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- Penalty Charge Appeal
- Private Parking Appeal
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Penalty Charge Appeal Letter

Write an appeal letter for your penalty charge notice. If you have a private parking ticket, please use the private appeal app.

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Appeal a council parking fine
How we will appeal your ticket
1. Answer a few simple questions about your PCN
2. Provide any photo evidence you have
3. You will see a preview of the completed letter at the end
4. Pay £4.99 to get your completed appeal
5. We submit some appeals automatically to the council
*Please note: that some appeals need to be sent manually

Please click on the title of each section to provide required information
PCN Type

How was your parking ticket issued by the authority?*
PCN issued on the windscreen or by post??
- Postal Penalty Charge Notice
- Windscreen Penalty Charge Notice
How was the PCN first issued?*
- Windscreen PCN
- Postal PCN
About you

I am the ...*
- Current Vehicle Owner
- Hirer Company Representative
- Not The Vehicle Owner
Which Vehicle Registation Plate does your Vehicle have?
- D Registration Plate
- X Registration Plate
- Personalised Registration Plate
- Non Diplomatic Registration Plate
Liability Transfer*
- The vehicle is on long term hire
- The vehicle is on short term hire
Liability Transfer*
- I am no longer the vehicle keeper
Name and Address of Vehicle Hirer*
Please provide the following details in order to transfer liability to the hirer: 1. Name and address of the hirer 2. Start date and end date of the contract, including any extension period 3. Vehicle make and model
Name and Address of Current Owner*
Please enter the full name and address for the current owner and date the vehicle changed ownership
PCN Details

Penalty Charge Notice #:*
Enter the PCN number. If multiple PCN's, add a comma
Vehicle Registration Number:*
Enter your vehicle reg

Dates & Location
Information about the PCN issue date and where the PCN was issued

Contravention Date*
When was the vehicle at the contravention location
Date Format: DD dot MM dot YYYY
PCN Issue Date:*
This is the date the PCN was issued
Date Format: DD dot MM dot YYYY
Contravention Location:*
Street name where the vehicle was parked or seen
Contravention Details

Please confirm the type of contravention*
- On Street Parking
- Moving Traffic
- Off Street Car Park
Please select the on-street contravention code*
Please select the moving traffic contravention code*
Please select the off-street contravention code*
Local Authority

Please confirm where the authority is based*
- London Boroughs & TFL
- Outer London Borough
Please select your Local Authority*
Please select your Local Authority:*

Moving Traffic Checklist

Is this a new temporary restriction introduced as a result of Covid?*
- Yes, its a new restriction introduced during lockdown
- No, the restriction has been there for more than 18 months
Did you see any signs showing that the road had changed or you had to take another route?
New restrictions must be clearly signed so that motorists can take different routes or be diverted in advance
- There was no information to show the road layout had changed
Were there any warning or diversion signs on the route?
Signs should be placed in advance as a warning for diversions
- There was no diversion or alternative route
- There was no advance warning sign
Are you a local resident to where the PCN was issued?
- Yes, I am a local resident
- No, I live outside the borough
Where you informed or consulted about the restrictions before they started?
Please select any reasons that apply, if not, press next
- I was not consulted about the new restrictions
- I did not receive any letters to notify me about the new restriction
Did you receive more than 1 PCN within a short period of time?
This is to check if the council have sent you more than 1 PCN for the SAME contravention
- No, I only received 1 PCN
- Yes, I received more than 1 PCN for the same contravention
You should now ask the council to treat your multiple PCN's as one.
If the council don't address the multiple PCN's as one, the tribunal can say they have been unfair
- I received multiple PCN's and want them treated as one
- I am happy to pay for one PCN if the authority cancels the duplicate PCN's
Build Your Case

Box Junction Appeal Reasons
Please select any reasons that apply
- I entered the box junction to turn right
- I could not turn right because of another car
- I was giving way to an emergency vehicle
- My exit was clear when I entered the box junction
- I stopped for a only few seconds
- I stopped because of another vehicle
Suspended Bay Appeal Reasons
Please select any reasons that apply
- There was no suspension sign near the vehicle
- I parked the night before and did not see the sign
- There was a sign allowing parking on the footway
- I was not aware that the bay was suspended
Bus Lane Appeal Reasons
Please select any reasons that apply
- The bus lane operation time is not clear
- I am a taxi driver and I was accessing an adjacent building
- My vehicle is a mini bus
- I drove in the bus lane to avoid a collission or accident
- I am a taxi driver and I was dropping a customer
- I drove less than 20 metres in the bus lane
- I went in the bus lane to avoid an accident
- I was giving way to an emergency vehicle
Windscreen PCN Reasons
Please select any reasons that apply
- I have a medical reason
- I am a blue badge holder
- The vehicle had broken down
- The vehicle registration is wrong
- I was loading and unloading goods
- The signage was wrong or incorrect
Explain your reasons for appeal*
Additional Photos
Add some photos to support your statement
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg, jpg, bmp.
Legal Loopholes

Windscreen PCN Compliance Checklist
Please include any assessor cases which match your contravention
- No PCN Issued to driver
Postal PCN Compliance Checklist
Select all that apply
- The notice does not include sufficient evidence to prove that the contravention occurred
- The PCN was issued after 28 days from date of contravention.
- No PCN was issued and the CEO was not prevented from issuing a penalty charge
- The PCN does not state it was issued based on evidence from an approved device
- The authority did not request details from the DVLA within 14 days
- The authority failed to issue a new PCN within 28 days
- The penalty charge does not state "that the penalty charge must be paid not later than the last day of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the penalty charge notice is served;"
- The penalty charge does not state " that if the penalty charge is paid not later than the applicable date, the penalty charge will be reduced by the amount of any applicable discount;"
- The penalty charge does not state "(j) that if the penalty charge is not paid before the end of the period of 28 days referred to in subparagraph (g), a notice to owner may be served by the enforcement authority on the owner of the vehicle."
- The vehicle was not parked (If it didn't stop)
- The authority is requesting payment for evidence e.g. £10
No Payment Address on Croydon PCN
Please tick this option because the Croydon PCN does not have an address for payment as required by law.
- There is no address for payment on the PCN
Do any of the following apply to you?
If none apply, press Next
- Penalty Charge Notice was NOT issued within 28 days
- The penalty charge has been paid
- The is no outstanding amount on the pcn
Request Evidence
Asking the council for evidence may increase the time it takes for them to respond

Local Authority Evidence Request
Please select any evidence you need from the council. If you don't need evidence, then you can untick the options
- All pictures & videos taken of the vehicle
- A copy of the signage relevant to contravention
- Traffic Management Order
- Map/Site Report
- Penalty Charge Notice
- A copy of the CEO Notes

Letter Preview
Click 🗘 to generate your preview to make sure it has been written correctly.
If you need to make changes, please go back and edit your appeal.

Your Contact Details
This will be added to your letter

Your Name*
First Last
Your Address*
The address will be added to your letter

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code
Email*
For a copy of your letter
Purchase Support
Payments allow us to continue improving the app and ongoing legal research. Thank you

Pay for your appeal*
- Penalty Charge Appeal £4.99
Payment Total
£ 0.00
Are you ready to send your appeal to the council?
- Yes, let's send the appeal
- If not, go back and make relevant changes
Phone
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