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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: andynags on November 27, 2025, 09:23:47 pm
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+1.
OP, at present the whys and wherefores of the contravention are secondary, this is procedural, hence we must see the paperwork.
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We MUST see the documents you have. So please read this and update your thread accordingly: -
https://www.ftla.uk/civil-penalty-charge-notices-(councils-tfl-and-so-on)/read-this-first-before-posting-your-case!-this-section-is-for-council-tfl-dartme/
For your information the owner of a vehicle is responsible for paying or appealing all PCNs.
Is the PCN in your name and with your address. If it is then it looks like somebody in the dealership is breaking the law.
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Hi, I need advice about a PCN I have been issued incorrectly. :o
I went to a dealership for a supervised test drive early afternoon. The salesperson was with me the whole time and we only drove around the dealership area. After the test drive, I stayed inside the showroom, signed paperwork for a different car, paid a deposit, and left in my own vehicle around 2pm.
Couple of months later, I received a PCN saying I committed a traffic offence in the test-drive car at about 18:30, more than four hours after I left, and after the dealership had already closed. I had no access to the vehicle at that time.
I have a receipt showing I was inside the dealership earlier, the signed paperwork, a route map, and an email complaint sent to the dealership.
My questions:
1) Am I liable for a contravention in a dealership’s car hours after a supervised test drive?
2) Should the dealership be providing the correct driver/keeper info instead of me?
3) Anything I should include in my representation to the council?
Any guidance appreciated. Thanks!