London appeal success rates, borough by borough

Across all London authorities in 2024-25, 50.6% of decided parking appeals succeeded (20295 lodged, 17121 decided), including the 28.4% of decided cases councils chose not to contest. For bus lane appeals London-wide, 54.6% of 1389 decided appeals succeeded.

Set those rates against the volumes: London authorities issued roughly 8.6 million PCNs in the same year, so only a tiny fraction of penalties ever reach the tribunal - and yet around half of the ones that do are cancelled. The gap between those two numbers is the clearest single argument on this site for checking whether your ticket has a genuine ground before paying it.

Far more often than most people expect. Of the 17,121 London parking appeals decided in 2024-25, 28.4% - 4,861 of them - were not contested by the issuing authority at all. The council chose not to defend, and the appeal was allowed without an adjudicator ruling on the merits.

Read that against the 8,667 parking appeals that succeeded in total: roughly 56% of all successful appeals were never actually fought. The pattern holds across categories - 30.7% of decided bus lane appeals and 21.7% of moving traffic appeals also went uncontested. This is the single clearest argument for lodging a properly grounded appeal rather than paying: a substantial share of authorities decline to spend officer time defending a case they might lose, and an uncontested appeal is simply allowed.

Strikingly little. Across five years of published data the share of decided parking appeals that succeeded has stayed inside a 2.1-point band, between 49.7% and 51.8%: 51.6% in 2020-21, 50.1% in 2021-22, 49.7% in 2022-23, 51.8% in 2023-24, 50.6% in 2024-25. Volumes over the same period grew substantially, from 11,773 decided appeals in 2020-21 to 17,121 in 2024-25.

That stability matters more than any single year's figure. "About half of London parking appeals succeed" is not an artefact of one unusual year or a thin sample - it has held while annual volumes rose by nearly half, across changes of administration in many boroughs. The share councils decline to contest has been just as steady, between 26.8% and 28.4%. Treat roughly even odds as the realistic baseline for a London parking appeal, then adjust up or down for the strength of your particular ground.

Better than in any other category. Of the 1,389 bus lane appeals London Tribunals decided in 2024-25, 54.6% succeeded - above parking's 50.6% and well above moving traffic's 40.4%. Nearly a third, 30.7%, were not contested by the authority at all.

Bus lane appeals are a much smaller category (1,536 lodged, against 20,295 for parking), so read the rate as a guide rather than a precise probability. The grounds that carry them are mostly about signage: whether the restriction was signed to the standard the regulations require, at the point a driver would actually need to see it, and whether the hours displayed matched the hours enforced. One process point matters more here than anywhere else - a London bus lane penalty runs on the Enforcement Notice route rather than the usual Notice to Owner one, and the familiar 56-day rule does not apply, so work to the deadline printed on your own notice rather than the one you may have read about elsewhere.

Yes, and by a clear margin. In 2024-25 London Tribunals decided 20,272 moving traffic appeals - box junctions, banned turns, no-entry restrictions and school streets - of which 40.4% succeeded, against 50.6% of the 17,121 parking appeals decided in the same year. Moving traffic is not the smaller category either: 21,500 appeals were lodged against it, more than the 20,295 lodged against parking PCNs.

The gap follows from how the two are enforced. A moving traffic contravention is camera-caught, and the footage usually settles the primary fact - the vehicle was in the box junction, or made the banned turn - so denying that it happened rarely survives. What still wins is everything around that fact: signs and road markings that do not comply with TSRGD, a box junction exit blocked by circumstances outside your control, an unclear or unlit school street sign, or a notice served outside the statutory window. And 21.7% of these appeals were still not contested at all, so a well-grounded challenge is a long way from futile.

Among authorities with at least 100 decided parking appeals in 2024-25, the highest success rates were: Hillingdon (83.1%), Redbridge (70.1%), Westminster (66.1%), Hounslow (66%), Lambeth (57.4%). The lowest were: Southwark (29.3%), Hackney (30.5%), Wandsworth (31.9%), Tower Hamlets (32.9%), Islington (35.7%). The spread is wide enough that the issuing borough is genuinely part of the odds - same tribunal, same law, very different local enforcement quality and willingness to concede.

Read the league table as context, not destiny. High-rate boroughs tend to combine weaker evidence packs with a readiness to drop cases rather than defend them; low-rate boroughs contest harder and issue more carefully. But every case still turns on its own ground: the borough shifts the base rate, while your evidence decides the outcome. Find your borough’s own entry on this page for its full figures and five-year trend.

