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You've blanked the PCN number and VRM - what are they. And the webcode.

Only name and address need redacting. If everyone blanked the car VRM (on show in public right now unless you garage it) and PCN number we could not post videos and pics especially as we can sometimes get them more easily with the right system. If there is a sensitive reason we can take details by private message and blank plates but it's mostly unnecessary.

I have drafted a formal representation regarding the Notice to Owner based upon there being no evidence of the alleged contravention.
If anyone could advise before I submit, that would be greatly appreciated.

I wish to make representations regarding the Notice to Owner that has been received in relation to PCN HG50125241 on the grounds that the contravention did not occur.
You state that on the 9th July 2025 at 15:15, a penalty charge notice was served by Civil Enforcement Officer HG1440 on vehicle BP13 UCA for allegedly being “Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway”, however, I have no recollection of a PCN being attached to my vehicle, and it was not handed to myself/the person in charge of the vehicle. The receipt of the Notice to Owner relating to this PCN is the first knowledge I have of the matter. Furthermore, the Notice to Owner and your parking website provides no photographic (or any other) evidence of my vehicle committing the alleged contravention. The Notice to Owner simply has a blank box with an icon signifying a broken weblink or image otherwise unavailable and although your parking appeals website has a photographs section, but it is also blank.

Your website: https://www.havering.gov.uk/parking-2/parking-tickets-traffic-fines/2, (Appeal against a parking ticket or traffic fine) has guidance referring to different grounds for challenging a PCN and the section relevant to myself “The PCN wasn't attached to the vehicle” states:

“Please make representation online and you will be able to view photos of the vehicle in contravention and see if the PCN was served to the vehicle.”
Please note that I cannot view any photographs or evidence as this section is blank

“The Traffic Management Act 2004 provides that a Penalty Charge Notice should be handed to the person in charge of the vehicle or fixed to it.”
I suggest that this PCN has not been correctly served in accordance with the Traffic Management Act 2004 as it was not given to the person in charge of the vehicle, nor is there any evidence of it being fixed to it. Based on the above, I request that the PCN be cancelled.

The NTO says "The penalty charge must be paid not later than the last day of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of this Notice to Owner"

This is a TMA2004 NTO, so in that case the NTO should say ".....  period of 28 days beginning with the date this Notice to Owner was served", or very similar? Shouldn't it?

Mandatory information on the NTO is incorrect and misleading. The NTO is therefore defective.

The NTO says "The penalty charge must be paid not later than the last day of the period of 28 days beginning with the date of this Notice to Owner"

This is a TMA2004 NTO, so in that case the NTO should say ".....  period of 28 days beginning with the date this Notice to Owner was served", or very similar? Shouldn't it?

Mandatory information on the NTO is incorrect and misleading. The NTO is therefore defective.

Noted. Thanks for pointing out this anomaly. I will investigate further.

I have just been back on the havering PCN website and they have put a few pictures of the vehicle, complete with the PCN on the vehicle under the wiper so it would appear that someone had removed it for some reason as I doubt the wind would have been strong enough to allow it to fly away!

My dad is worried that relying on the Notice to Owner wording being incorrect may not be enough to get it cancelled. As part of representations, can we advise that we knew nothing of the PCN until the Notice to Owner and request they re offer the discount?

Looks like footway parking is allowed or tolerated there so let's looks into this.

Havering has a policy of not reoffering the discount anyway but may do to settle this one.