Council response to a PCN - time limit?

[Notshortnottall]

On the 17/04/17 I received a PCN to say that if parked in a business bay without a permit.

I challenged this within the usual 14 day discount period (no signage and id purchased a ticket correctly) and heard nothing more until this week when I've received a letter dated 17th August saying that my appeal has been dismissed and the original fine still stands.

Now is it just me or is 4 months taking a little too long? If I'm honest if assumed it had all been forgotten about and considering the expected response times for challenge / payment from the general public, I'd assume similar would apply for councils but I can't seem to find any guidance on expected response times.

Anyone come across this before and if so, can you point me to anything?

[Pica-Pica]

I may be wrong but PCNs (Parking Charge Notices) are from private firms, on private land, Councils issue fines, but not PCNs, as I understand it.

[Thermobaric]

Both council and private abbreviate to PCN.

PCN council = Penalty Charge Notice
PCN private = Parking Charge Notice

I believe there are no time limits for informal appeals so the council is OK in that respect.

Now it's time for a formal appeal which they are required to respond to within 56 days.

Edited by Thermobaric on Thursday 31st August 20:57

[spookly]

Pica-Pica said:

I may be wrong but PCNs (Parking Charge Notices) are from private firms, on private land, Councils issue fines, but not PCNs, as I understand it.

You are indeed wrong.

Private parking companies named their invoices 'Parking charge notices' to make it seem like what Councils use - 'Penalty Charge Notice'.... just to make it sound more official. Both often referred to as PCNs, but dealing with one from the Council is a different process entirely.