Appeal against a penalty charge notice
If you get a court order
You’ll have 21 days to pay the penalty charge notice (PCN) or challenge a court order demanding payment (known as an ‘order of recovery’).
Bailiffs (‘enforcement agents’) will be told to visit your home to collect what you owe if you do not pay or challenge within 21 days.
When you can challenge
You can challenge an order of recovery if you:
- did not get a ‘notice to owner’ telling you how to make a formal challenge
- made a formal challenge on time but did not get a ‘notice of rejection’
- appealed to an independent tribunal on time but did not get a response
- have proof you’ve paid the penalty charge, such as a credit card statement
How to challenge
If you want to challenge an order of recovery, you must fill in and send the correct form. The order of recovery will tell you what type of PCN you have.
Fill in form TE13 if you have one of the following:
- a parking PCN
- a ‘moving traffic contravention’ outside of London
- a Dart Charge, Mersey Gateway or clean air zones PCN
Fill in form PE3 if you have either:
- a ‘moving traffic contravention’ in a London borough
- a low emission or clean air zone PCN
Before you send the form, you should read the notes to check if you need a witness or have to pay a fee.
Send it to the Traffic Enforcement Centre by email or post within 21 days.
Traffic Enforcement Centre
tec@justice.gov.uk
Traffic Enforcement Centre
Civil National Business Centre
St Katharine’s House
21-27 St Katharine’s Street
Northampton
NN1 2LH
You may be able to get more time to challenge an order of recovery.
If your challenge is successful
The order of recovery will be withdrawn and bailiffs will not be able to seize your property.
The council or authority that issued the PCN will then do one of the following:
- cancel the PCN, for example because you paid it in full
- issue a new notice to owner - you’ll have 28 days to pay the ticket or challenge the ticket
- refer your case to an independent tribunal