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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: zerotonin on January 28, 2026, 06:52:07 pm

Title: Re: TfL tunnel charge PCNs – bailiff stage – TE7/TE9 submitted – non-receipt due to address change
Post by: zerotonin on January 28, 2026, 07:56:50 pm

To add, I'm less concerned with paying the original PCN amount, I can take responsibility here. I am more keen to stop the bailiff enforcement progressing and hopefully resetting the accrued fees.

Title: Re: TfL tunnel charge PCNs – bailiff stage – TE7/TE9 submitted – non-receipt due to address change
Post by: zerotonin on January 28, 2026, 07:54:44 pm

February 2025  :(

Title: Re: TfL tunnel charge PCNs – bailiff stage – TE7/TE9 submitted – non-receipt due to address change
Post by: stamfordman on January 28, 2026, 07:50:03 pm

When did you move.

Title: Re: TfL tunnel charge PCNs – bailiff stage – TE7/TE9 submitted – non-receipt due to address change
Post by: zerotonin on January 28, 2026, 07:46:54 pm

Hi, thanks for your reply.

Ah, I mistakenly believed that sending a TE7 and TE9 for each PCN was a statutory declaration :/

I updated the logbook many months after moving sadly.

Is this still salvageable?

Title: Re: TfL tunnel charge PCNs – bailiff stage – TE7/TE9 submitted – non-receipt due to address change
Post by: stamfordman on January 28, 2026, 07:17:13 pm

You need to make statutory declarations not witness statements against these tunnel PCNs so TEC will reject.

Maybe just as well as we can help you get it right.

Did you update the logbook after moving though? If you didn't out of time efforts are often rejected.

Title: TfL tunnel charge PCNs – bailiff stage – TE7/TE9 submitted – non-receipt due to address change
Post by: zerotonin on January 28, 2026, 06:52:07 pm

Hi all,

I’m looking for advice on two TfL PCNs that escalated to bailiff enforcement without me receiving any statutory notices.

Authority: Transport for London (Road User Charging – silvertown tunnel charges)
PCNs:

YJ76776465

YJ7708848A

Status: Bailiff stage (Bristow & Sutor) – warrants issued Dec 2025
TE7 / TE9: Out-of-time applications submitted to TEC (awaiting registration/decision)

Background / Timeline

Contraventions appear to be 26 July 2025 and 1 August 2025.

I did not receive the PCNs, Charge Certificates, or Orders for Recovery.

I had moved address and had not yet updated the V5C, so notices were sent to my old address.

I only became aware of the matter when bailiff letters arrived mid-January 2026.

I submitted TE7 and TE9 for both PCNs immediately on discovery.

Bailiffs (Bristow & Sutor) are pressing for payment but have been informed that TE7/TE9 are pending.

Auto Pay

TfL Auto Pay was set up on 2 August 2025 (confirmation letter available).

I now understand Auto Pay would not have covered the July / 1 August contraventions, which I accept.

However, I received no statutory notices at all, so had no opportunity to deal with the PCNs before enforcement.

Current position

TE7/TE9 submitted to TEC (email confirmation received).

Bailiffs say they act only on TfL instruction and are continuing to demand payment.

I live in a secure apartment with intercom, car is in an underground car park, and the vehicle registration has since changed.

What I’m seeking advice on

Whether my TE7/TE9 grounds (non-receipt due to address change) are sound given the timeline.

Whether there is anything else I should be doing while TEC processing is pending.

Assuming TE7/TE9 are accepted, the best way to handle matters with TfL once the PCNs are reissued.

I haven’t contacted TfL substantively yet and have not paid anything.

I’ll upload copies of:

Bailiff letters

TEC auto-reply

Auto Pay confirmation letter

Agent chat logs with the balliffs
Anything else you need

Thanks in advance for any guidance, much appreciated.