Appealing a Penalty Charge Notice

The Council has a legal obligation to consider formal representations. If we believe that the representations should be accepted, a Notice of Acceptance will be sent to the keeper of the vehicle and the PCN will be cancelled.

If we believe that the representations should be rejected, a Notice of Rejection will be issued to the keeper of the vehicle, together with an appeal form to enable an appeal to be made to an independent Parking and Traffic Adjudicator. If  we reject formal representations then the full amount of the PCN will be due.

The parking adjudicators

• An experienced lawyer who is independent of the council will consider your case.
• You cannot appeal to the Parking Adjudicators until the council has told you that your representations have been rejected.
• You may choose whether to attend the hearing in person or deal with it by post.
• The Adjudicator's decision is final and binding upon both you and the council.
• You can find out more about the Parking Adjudicators by visiting their website at www.parkingandtrafficappeals.gov.uk.
• Appeals are held at Angel Square (Upper Ground Floor, Block 2, London, EC1V 1NY).

If you would like to discuss the issue of a PCN, or seek further clarification of the representation and appeal process, please contact the PCN enquiry line on 020 8871 8871 and choose option 2.