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Sutton Council: PCNs and how to challenge them

Parking, bus lane and moving traffic penalty charge notices issued by Sutton Council, a London authority. Check your box junction, bus lane, parking fine below, or read what the council enforces and how to challenge.

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What Sutton enforces

Parking
Enforces
Bus lanes / gates
Enforces — for example the Rose Hill bus lane
Moving traffic
Enforces — no entry, school streets, pedestrian zones, box junction, weight and vehicle bans
Penalty level
London charge levels (London Councils)
Appeals
London Tribunals (free)

About Sutton PCNs

Sutton issues PCNs for parking, bus lanes and moving traffic, and publishes every moving traffic camera location with its contravention code, hours and exemptions; these are listed below. A PCN must be paid within 28 days of issue, with 50% off within 14 days, or 21 days for parking PCNs sent by post. Sutton says that if you appeal within the discount period and lose, you can still pay the discounted amount. Allow 24 hours after issue for the PCN to appear online with its photos. Note that Sutton's appeal website changed on 30 September 2026.

For parking and bus lane PCNs you can make an informal appeal up to 28 days after issue. Moving traffic PCNs have no informal stage, but you can make a formal appeal. If a parking or bus lane PCN goes unpaid, a Notice to Owner (parking) or Enforcement Notice (bus lane) follows, giving 28 days to pay or appeal formally online, on the form, or by signed and dated letter to Sutton Parking Services at the Civic Offices. Sutton only deals with the registered keeper unless the keeper names a representative.

If a formal appeal is rejected, the Notice of Rejection gives 28 days to pay or appeal to London Tribunals at no cost; if the adjudicator upholds the PCN you get another 28 days to pay. Ignoring it leads to a Charge Certificate (plus 50%), 14 days to pay, then registration at the Traffic Enforcement Centre and enforcement agents. Sutton won't answer extra information requests within an appeal; use a freedom of information request.

How to challenge a Sutton PCN

  1. Check the deadline. A camera PCN sent by post gets a 50% discount if paid within 14 days; representations are normally due within 28 days of the notice being served.
  2. Make representations to the council using its online challenge form or by post to Sutton Parking Services, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA. Quote the PCN number and the grounds that apply.
  3. If rejected, appeal to London Tribunals within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection. The adjudicator is independent of Sutton.

London penalty levels from 7 April 2025: Band A £160/£110, Band B £140/£90; bus lane and moving traffic £160 (London Councils).

Known camera locations

Codes used at these cameras: 53 (failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone), 51 (failing to comply with a no entry restriction), 31 (entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited), 52 (failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle), 33 (using a route restricted to certain vehicles), 34 (being in a bus lane), 32 (failing to proceed in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign), 29 (failing to comply with a one-way restriction).

Questions

Can I make an informal appeal against a Sutton moving traffic PCN?

No. Sutton says moving traffic PCNs can only be appealed formally; informal appeals are for parking and bus lane PCNs.

Do I keep the discount if I appeal a Sutton PCN?

Sutton says that if you appeal during the discount period and lose, you can still pay the discounted amount.

Where are Sutton's moving traffic cameras?

Sutton publishes every location with its code and hours; each one has its own page on this site, listed on this page.

Where do I appeal a Sutton PCN if my challenge is rejected?

To London Tribunals, which is independent of the council. Appeals are free and must normally be made within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection.

Can I challenge my Sutton fine?

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Deadlines are counted from when the notice is served. We count from the date printed on it, which is the safe (earliest) choice.

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Last checked: 13 November 2026

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