Traffic Penalty Tribunal — Successful Appeal Grounds Summary
The Traffic Penalty Tribunal (outside London) and London Tribunals (London) are independent adjudicators for council PCN appeals. Adjudicators regularly cancel PCNs on grounds including: sign defects, procedural errors, genuine medical emergencies, operational difficulties beyond the driver's control, and council failure to respond within statutory timeframes. The TPT has a significant cancellation rate (~40–50% of heard appeals).
Legal basis
Traffic Management Act 2004 sch.7; The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Provisions Regulations 2007; Traffic Penalty Tribunal Procedure Rules
How to identify this in your case
A Notice of Rejection of Representations has been received. The rejection letter must contain information about the right to appeal to the TPT/London Tribunals within 28 days. File the appeal online at trafficpenaltytribunal.gov.uk or londontribunals.gov.uk, paying no charge. You can appeal even after the discounted period has passed, as the penalty is frozen during an appeal.
Sample appeal wording
TRAFFIC PENALTY TRIBUNAL — APPEAL FORM Appellant: [NAME] Vehicle Registration: [REG] PCN Number: [NUMBER] Council: [COUNCIL NAME] GROUNDS OF APPEAL: I appeal against rejection of my formal representations on the following grounds: 1. [PRIMARY GROUND: e.g. the signage was non-compliant with TSRGD 2016 in that...] 2. [SECONDARY GROUND: e.g. the CEO did not observe the vehicle for the required period before issue, as the PCN itself records only X minutes...] 3. [SUPPORTING EVIDENCE: list what you are attaching — photographs, dashcam stills, correspondence log] I respectfully request that the adjudicator cancel this PCN. [NAME] [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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