Appeal against a penalty charge notice
Getting more time to challenge a court order
You can ask for more time to challenge a court order (‘order of recovery’) if you:
- were contacted about a penalty charge notice (PCN) you did not know about
- were contacted about a paid or cancelled PCN
- did not get a response to your formal challenge (‘representation’) or appeal
Do this by making an ‘out of time’ challenge to the order of recovery.
Making an ‘out of time’ challenge
If you want to explain why you’re making a late challenge, you must fill in and send the correct ‘out of time’ form.
Fill in form TE7 if you have either:
- a parking PCN
- broken a traffic rule while moving (a ‘moving traffic contravention’) outside of London if your fine was issued on or after 1 June 2022
Fill in form TE7 Dart Charge, Mersey Gateway, clean air zones if you have a Dart Charge, Mersey Gateway or clean air zones PCN.
You’ll need to fill in a PE2 form if you have either:
- a low emission zone PCN
- broken a traffic rule while moving (a ‘moving traffic contravention’) outside of London if your fine was issued before 1 June 2022
You’ll need to fill in a PE3 form for a ‘moving traffic contravention’ in a London borough.
What happens next
Bailiffs will be told to stop any action while your ‘out of time’ challenge is considered by the council or authority that issued the PCN.
If your ‘out of time’ challenge is accepted
Bailiffs will have to return any property they seized and the council or authority will decide what happens next if your challenge is successful.
If your ‘out of time’ challenge is refused
The Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC) will review your ‘out of time’ challenge if it’s refused by the council or authority. You’ll get a letter to tell you if your challenge is successful or not.
If it’s not, you can ask a judge to review the TEC’s decision.
The council or authority that issued the PCN can also ask a judge to review the TEC’s decision.
Getting a judge to review the TEC’s decision
Send application notice N244 to the TEC with your fee within 14 days of the date the decision was made.
Read the N244 guidelines for help filling in the application.
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
Fee
How much you pay depends on whether you want to attend a hearing to present your case.
| How you want your case to be decided | Fee |
|---|---|
| With hearing at your local county court | £255 |
| Without hearing by a district judge | £108 |
If you’re on a low income, or you’re on certain benefits and do not have much in savings, you might be able to get money off the fee.