How to Appeal Suffolk County Charge Certificate
Complete guide on how to challenge your PCN Charge Certificate and get it cancelled for £9.99
Updated 03 June 2021
If you receive a Suffolk County Charge Certificate increasing the amount to £113 or £195, you have to know how to challenge the Charge Certificate and get it cancelled! If its issued in the any of the scenarios below, it MUST be cancelled! We can write your letter for only £9.99, no lawyers needed!
“If they haven’t issued a penalty charge notice before”
“Before they respond to your appeal”
“While your appeal is at the tribunal”
It's illegal for Suffolk County to demand a payment when they are not entitled to the money and it renders enforcement for the PCN void.
Most people don’t know how to challenge Suffolk County, so this page has the information and the app to get it cancelled! Simply write Charge Certificate Appeal Letter your letter with our app and send the letter we prepare to Suffolk County, for some councils, we even send the letter for you!
- 1. Answer a few questions about your charge certificate
- 2. Let us know if you want to challenge it or pay the reduced amount
- 3. Pay £9.99 for your Charge Certificate letter
- 4. You can then send your appeal letter
Why Suffolk County Issued a Charge Certificate?
Suffolk County will issue a Charge Certificate if you do not pay or appeal a penalty charge notice within the statutory time limit, it also increases the amount on the penalty charge notice by 50%.
It’s important that a Charge Certificate is issued correctly, if Suffolk County issue it too early or when they are not allowed to, then it invalidates the whole enforcement process for the penalty charge notice.
If you receive a Charge Certificate from Suffolk County unfairly, we can help you challenge it or get the amount reduced in certain scenarios.
You will receive a Suffolk County Charge Certificate if you don’t pay or appeal:
- 28 days after a notice to owner is sent
- 28 days after a postal Penalty Charge Notice is sent
- 14 days after a notice of rejection is sent
- 14 days after an appeal is withdrawn from the tribunal
Writing Your Charge Certificate Appeal Letter
If Suffolk County make mistakes during enforcement of a penalty charge, it should be cancelled. Don’t worry, you simply need to complete our form below and it will generate your correctly worded Charge Certificate Appeal Letter. Remember, the law is very clear that Suffolk County can’t demand an amount they are not entitled to and they have to follow the Penalty Charge Enforcement Process correctly.
When a Charge Certificate Should be Cancelled:
- If Suffolk County did not send a Penalty Charge Notice within 28 days
- If Suffolk County issue it before responding to your appeal
- If Suffolk County issue it before the tribunal make a decision on your appeal
- If you have already paid your Penalty Charge Notice
In all these scenarios, Suffolk County have made a mistake and the Penalty Charge Notice must be cancelled! If you don’t respond quickly, then the process can work again you. So you have to send your Charge Certificate Appeal Letter as soon as the mistake happens.
Option 1 - Challenge the Charge Certificate
You can write to Suffolk County and ask them to reduce the amount or challenge the charge certificate.
Our app will guide you through step by step and generate your letter. If you forgot to appeal or pay the penalty charge notice, you should offer to pay the discount amount, in most cases, the Charge Certificate should be cancelled!
- You should challenge if you appealed and didn't get a response, if you paid or if you did not receive a Penalty Charge Notice.
- You should offer to pay the lower amount if you received the Penalty Charge Notice but forgot to pay or appeal.
Option 2 - Wait for Order for Recovery
If you have not received the penalty charge notice, or you have not received a response to your appeal, or Suffolk County reject your challenge to the Charge Certificate, you can wait for Suffolk County to issue an order for recovery, which can be contested. If you are successful, the charge certificate will be cancelled.
Option 3 - Appeal to the Tribunal
If Suffolk County have previously rejected your appeal, you can appeal to the tribunal. This does 2 things, first the Charge Certificate is cancelled and secondly, the excess amount is removed, saving you up to £65 for simply sending a free appeal. Just remember to explain to the tribunal why you are appealing late.
Key Laws for Charge Certificates
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you appeal a Charge Certificate ?
Suffolk County will often refuse appeals at this stage. You can however appeal to the tribunal if you received a notice of rejection but could not send your appeal on time.
You should however wait for an order for recovery, if any of the following apply:
- If you did not receive the penalty charge notice,
- you made payment or
- are waiting for an appeal outcome from Suffolk County or tribunal, wait for the order for recovery.
If your appeal is still in progress
If your appeal is still in progress, receiving a charge certificate is deemed an abuse of process and is a procedural error. If you receive a charge certificate, notify Suffolk County or tribunal and inform them of the procedural error. Suffolk County will often withdraw the appeal or the adjudicator will allow the appeal.
If you did not receive the PCN?
You should inform Suffolk County via the appeal page immediately. Wait for an order for recovery.
Can you get it cancelled ?
Yes, you can get a charge certificate cancelled by simply sending a witness statement to the TEC within 21 days or receiving the order for recovery.
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