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Live cases legal advice => Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) => Topic started by: shayshay175 on February 05, 2026, 03:29:37 pm

Title: Re: LB Havering PCN
Post by: shayshay175 on February 05, 2026, 07:09:11 pm

Thank you for replying. I shall do a formal appeal to the PCN due to, as you say, the mess Havering have made of this. I'll try and keep it as brief as possible.

Title: Re: LB Havering PCN
Post by: stamfordman on February 05, 2026, 05:08:24 pm

Looks like there in a muddle and after al this time you can make reps to tell them this a procedural impropriety to fail to serve NTOs and the date issue. They will no doubt reject so you'll have your day at the tribunal provided you get a rejection of course.

Title: LB Havering PCN
Post by: shayshay175 on February 05, 2026, 03:29:37 pm

I need some advice, I do not dispute the PCN, however I do dispute how Havering handled the PCN and I do not know whether to fight it or not. The reason why I am hesitating is because Havering have this habit of wanting to go all the way and I am not sure if the TMA 2004, is even on my side and I do not know if I can even cite procedural impropriety.

I received a PCN on 28/11/2023, for 624, wheels on footpath.
Original PCN got lost.
NTO not received but I did get a Charge Certificate on 08/02/2024.
Order of Recovery was received in September 2024, where I completed a TE9 and emailed it on 05/09/2024.
TEC wrote to me and cancelled the Order of Recovery, letter dated 13/09/2024.
Another charge certificate was sent, dated 28/10/2024 and the order of recovery was received in June 2025, at my new address. Royal Mail redirection was in place.
TE9 sent and emailed again, 14/06/2025, mistakenly under my married surname not my maiden one but correct address. No response from TEC received.
Notice of enforcement was sent to my NEW address, dated 11/10/2025.
TE7 and TE9 sent again, 13/10/2025, with a response dated 20/01/2026
Notice to Owner, finally received on 04/02/2026

I have attached all correspondence received. This feels like such a breach of process. Plus both charge certificates have the date of the contravention and the date of NTO being sent as the same.

I was disputing another ticket with Havering at the same time as this one. The appeal was allowed at London Tribuanals because they replied so late to my formal appeal. I received every correspondence related to that ticket. So I do not understand how Havering messed up more than once.

Thank you

LB Havering correspondence (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y8OG14UeWFDwX_n8BRfKtoUCQUmCJOpN/view?usp=sharing)