PCN appeal - reply not received?
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Hello everyone,
I received a PCN on 25/09/18. I rang the council and was told that if I wanted to appeal then I had to send an email. I did this by email as requested on 13/10/18, within the limit for the reduced fine. The paperwork says that if I were to appeal then the time to pay the reduced fee would be frozen, and so if I lost the appeal, I would still be able to pay the reduced amount of £65.
I heard nothing but have since received a letter dated 03/01/2019 that I failed to make a representation and now the charge is £195.
I immediately rang the council and asked them what had happened as I had not received a reply to my appeal. The operator said that they had sent me a letter on 6th November rejecting my appeal and that I hadn't responded. I never received this letter!
I don't really know what to do now. Any advice? If I had received the rejection letter I would have just accepted the charge and paid up. But I never had that chance. I feel that this is very unfair.
Any advice? Thanks very much.
I received a PCN on 25/09/18. I rang the council and was told that if I wanted to appeal then I had to send an email. I did this by email as requested on 13/10/18, within the limit for the reduced fine. The paperwork says that if I were to appeal then the time to pay the reduced fee would be frozen, and so if I lost the appeal, I would still be able to pay the reduced amount of £65.
I heard nothing but have since received a letter dated 03/01/2019 that I failed to make a representation and now the charge is £195.
I immediately rang the council and asked them what had happened as I had not received a reply to my appeal. The operator said that they had sent me a letter on 6th November rejecting my appeal and that I hadn't responded. I never received this letter!
I don't really know what to do now. Any advice? If I had received the rejection letter I would have just accepted the charge and paid up. But I never had that chance. I feel that this is very unfair.
Any advice? Thanks very much.
I notice you have posted in the Council Parking Tickets forum on PePiPoo. You'll do better there for answers rather than here.
That said, if you do receive an Order for Recovery then you can challenge it : see - https://www.gov.uk/appeal-against-a-penalty-charge...
That said, if you do receive an Order for Recovery then you can challenge it : see - https://www.gov.uk/appeal-against-a-penalty-charge...
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