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My husband (registered keeper of our car) received a PCN on 27 July 2023 (attached), for driving in the CAZ without paying on 27 June.  I was drivng the car on the day of the charge, and I thought I had paid the CAZ.  Turns out I had not paid the correct date (I had paid quite late, and paid for the 28 June incorrectly).  Having looked online, I saw this forum, and posted a representation, based on other cases, using the 08707077776 number as the basis for the challenge.  I posted the challenge in my name, since I was the driver.

On 27 September, I received an email with a letter attached.  I've attached the letter below.  The letter does not respond to the representation, it just asks for the registered keeper's written consent, via post OR email, to correspond with me.  On 3 October, my husband emailed back with the following email (I can also attach this if required).

________________________
Dear Ikram,

With respect to the email to my wife below, please find below my consent, worded as per your pdf.

I, xxx, as registered keeper, hereby give authorisation for Bristol City Council to liaise and correspond with yyyy regarding this PCN.

I, xxx, as registered keeper, hereby give authorisation for yyyy to liaise and correspond with Bristol City Council regarding this PCN.

Please correspond with yyyy on the email address cc'd above.
Kind regards,

_________________________

We were expecting the Council to respond to me regarding the representation, since that's a reasonable interpretation of the letter.

However, neither of us heard anything else until yesterday, when my husband received another letter in the post (attached), claiming that no response was received, and that as such we have lost the right to submit a representation.

What should be my next steps?  Should I just pay?


Links to the PCN, 27 July 2023
page 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ArpiAksjbU1KncezuNhAWVxMV5GyZN3O/view?usp=sharing
page 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/12VtXPlffc0djdMfibBEAOkICgwq-Z7Gc/view?usp=sharing

Link to the response pdf which came via email, 27 September 2023
page 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wiOpd0nNluGgX2jknVWf9DxEYh1vyxpj/view?usp=sharing
page 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-OTTpp2uzbLI7wP9S1lW_2qQGwfcVOQF/view?usp=sharing

Link to latest letter claiming no response from us to the above, 13 December 2023
page 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTrRmbxyLb7WRsIeiYTFSJBb0Ag1hFp9/view?usp=sharing
page 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1913_vn67RxcQiCjTHlcFrZodApdNdcWh/view?usp=sharing

Does anyone have any advice for me?

I don't think any harm will be done by writing back to them by post, enclosing a copy of your email of 3rd Oct, and also their letter telling you you need authority from the registered keeper, and point out no response has been received to your representations despite getting the keeper authority demanded. 

Next stage if they are still playing, (being !!) stupid, is to wait for the Charge Certificate, then the Order for Recovery, and then submit a Witness Statement that reps were submitted, but no response was received.  The matter will be reverted to the PCN reps stage.

Please note that Bristol PCNs are, as are also those of some of the other councils operating CAZ schemes, legally flawed.
Read the controlling regulations, esp Reg 7
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1783/regulation/7/made
and also the adjudication I have attached

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