Hi, really sorry for the late reply to this topic, but I'll help out the best way I can.
This 'contravention' is NOT enforceable. This case is an exact carbon copy of the
previous Hopton Road case listed on this forum.
Here is the representation I made:
Of course, Lambeth Council naturally reject this rep with a boilerplate rejection letter:
I then appealed, and it went to adjudication London Tribunals ETA.
At this point, I kindly received the help of knowledgeable Board member
@Pastmybest. I had to write a simple signed letter authorising
@Pastmybest to act as my representative at the tribunal in the matter of the PCN number xxxxxxx.
I then had to send:
- PCN
- NTO (Notice to Owner)
- My representation in full without redaction (the one you see above).
Pastmybest elected to attend the tribunal by telephone - there is no need for you to attend in person once you have delegated authorisation to him.
In my case, there were two technical arguments that pertain to the councils duty to both consider the representations and also their duty to provide information to the tribunal within a 7 day timescale.
Approximately two days later, after
@Pastmybest notified the tribunal that he was acting as my representative, I strangely out of the blue received notification that Lambeth Council were dropping the issue and no longer contesting the case:
And that was that. Essentially, the whole Hopton Road honeytrap can be summed up in one sentence:
"Never ascribe to malice what can be put down to incompetence."
Hope this helps, and good luck with your case, and let us know the outcome.
