Appealing a Penalty Charge Notice

Introduction

A Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) may either be issued by a Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO), for a parking contravention, under the Traffic Management Act 2004, or by use of prescribed Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) equipment, under The London Local Authorities Act 2000.

If you believe that the PCN you received should not have been issued, or that there are special reasons why it should be cancelled, the following notes explain how to challenge it.

Payment of a PCN

There is a 50% discount if payment of a Penalty Charge Notice is received by the council within 14 days of the date the PCN was issued. Please note that it is not possible to pay a PCN and then contest the charge. Payment of a PCN indicates that the motorist has accepted liability and the right of appeal is lost.

  1. You are here: Introduction
  2. Informal challenges
  3. Parking contraventions
  4. The level of the penalty charge
  5. Bus lane contraventions
  6. Moving traffic contraventions
  7. Static parking contraventions enforced by CCTV
  8. What happens next?

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