Long story short, I appealed as follows:
Dear Bristol City Council,
I challenge liability for PCN BS52428341 on the basis of a procedural impropriety. The penalty charge notice wrongly states that the recipient has 28 days from the date of the notice to pay the full charge of £120, but the 28 day period runs from the date of service and not from the date of the notice.
The PCN also wrongly states that a charge certificate may be issued if the council receives no payment and no representations within 28 days of the date of the notice, again the PCN cuts the statutory period short by misstating the starting point of the 28 day period.
Further to this, the PCN carries an 0870 premium rate telephone number, and I contend that as in Paul Bateman v Derbyshire County Council (DJ00037-2209, 10 November 2022) this amounts to a demand that exceeds the amount due in the circumstances of the case.
For each of the above reasons the penalty charge must be cancelled.
Yours faithfully,
Also include (
http://bit.ly/3UsoSjR) this PDF as per CPs recommendation, and a cheque for £9.
