CCTV Penalty Notice Sent Too Late
When a council uses a camera to catch a parking or traffic offence, they must post the penalty charge notice to you within 28 days of the date the offence happened. If they sent it after that deadline, the notice is invalid and you can challenge it.
Legal basis
The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/71); Traffic Management Act 2004 sch.7 (service of penalty charge notices).
How to identify this in your case
Check date of contravention against date PCN was posted/served.
Sample appeal wording
I challenge this PCN on the grounds that it was not served within the statutory 28-day time limit. The alleged contravention occurred on [DATE]. The PCN is dated [DATE] and/or was received on [DATE], which is [X] days after the contravention. The Council has failed to comply with mandatory procedural requirements.
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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Scan my ticketSources
- Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007
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