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 (鈥榦rder of recovery鈥�) 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 (鈥榬epresentation鈥�) or appeal
Do this by making an 鈥榦ut of time鈥� challenge to the order of recovery.
Making an 鈥榦ut of time鈥� challenge
If you want to explain why you鈥檙e making a late challenge, you must fill in and send the correct 鈥榦ut of time鈥� form.聽
Fill in form TE7 if you have either:
- a parking PCN
- broken a traffic rule while moving (a 鈥榤oving traffic contravention鈥�) 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鈥檒l need to fill in a PE2 form if you have either:聽
- a low emission zone PCN
- broken a traffic rule while moving (a 鈥榤oving traffic contravention鈥�) outside of London if your fine was issued before 1 June聽2022
You鈥檒l need to fill in a PE3 form for a 鈥榤oving traffic contravention鈥� in a London borough.
What happens next
Bailiffs will be told to stop any action while your 鈥榦ut of time鈥� challenge is considered by the council or authority that issued the PCN.
If your 鈥榦ut of time鈥� 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 鈥榦ut of time鈥� challenge is refused
The Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC) will review your 鈥榦ut of time鈥� challenge if it鈥檚 refused by the council or authority. You鈥檒l get a letter to tell you if your challenge is successful or not.
If it鈥檚 not, you can ask a judge to review the TEC鈥檚 decision.
The council or authority that issued the PCN can also ask a judge to review the TEC鈥檚 decision.
Getting a judge to review the TEC鈥檚 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
[email protected]
Traffic Enforcement Centre
Civil National Business Centre
St Katharine鈥檚 House
21-27 St Katharine鈥檚 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 | 拢303 |
| Without hearing by a district judge | 拢119 |
If you鈥檙e on a low income, or you鈥檙e on certain benefits and do not have much in savings, you might be able to get money off the fee.