signage on the tunnel approaches is a live ground, especially in the launch period.
Legal basis
General road-user-charging principle that a charging scheme must be adequately signed to give motorists reasonable notice of the charge; procedural-impropriety/contravention ground under the Road User Charging Schemes (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1783), reg. 4.
How to identify this in your case
Photograph the approach signage; note any missing, obscured or contradictory signs. Particularly relevant since the scheme launched in April 2025.
Sample appeal wording
formal
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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