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Harrow Council PCN: Stopped where prohibited(on a red route or clearway) Rayners Lane
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I would appreciate some advice regarding a Red Route PCN issued by Harrow Council.

Details are as follows:

• Alleged contravention date: 26/01/2026
• PCN issue date: 25/03/2026
• PCN received: 26/03/2026
• The PCN was served by post (no ticket was placed on the vehicle).

This means the notice was issued around 58 days after the alleged contravention. From what I understand, postal PCNs for Red Route contraventions should normally be served within 28 days unless there has been a delay in obtaining keeper details from the DVLA.

For context:
• The vehicle is leased and the lease started in 2024
• I am not the registered keeper — the leasing company is
• My address and details have remained the same since the start of the lease
• I am not certain who was driving the vehicle on the date of the alleged contravention.
• Since then, I have been dropped off on the same Red Route location multiple times (approximately 25–30 occasions), which makes it feel unusual that a PCN has only now been issued.

I would be grateful for views on whether late service could be a strong ground of appeal in this case, and whether anyone has had similar experiences with TfL.

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Re: Harrow Council PCN: Stopped where prohibited(on a red route or clearway) Rayners Lane
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Postal PCNs are sent to the registered keeper who has responsibility for paying or appealing them. For lease and hire cars, the lease company can submit representations stating they are a lease company, and provide the lessee name and address on the date of the contravention. The council then cancel the first PCN and serve a second PCN to the name and address supplied.

What this means in practice is with the timescales allowed in the process, a period of 58 days is not all that long. The council have 28 days to send out PCN 1, the lease company have 28 days to respond, the council then have 28 days to send out a second PCN.

So essentially, you have no case for claiming late service of the PCN.
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