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Driver sent representations to a wrong email address.

Was this the driver's mistake or was the wrong email given to him on the PCN.

If you are the driver, you might as well say so, because decriminalised enforcement via council PCNs makes the owner as per the V5C Registration Certificate responsible for paying and/or appealing. Who was the driver is irrelevant.

Hm. Not too convinced that your kidney problems are a factor, as you're holding down a job, and are clearly able to drive around, but I'm open to being convinced. However the person you have to convince is the adjudicator !  However, having said that, it's always worth putting in things that could have affected your transcription abilities, (reading the email address and then typing it into an email).

In viewe of the circumstances you describe, I would submit the representations again, explaining why they are late. Whilst councils are not legally bound to accept late reps, they have a duty of fairness and as a public body must act in the interest of the public. If they don't accept your reps, I would raise a complaint with the council and also contact your local councillor.

Hello,
I was wondering if any of you can tell me how long I have to wait to hear from the council after sending a late appeal.

I sent apeal to wrong address and after receiving a charge certificate, I sent the appeal late as a Contact Form.

Now, I don't know if i have to wait for them to contact me, or if they would do.

The charge certificate was dated 1/08/25 and they ask for payment before 14 days of the date of the charge certificate.

How long do i have to wait? should I send another communication?

Hello, here is the contact form body I sent.
I left out the personal information but that is the confirmation of the communication sent.

https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME14WRW8


I am thinking to send another one saying:

On the day I received your Charge Certificate dated 01/08/25, I realised there had been a mistake. I apologise for this error. As I mentioned in my previous communications, I have been on dialysis since April. At the same time, I am trying to work (as an interpreter for Public Services – I was working for Ealing Council on that day). I have been under a great deal of stress and mistakenly submitted my appeal in the wrong way.

I kindly ask that you accept my late appeal and withdraw the Charge Certificate, as the amount is a significant financial burden for me. I am working far less since starting dialysis, and I am also dealing with other health issues related to my kidney condition, such as anaemia, low energy, fluctuating blood pressure, and joint pain. I am also a single mother with no help, as my family lives in Spain.

For all these reasons, I kindly request that you withdraw the Charge Certificate and/or cancel the PCN on this occasion. This was my first time in the area, which I am completely unfamiliar with, and dealing with these health and personal challenges contributed to this situation.

Yours faithfully,


would this be ok?