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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: Ignition1 on January 30, 2026, 11:21:14 am

Title: Re: PCN Congestion Charge London - Statutory Declaration Next Steps
Post by: Ignition1 on February 04, 2026, 03:14:30 pm

As a quick update - got the original PCN through now. This time first class + signed for + a photo of it at my front door so they know for sure it went to me!

Paid it - £90 gone for a 10 second mistake but didn't really have a leg to stand on fighting it!

Title: Re: PCN Congestion Charge London - Statutory Declaration Next Steps
Post by: Ignition1 on January 30, 2026, 02:14:20 pm

Thanks all. The name and address is all correct.

Sounds like I'll get the original "discounted" PCN so I'll at least be able to pay it now!

Title: Re: PCN Congestion Charge London - Statutory Declaration Next Steps
Post by: Incandescent on January 30, 2026, 12:09:24 pm

As you never received the PCN, they must resend you one, and then you can pay the discount, or submit representations. I suggest you contact TfL to find out if they have re-issued the PCN yet.

Title: Re: PCN Congestion Charge London - Statutory Declaration Next Steps
Post by: stamfordman on January 30, 2026, 12:07:00 pm

Are the name and address correct on the letters you have received.

You don't have to do anything but they will reissue the PCN.

What are the PCN number and vehicle VRM.

Title: PCN Congestion Charge London - Statutory Declaration Next Steps
Post by: Ignition1 on January 30, 2026, 11:21:14 am

Hi All. Brief background - I received a letter from TFL for an unpaid Congestion Charge PCN asking for £280. On researching this - it turns out this is the 'charge certificate' and is effectively the second letter they send after the original PCN.

The issue is I didn't receive the original PCN! So anyway I waited and they eventually send me an "order for recovery" letter. I filled in the Statutory Declaration and had it witnessed at my local County Court and sent it off.

I got a letter today saying - in summary - "it is ordered the order for recovery of unpaid penalty charge be revoked. It is further ordered that the charge certificate be cancelled".

So I gather that's a successful appeal.

But it goes on to say:

"this order does not cancel the original PCN"

Now the question I have is on the next bit:

"You should contact the Local Authority / Charging Authority as they may well take further action on it. The Authority should inform you as soon as possible if it intends to do so"

1. To me that's contradictory. It's saying that I should contact them...but then they should inform me, in which case...why do I need to contact them if they are going to anyway? And what happens if I don't contact them?

2. Also "may well take further action on it" - what exactly? Re-send the original PCN? Send me another £280 letter? Send bailiffs round to give my kneecaps a seeing to?

For context - I was at fault. I drove through the tiniest bit of the CC zone (probably was in there for about 8 seconds) because I blindly followed Google Maps. And then the optimistic part of my brain thought "I didn't see any cameras...it's fiiiiiine". So happy to pay the fine - £60 or whatever it is. But no idea what's happening next here...!