TfL's red route and Direct Vision Standard (HGV safety permit) penalties are appealed to the same London Tribunals as borough PCNs. TfL does not appear in the tribunal's per-authority parking tables - its cases sit within the London-wide totals - but the Direct Vision Standard appeals are reported separately: in 2024-25, 59.3% of 199 decided DVS appeals succeeded, with 54.3% not contested by TfL.

For red route PCNs, the London-wide parking figures are the best published guide to prospects, and the substantive law on this site applies in full: red routes are stopping restrictions with narrow exemptions, camera-enforced, with the usual signage, marking and exemption-bay grounds. The London bus lane process differences (Enforcement Notice, no 56-day rule) apply to TfL bus lane penalties exactly as to borough ones.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Barking and Dagenham had 774 parking appeals lodged and 740 decided, with 51.9% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 27.4% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 68 were decided and 55.9% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 703 were decided and 44.8% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 67.5% in 2020-21 to 51.9% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Barking and Dagenham PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Barnet had 605 parking appeals lodged and 488 decided, with 52% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 18.2% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 47 were decided and 61.7% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 501 were decided and 33.9% succeeded.

The parking success rate has been broadly stable across five years of published data (52.2% in 2020-21, 52% in 2024-25). Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Barnet PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Bexley had 277 parking appeals lodged and 193 decided, with 44.6% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 29.5% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 128 were decided and 43% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 26.8% in 2020-21 to 44.6% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Bexley PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Brent had 645 parking appeals lodged and 496 decided, with 47.6% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 25.6% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 30 were decided and 50% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 461 were decided and 40.3% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 44.5% in 2020-21 to 47.6% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Brent PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Bromley had 271 parking appeals lodged and 197 decided, with 39.6% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 29.9% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 24 were decided and 45.8% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 65 were decided and 27.7% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 35.3% in 2020-21 to 39.6% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Bromley PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Camden had 732 parking appeals lodged and 575 decided, with 39.8% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 22.4% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 33 were decided and 36.4% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 567 were decided and 34.2% succeeded.

The parking success rate has been broadly stable across five years of published data (37.3% in 2020-21, 39.8% in 2024-25). Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Camden PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, City of London had 154 parking appeals lodged and 144 decided, with 38.9% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 18.8% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 146 were decided and 48.6% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 54.9% in 2020-21 to 38.9% in 2024-25. Treat the percentages with care - 144 decided cases is a small sample, and a handful of unusual cases moves the rate. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against City of London PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Croydon had 531 parking appeals lodged and 408 decided, with 50% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 20.1% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 16 were decided and 81.2% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 890 were decided and 34.2% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 43.6% in 2020-21 to 50% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Croydon PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Ealing had 433 parking appeals lodged and 349 decided, with 42.1% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 22.9% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 28 were decided and 35.7% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 444 were decided and 19.4% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 64.3% in 2020-21 to 42.1% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Ealing PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Enfield had 324 parking appeals lodged and 241 decided, with 35.7% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 16.6% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 22 were decided and 54.5% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 507 were decided and 31.6% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 52% in 2020-21 to 35.7% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Enfield PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Greenwich had 404 parking appeals lodged and 393 decided, with 54.7% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 4.3% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 97 were decided and 53.6% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 232 were decided and 65.1% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 34.4% in 2020-21 to 54.7% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Greenwich PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Hackney had 443 parking appeals lodged and 341 decided, with 30.5% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 11.1% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 489 were decided and 21.5% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 35.7% in 2020-21 to 30.5% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Hackney PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Hammersmith & Fulham had 409 parking appeals lodged and 303 decided, with 43.6% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 32% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 41 were decided and 39% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 228 were decided and 49.1% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 50.4% in 2020-21 to 43.6% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Hammersmith & Fulham PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Haringey had 925 parking appeals lodged and 732 decided, with 53.6% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 37.2% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 20 were decided and 60% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 1191 were decided and 43.7% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 58.4% in 2020-21 to 53.6% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Haringey PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Harrow had 547 parking appeals lodged and 485 decided, with 47% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 24.9% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 21 were decided and 57.1% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 299 were decided and 34.4% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 61.2% in 2020-21 to 47% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Harrow PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Havering had 594 parking appeals lodged and 620 decided, with 56.1% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 33.7% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 48 were decided and 64.6% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 606 were decided and 46.5% succeeded.

