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Craven Terrace school street (Westminster): school street camera

Got a PCN from the school street camera at Craven Terrace (school street, St John & St James RC Primary)? Here are the facts we have checked about this location, and how to challenge.

Location
Craven Terrace (school street, St John & St James RC Primary)
Type
School street
Contravention
code 53: Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone
Hours
Not confirmed by our sources: check the signs and your PCN photos
Enforced since
Not confirmed
Council
Westminster City Council
Appeals
London Tribunals

About this camera

Westminster City Council lists a fixed enforcement camera at Craven Terrace, the school street for St John & St James RC Primary. A PCN from this camera alleges driving into a restricted pedestrian or school zone while it is in force (code 53). It is sent by post to the registered keeper with a photo of the alleged contravention, and you can watch the footage and see the photos on Westminster's appeals website, appeals.westminster.gov.uk, before you decide whether to challenge. These restrictions usually apply only at set times (for school streets, around the start and end of the school day in term time). Check the hours on the entry sign against the time on the PCN, and whether you hold an exemption. As a London camera, no first-time warning is expected here, and appeals go to London Tribunals, where the moving traffic grounds are narrower than outside London.

First-time warning

London councils are not expected to send first-time warnings for this kind of contravention.

Common grounds at a school street camera

  • Check the zone hours and exemptions on the entry sign.

Camera PCNs must normally be served within 28 days of the date. You can ask the council to let you view the recording, or send stills, free of charge.

Paying within 14 days gets the 50% discount. Challenging first does not stop you paying later, but the discount may not be offered again once it expires, so note the date.

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Last checked: 13 November 2026

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