Tag Archives: PCN
Penalty threat to cars parked in Sanderstead during resurfacing
Any cars left parked on Sanderstead Hill on four days next week risk receiving a hefty fine or even having the vehicle towed away. That’s the warning issued to residents ahead of Conways starting resurfacing work on the road on … Continue reading
Council computer errors and £195 driving fine that never was
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A year ago, the council shrugged off complaints from thousands of motorists who received £195 ‘final notice’ Penalty Charge Notices without ever receiving the initial notification. They said it was just a ‘computer glitch’. As PETER GILLMAN has … Continue reading
Motoring penalty charges to increase to £160 in Croydon
Conservative councils in London – which potentially incudes Croydon’s Tory Mayor Jason Perry – wanted to hike the cost of parking tickets to £180 a pop. That’s according to a report by the London Standard, as the capital seeks to … Continue reading
Contractor repaid £3.25m to council over school streets failure
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After the council bought number-plate recognition cameras that did not work, it managed to get a refund – after losing an estimated £16m income. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Failures in Croydon Council’s procurement processes … Continue reading
Croydon’s PCN fiasco: Perry’s council is in another fines mess
Despite solemn assurances from senior council staff and the borough’s executive Mayor, piss-poor Jason Perry, some motorists claim that they have been served with demands for £195 fines or threats of a visit from bailiffs – without ever receiving the … Continue reading
Council’s PCN fiasco: ex-official is still ‘signing’ official letters
Mayor Jason Perry’s Croydon, the London council that fined hundreds of drivers without sending them the proper Penalty Charge Notice in the first instance, is sending out PCNs and other legal notifications carrying the signature of a senior official who … Continue reading
Council finally cancels dodgy tickets issued during PCN Fiasco
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Perry’s finance adviser admits ‘we can’t afford to lose’ the £150,000-plus costs caused by the latest IT catastrophe to hit the council Croydon’s cash-strapped council stands to lose at least £150,000 over its “PCN Fiasco”, as … Continue reading
PCN Fiasco: council has failed to cancel single ticket in a week
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Although Mayor Perry has apologised for the council’s own errors (more than three thousand of them!), seven days later worried motorists are still waiting for the written confirmation promised. And now there are fears about visits from … Continue reading
Council admits error and promises refunds over its PCN Fiasco
Mayor Jason Perry admits thousands of motorists were affected by the latest error from his dysfunctional council, but residents remain angry, some saying they had their Christmas ruined by the worry over the £195 fines Croydon’s cash-strapped council will have … Continue reading
Mayor Perry forced to issue apology for PCNs ‘software error’
EXCLUSIVE: Council looks like backing down over potentially hundreds of driving penalties that it issued without sending drivers the required, initial Penalty Charge Notice – and all thanks to readers of Inside Croydon “Has our wonderful Tory Mayor Perry employed … Continue reading
Kerrr-ching! Unsuspecting drivers hit with no-notice £190 fines
Croydon Council has been accused of “corruption”, as dozens, perhaps hundreds, of residents have been issued with demands for £190 for driving offences after failing to pay the original £65 Penalty Charge Notice – which they never received. Some suspect … Continue reading