The parking success rate has been broadly stable across five years of published data (53.3% in 2020-21, 56.1% in 2024-25). Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Havering PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Hillingdon had 180 parking appeals lodged and 172 decided, with 83.1% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 73.8% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 10 were decided and 100% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 176 were decided and 82.4% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 41.7% in 2020-21 to 83.1% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Hillingdon PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Hounslow had 449 parking appeals lodged and 362 decided, with 66% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 38.4% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 437 were decided and 42.8% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 45.6% in 2020-21 to 66% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Hounslow PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Islington had 1275 parking appeals lodged and 1102 decided, with 35.7% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 20.8% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 45 were decided and 75.6% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 1118 were decided and 43.1% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 39.6% in 2020-21 to 35.7% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Islington PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Kensington and Chelsea had 343 parking appeals lodged and 247 decided, with 49% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 41.7% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 138 were decided and 43.5% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 52.8% in 2020-21 to 49% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Kensington and Chelsea PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Kingston Upon Thames had 250 parking appeals lodged and 226 decided, with 40.7% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 15% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 32 were decided and 53.1% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 162 were decided and 50% succeeded.

The parking success rate has been broadly stable across five years of published data (39.4% in 2020-21, 40.7% in 2024-25). Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Kingston Upon Thames PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Lambeth had 1234 parking appeals lodged and 1148 decided, with 57.4% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 37.8% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 185 were decided and 53.5% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 1908 were decided and 47.2% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 62.3% in 2020-21 to 57.4% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Lambeth PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Lewisham had 386 parking appeals lodged and 328 decided, with 57.3% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 41.2% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 927 were decided and 39.7% succeeded.

The parking success rate has been broadly stable across five years of published data (55.7% in 2020-21, 57.3% in 2024-25). Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Lewisham PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Merton had 315 parking appeals lodged and 305 decided, with 56.1% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 40% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 60 were decided and 53.3% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 288 were decided and 45.8% succeeded.

The parking success rate has been broadly stable across five years of published data (57.1% in 2020-21, 56.1% in 2024-25). Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Merton PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Newham had 1982 parking appeals lodged and 1607 decided, with 50.4% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 20% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 47 were decided and 66% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 1114 were decided and 43.4% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 55.6% in 2020-21 to 50.4% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Newham PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Redbridge had 2060 parking appeals lodged and 1804 decided, with 70.1% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 39.9% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 116 were decided and 81.9% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 1141 were decided and 49.6% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 65.3% in 2020-21 to 70.1% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Redbridge PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Richmond Upon Thames had 195 parking appeals lodged and 188 decided, with 45.2% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 21.3% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 11 were decided and 54.5% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 147 were decided and 40.8% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 51.5% in 2020-21 to 45.2% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Richmond Upon Thames PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Southwark had 763 parking appeals lodged and 549 decided, with 29.3% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 11.5% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 119 were decided and 14.3% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 1363 were decided and 21.7% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 40.3% in 2020-21 to 29.3% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Southwark PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Sutton had 65 parking appeals lodged and 42 decided, with 26.2% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 14.3% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 43 were decided and 20.9% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 43.3% in 2020-21 to 26.2% in 2024-25. Treat the percentages with care - 42 decided cases is a small sample, and a handful of unusual cases moves the rate. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Sutton PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Tower Hamlets had 472 parking appeals lodged and 438 decided, with 32.9% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 13.2% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 229 were decided and 38% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 54.3% in 2020-21 to 32.9% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Tower Hamlets PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Waltham Forest had 686 parking appeals lodged and 586 decided, with 45.7% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 19.1% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 49 were decided and 57.1% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 567 were decided and 36.3% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 52.1% in 2020-21 to 45.7% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Waltham Forest PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Wandsworth had 340 parking appeals lodged and 379 decided, with 31.9% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 12.4% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For bus lane appeals, 15 were decided and 46.7% succeeded. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 438 were decided and 30.4% succeeded.

The parking success rate has fallen over five years of published data, from 48.4% in 2020-21 to 31.9% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Wandsworth PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.

In London Tribunals' published figures for 2024-25, Westminster had 1232 parking appeals lodged and 933 decided, with 66.1% of decided appeals succeeding - a figure that includes the 56.2% of cases the council chose not to contest at all, which are allowed automatically. For moving traffic appeals (box junctions, banned turns, school streets), 442 were decided and 62.7% succeeded.

The parking success rate has risen over five years of published data, from 41.4% in 2020-21 to 66.1% in 2024-25. Two cautions apply to every borough's numbers: appellants are self-selected (people with genuine grounds appeal more), and the rate says nothing about your specific case - a ticket with a real defect wins in a low-rate borough, and a ticket without one loses in a high-rate borough. What the figures honestly support is this: appeals against Westminster PCNs are far from hopeless, and a properly grounded case is worth lodging.