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I Received a Bus Lane PCN on 30th Jan from Basildon Council- was just about to pay it when I noticed that they had apparently issued it previously on the 23.12.24 - and now it has doubled - I have never received the original. Who do I speak to ?

Post what you have received - is it a charge certificate?

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No good without seeing the document.

It is not a bus lane PCN, it is a Charge Certificate, served because no response was received to the original postal PCN, (paymnt or representations). A CC adds 50% onto the original PCN penalty, and means you cannot submit reps, only pay it.

However, there is a very simple way to revert back to the PCN stage.  You wait for something called an Order for Recovery, (which has £10 added to the CC amount). You can then submit a Witness Statement to the Traffic Enforcement Centre that you did not receive the PCN. The matter is then set back to the PCN stage. The council will then serve a copy of the PCN, which you can then pay or appeal.

Don't let them browbeat you with threats of "County Court" because only TEC are involved, a form of court without court rooms or judges. There is no possibility of a CCJ whatsoever.

Thank you for this- I must have gone in the bus lane - they seem to spring up overnight .. so am guilty but definitely never received the first notice... will follow your advice and let you know what happens

I am the registered keeper - I live in the area and was going the route I would have done in the past - admittedly I haven't done it for a while and realised once I was in it that it was now bus lane - then carried on the way I would have in the past..

seem a bit too easy just to state that I never received the Original PCN..am I over analysing..

Yes, you are !