London borough
What actually happened to Merton parking appeals at the independent tribunal in 2024/25 — and what it does and does not tell you about your own. Check your own case free.
56.1%
of decided appeals were allowed
305 appeals were decided by an adjudicator.
40%
were not contested by the council
The council chose not to defend the appeal, so it was allowed without an adjudicator ruling on the merits.
315
appeals received
Not every appeal received is decided in the same year.
93,800
parking PCNs issued
In 2024/25. Only a small fraction of these are ever appealed to the tribunal.
Across all 33 London authorities, 50.6% of decided parking appeals were allowed in 2024/25, so Merton is 5.5 points above the London figure. That is a fact about the appeals people brought, not a prediction about yours: the cases that reach a tribunal are the ones somebody thought worth taking there.
Figures from the London Tribunals, Environment and Traffic Adjudicators annual statistics for 2024/25, the most recent published. Parking contraventions only — bus lane and moving traffic appeals are counted separately and behave differently.
A borough-wide rate cannot tell you whether YOUR ticket is beatable. Cato checks the facts of your case against real tribunal decisions - and tells you honestly when you do not have a case.
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This page is general information, not legal advice. The figures are the most recent published at the date of review and describe appeals already decided; they are not a forecast of any individual case. The authority named on your own notice governs your appeal.