Legal grounds for challenging a PCN

These are the grounds you will find listed on the Notice to Owner form issued by the council. The same grounds appear on the Notice of Appeal form used to make an appeal to the independent Parking Adjudicator.

1. I was never the owner of the vehicle in question or
I had ceased to be its owner before the date on which the alleged contravention occurred or
I became its owner after the date on which the alleged contravention occurred
(If you bought or sold the vehicle, you must give the new or former owner's name and address if you have it.  Please also provide the date of the transaction and any other details, and include any documents such as an invoice or bill of sale)

2. The vehicle had been permitted to remain at rest in the place in question by a person who was in control of the vehicle without the consent of the owner.
(If you vehicle was stolen or taken without you consent, please provide any supporting information that you may have e.g. any crime reference or insurance claim reference)

3. We are a vehicle-hire firm and the vehicle was on hire under a hiring agreement and the hirer had signed a statement acknowledging liability for any PCN issued during the hiring period.
(The hiring agreement must be one which contained certain prescribed particulars. You must supply the name and address of the hirer. Please also supply a copy of the signed agreement)

4. The alleged contravention did not occur.
(Please explain why you believe no contravention took place)

5. The penalty charge exceeded the amount applicable in the circumstances of the case.
(If you think you are being asked to pay more than is required by law please explain why)

6. There has been a procedural impropriety by the enforcement authority.
(If you believe that the Council has failed to comply with any requirement imposed by the Traffic Management Act 2004, by the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007 or by the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007 Regulations. Please set out the statutory requirement, time limit or other procedural step with which you believe that the Council has failed to comply).

7. The Order which is alleged to have been contravened in relation to the vehicle concerned invalid.
(Please explain why you believe that the Order in question is invalid. Please note that this ground will not apply in respect of a provision in an Order to which Part VI of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 applies).

8. This Notice should not have been served because the penalty charge had already been paid:
   (i) in full; or
   (ii) at the discounted rate set in accordance with Schedule 9 to the Traffic Management Act 2004 and within the time specified in paragraph 1(h) of the schedule to the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulation 2007.
(Please indicate the amount of the payment made and when and how the payment was made and include any supporting documentary information such as a receipt or bank statement.
N.B  The discounted rate was 50% of the penalty charge and should have been paid not later than the last day of the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which the PCN is served).