NI PCN — defective contents under SR 2008/192

The NI PCN must contain prescribed information under the Parking Penalty Charge Notices Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (SR 2008/192) regulation 4. Required content includes the date of the notice, the date of the contravention, the alleged contravention, the amount of the penalty, the date by which the penalty is to be paid (28 days), the discount period (14 days, 50%), and the right to make representations. Any omission renders the PCN defective.

Legal basis

Parking Penalty Charge Notices Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (SR 2008/192) reg 4; Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 Art 80; Moses v Barnet LBC (analogous English authority)

How to identify this in your case

Compare the PCN to the prescribed contents in SR 2008/192 reg 4. Common omissions: discount/payment dates miscalculated, wrong contravention code, missing signature/officer ID.

Sample appeal wording

Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] The PCN does not contain the prescribed information required by regulation 4 of the Parking Penalty Charge Notices Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008. Specifically, [SPECIFY DEFECT — e.g. the discount payment date is calculated as 14 days from issue but should be 14 days from service; the contravention code is not stated; the officer ID is missing]. A PCN that omits prescribed content is fundamentally defective. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [NAME]

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

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Sources

legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/192
legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/276