Appeal your Brighton and Hove PCN in 60 seconds
Appeal your Brighton and Hove PCN in 60 seconds — directly to Brighton and Hove Council.
How it works
Step 1 — Snap a photo of the Brighton and Hove ticket
Beat It reads the PCN reference, date, time, location and contravention code straight from the image. No typing.
Step 2 — Answer a few quick questions
We ask about signage, permits, payment and any mitigating circumstances. Two minutes, maximum.
Step 3 — We write the letter and send it to Brighton and Hove Council
We send it to Brighton and Hove in your name where they take email, or through their own website where we can; otherwise we prepare it and you press submit or post it.
Grounds for a Brighton and Hove appeal
These are grounds a Brighton and Hove appeal can rest on. We build your letter around whichever applies to you.
Signage and road markings were inadequate
Brighton and Hove Council can only enforce a parking restriction if the signs and lines comply with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions and the relevant Traffic Management Order. Faded lines, missing signs, contradictory information or a sign that was not visible from where the driver parked are all grounds for cancellation.
The contravention did not occur
Sometimes the PCN is simply wrong on the facts — the vehicle was not where the warden recorded, the time on the ticket does not match the photos, or you were loading or unloading and the loading exemption applies.
There was a procedural error
PCNs have to follow strict procedural rules under the Traffic Management Act 2004 and the relevant regulations. Late service, missing information on the Notice to Owner, or an incorrect contravention code can all invalidate the penalty.
Mitigating circumstances
Brighton and Hove has discretion to cancel a PCN where there are exceptional circumstances — a medical emergency, a vehicle breakdown, a Blue Badge that fell off the dashboard, or a pay-and-display machine that was out of service. A well-evidenced mitigation letter can be raised at the informal-representations stage.
Where the appeal goes
Online portal: https://brighton-hove.gov.uk/parking/penalty-charge-notices-pcns/appeal-your-penalty-charge-notice-pcn ↗
Beat It routes your appeal to whichever channel Brighton and Hove prefers for your contravention code — sending it for you where they take email or, where we can, through their own website, and otherwise guiding you through their own online form or giving you a letter to post.
Common grounds we use against Brighton and Hove PCNs
Beat It checks every appeal against our documented procedural and signage grounds. A few that can apply to Brighton and Hove Council tickets:
- → Notice to Keeper served latePOFA 2012 — 14-day rule for keeper liability
- → Signage not compliant or not prominentTSRGD 2016 — signs must meet specific visibility standards
- → Grace period not honouredBPA/IPC Code minimum 10-minute grace
- → No signage at the entranceDriver had no notice of the terms before entering
- → NtK missing mandatory wordingPOFA Schedule 4 wording requirements
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Start my Brighton and Hove appeal →Not legal advice. Beat It is a form-filling and sending service — outcomes are decided by Brighton and Hove and, if escalated, by an independent adjudicator.