A man who received nine fines totalling £2,400 even though he walked his scooter through restricted zones says he feels “victimised”.

Adrian Seymour, of Barnsbury Street in Islington, claimed that Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for wheeling his scooter through a school street and a low-traffic neighbourhood were a "travesty".

Over the past year, he has unknowingly accrued nine PCNs for contravening restrictions in Thornhill Road and Highbury Hill when travelling around the borough.

Mr Seymour claims that all the fines were sent to his old address in Brent, and that he should not have to pay them as he is not riding the scooter when caught on camera.

He told Islington Gazette: “What I’ve been doing is getting off my bike [before Thornhill Road] and switching it off, before manually pushing my bike as a pedestrian to Barnsbury Street and then walking home.

“I’m essentially being fined for not using any emissions in a low-emissions zone.

“I’ve now got fines totalling £2,400 that they sent to an address I haven’t lived at for three years."

He added: “It’s an absolute travesty – I shouldn’t be paying them. I really feel victimised.”

Thornhill Road is restricted to traffic during school opening and closing hours (8.30am to 9.15am and 3pm to 3.45pm, Monday to Friday during term time).

Highbury Hill is part of a low-traffic neighbourhood where camera-enforced traffic filters restrict vehicles.

Islington Council says the fines were sent to the address Mr Seymour’s licence was registered at with the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). He claims the address they sent his fines to was never registered to his licence, and that he applied for a permit for the bike when he moved, so the council should have had the correct address.

The authority added that a tribunal had found that the traffic restrictions apply regardless of how a vehicle enters the area, and that there was no exemption for wheeling, instead of riding, a scooter.

Each PCN usually totals £65 if paid within the first 14 days. But because Mr Seymour was not aware of the fines until months after they were first issued, he claims they have increased and he now owes around £2,400 in total.

After challenging the fines, Mr Seymour said he had been told by the Traffic Enforcement Centre that he will have to wait a further two months while it is determined if he can pay them at their original cost.

An Islington Council spokesperson said: “We work hard to ensure that any traffic restrictions are clearly advertised, in line with national guidance, so that residents and road-users have clarity on these restrictions.  

“The penalty charge notices handed to Mr Seymour were correctly issued.

“The council has previously explained to Mr Seymour that he does not have an exemption for the Thornhill Primary School Street, and both this and the Highbury Hill restriction are clearly advertised.”