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So what are the next steps to appeal again? What can I say for my grounds for appeal as it seems saying the same thing will return the same response.. 

If I appeal again and it's unsuccessful would I still have the option of paying the reduced charge?

Once the Notice to Owner is served, the discount is long gone, so if you submit formal representations, it is for the full PCN penalty. Having said that, many councils re-offer it to encourage you not to go to adjudication, where the penalty remains the same with no extra costs. Councils find it a PITA to prepare evidence packs. However there is no legal right to the discount at this stage.

Bumping again as I have a day or so left to submit my appeal to the adjudicator and could really use some advice.

Appreciate the help in advance.

Just say

“I rely on my formal representations and will expand after review if the council evidence pack”

then plz come back here when the council evidence pack is available and post redacted copy of that here

Is the council evidence pack different to the evidence (just photos) they already have on their own portal online?

You need to register your appeal with the Tribunal TODAY.

Yes. It's also quite possibly they will fold at this stage, producing a formal evidence pack is a fair bit of work, and has to be done by someone who knows the law, as opposed to rejecting appeals which can (as your case amply proves) be done in a slapdash but official-sounding manner by someone with no real comprehension of anything. I wouldn't be surprised if whoever does the evidence packs takes a look at your argument, realises they are on a loser here and decides to spend their time on a more winnable case.

Thanks everyone for the help so far. There's been some developments and I received a Charge Certificate...

I registered my appeal with the tribunal on 20/03/24
I got an email with date of hearing on 22/03 (at 1am) which also says the council has been informed
Today (25/03) I received a charge certificate increasing the penalty charge, dated 22/03 and claiming that they haven't been informed of any appeal even though the email from the tribunal clearly says they have.

I'm planning to email the tribunal to request a telephone hearing as I don't want to attend in person. What do I do about the charge certificate? Seems like the council has jumped the gun and issued this incorrectly?

I can share images of the email/charge certificate if needed but they both seem like standard things people here will have seen before.

@pepipooper to clarify, unless and until the council serves an evidence pack you don't really need to do anything, as there is no evidence of any contravention.

We do recommend checking the tribunal portal for the council evidence pack every few days, in the last week before the hearing check every day.

As an appellant you get up to two reschedules of up to 28 days each no questions asked, so if the council evidence appears less than two weeks before the hearing I'd suggest you call up the tribunal call centre and postpone the hearing by 3 / 4 weeks, so that we can help you prepare for the hearing without being in a massive rush.

If by the time of the hearing there is still no evidence from the council, you will win by default and that's the end of that.