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I paid three days late for a crossing on 6-9-2023. NINETEEN WEEKS LATER I receive a PCN today. Are they out of time here? Surely there is a time limit beyond which a crossing PCN cannot be issued? They cannot just sit on it forever

There is no time limit in the Road User Charging regulations on service of a PCN, but clearly, as it also acts as a Notice to Owner, any reasonable and alert adjudicator would regard service after nearly 6 months as an abuse of process. In your case, 19 weeks, nearly 5 months, this is clearly unfair and you should submit reps on this basis, but also the PCN itself can be considered unlawful by demanding the toll in addition to the penalty charge.

Have a read of the file I have added, and also read Regulation 7 of the actual regulations here: -
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1783/regulation/7/made

Please post the PCN, all sides with only name and address redacted. If you want, you can redact the reg number of the vehicle, but this is not important.

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Thanks Everyone I sent of my compelling reasons. Phoning is hopeless, quicker to ring a doctor! The policy of keeping the late fee "in my account" rather than just accepting it as a payment as well as issuing a PCN is bizarre. Why not continue with the PCN process and bank the late payment? I don't want the £2.50 back do I?!