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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 TE14 and 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 TE14 and form PE3 if you have either:

  • a ‘moving traffic contravention’ in a London borough
  • a low emission or clean air zone PCN

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

It costs £126.

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 help with court fees.

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