These are the steps to be followed in a case where:
1) You have
not received either a postal PCN, but
2) You have received a charge certificate issued under
The Road User Charging Schemes (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 (the name of the legislation will be on the charge certificate).
In this scenario, wait for the 14 day period stated on the charge certificate to expire, wait another week (but
not a day more) and check whether the debt has been registered with the Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC).
For Birmingham City Council cases, you can rely on the information shown on
https://pcn.birmingham.gov.uk/userservices/ (once the debt has been registered with TEC, the PCN amount will go up by £10 to £190)
For all other cases, we cannot yet say how reliable the council websites are at showing the £10 increase, so the best approach is to simply call TEC on 0300 123 1059 (first thing in the morning if you want to avoid a long wait) and ask if your PCN has been registered (do not ask anything else, they cannot help you with any other query whatsoever).
If the PCN has not been registered with TEC, put a reminder in your calendar to call again after 7 / 10 days (not longer), repeat the process until the debt has been registered.
As soon as the debt has been registered, use form TE9 which you can download from here:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62e14db38fa8f5649f912647/TE9.pdfYou need to tick the box next to "
I did not receive the penalty charge notice."
You can fill the form in on your computer, there is no need to print it as the court will accept a typed signature.
Note: the "
Applicant" is not you, it's the enforcement authority, you are the Respondent.
You should then attach the completed form to an email and send it to tec@justice.gov.uk (do not print it off and send it in the post), put the PCN number in the subject line, you should get an immediate automated acknowledgment.
If you get an Order for Recovery and form TE9 in the post shortly
after you have emailed the PDF TE9 form to TEC, you can ignore the copy delivered in the post
as long as you have the acknowledgment email from the tec mailbox.
If you get an Order for Recovery and a printed TE9 form
before you have emailed the PDF TE9 form to TEC, you should fill it in and email it immediately.
If you have any questions, please ask on your thread.
