LEZ — PCN missing mandatory content under reg 6(5)

Reg 6(5) SSI 2021/177 lists 14 mandatory items a LEZ PCN MUST contain: (a) registration mark; (b) detection date and time; (c) reasons; (d) amount; (e) payment method; (f) statement re payment period; (g) 50% discount within 14 days; (h) representation rights; (i) must NOT pay if rep pending; (j) reg 8(4) grounds verbatim; (k) where to send representations; (l) charge certificate consequence; (m) tribunal appeal right; (n) right to request approved-device record free of charge. Omission of any one item — particularly (n), (m) or (j) — means the PCN does not meet the statutory definition.

Legal basis

SSI 2021/177 reg 6(5)(a)–(n); reg 8(4)(a)

How to identify this in your case

Read PCN side-by-side with reg 6(5) checklist. Missing 50% discount statement, missing ANPR-record right, missing tribunal appeal right, missing 'must not pay if rep pending', no specific reasons.

Sample appeal wording

Dear [COUNCIL] LEZ Team, Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] Representation under reg 8(1); ground reg 8(4)(a). The document purporting to be a PCN fails to comply with reg 6(5) SSI 2021/177: [List specific missing items, e.g.:] — No statement that representations may be made on reg 8(4) grounds (reg 6(5)(j)); — No statement of right to request approved-device record free of charge (reg 6(5)(n)); — No tribunal appeal right statement (reg 6(5)(m)). A document failing reg 6(5) is not a PCN. No valid PCN has been served. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [NAME]

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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Sources

SSI 2021/177 reg 6(5)
R v PATAS ex parte Barnet LBC [2007] EWHC 2357 (Admin)