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A postal Penalty Charge Notice may be issued after camera enforcement or where a notice could not be served at the scene.
Many postal Penalty Charge Notices also act as the Notice to Owner and require Formal Representations rather than an Informal Challenge.
What This Postal PCN Means
The postal Penalty Charge Notice identifies the issuing authority, alleged contravention, vehicle, location, evidence and representation process.
- Check whether it also acts as the Notice to Owner.
- Check the legislation and contravention type.
- Check the camera images or video.
- Check the date of notice and date received.
Read every page because the representation grounds and destination may appear later in the document.
Make Your Formal Representations
Formal Representations are submitted to the council, Transport for London or other issuing authority named on the postal Penalty Charge Notice.
- Upload every page of the postal notice.
- Review the authority photographs or video.
- Match the evidence to the available statutory ground.
- Prepare and submit the Formal Representations.
Keep a complete copy and submission confirmation.
Check the Representation Deadline
Use the date of service and deadline stated on the postal Penalty Charge Notice. GOV.UK explains that a formal challenge is normally required for a council Penalty Charge Notice received by post.
- Record the notice date.
- Record the date received.
- Record the representation deadline.
- Keep proof of submission.
Use the printed deadline where it differs from a general timetable.
Prepare the Authority Evidence
The evidence should answer the contravention recorded by the authority camera or enforcement record.
- Complete postal Penalty Charge Notice.
- Authority photographs or video.
- Location, sign and road marking photographs.
- Payment, permit or exemption records.
- Vehicle ownership, hire or use documents where relevant.
Identify gaps or inconsistencies in the authority evidence.
Check the Statutory Grounds
The available grounds depend on the contravention and legislation stated on the postal Penalty Charge Notice.
- The alleged contravention did not occur.
- The recipient was not liable for the vehicle.
- The vehicle was used without consent.
- The penalty exceeded the amount due.
- The authority committed a procedural impropriety where that ground applies.
Mitigation may also be presented separately from a statutory ground.
Prepare Your Formal Representations
Parking Mate UK prepares the Formal Representations required by the postal Penalty Charge Notice.
- Notice, vehicle and authority details.
- The statutory ground relied upon.
- Response to the authority evidence.
- Supporting photographs and documents.
- A request for cancellation.
The £9.99 service covers the current Formal Representations stage.
£9.99
Challenge Your Postal PCN
Upload every page of the postal Penalty Charge Notice and evidence. Parking Mate UK prepares your Formal Representations and submits them to the issuing authority for £9.99.
Send Them to the Authority
The Formal Representations are submitted to the issuing council or Transport for London using the portal, email address or postal address shown on the notice.
- Use the Penalty Charge Notice number.
- Enter the vehicle registration.
- Attach the representations and evidence.
- Save the authority confirmation.
Formal Representations are not sent to the tribunal before a Notice of Rejection is issued.
If a Rejection Arrives
A Notice of Rejection means the authority refused the Formal Representations. It should explain how to pay or appeal to the independent tribunal.
- Keep the complete Notice of Rejection.
- Check the tribunal and deadline.
- Retain the Formal Representations and evidence.
- Prepare the tribunal appeal against the rejection reasons.
A tribunal appeal is the next challenge stage after a Notice of Rejection.
Appeal to the Independent Tribunal
London cases normally go to London Tribunals. Eligible cases outside London normally go to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
- Use the appeal instructions in the Notice of Rejection.
- Answer the authority rejection.
- Attach the notice, representations, rejection and evidence.
- Save the tribunal registration.
The tribunal appeal may require a separate service for the later stage.
