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Hi,

Following up on the above…

Success! I received a letter today from H&F informing me that they have ‘exercised discretion and decided NOT to oppose my application to file an out of time on this occasion’. They have requested that the debt collectors refund me and I will be issued a new enforcement notice for the original PCN at my current address in due course.

Thanks for all your help (mostly on the other link but unfortunately site seems to be down for now).

Hi - I was advised to cross post the following (http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=153759) here for visibility.

Short summary of my case:
1) I moved property on 03/08/23
2) I had a PCN generated by LBH&F for a bus lane contravention on 12/08/23
3) I updated by V5c logbook on 19/08/23 (~ 2 weeks after moving)
4) The first letter regarding the PCN was sent on 22/08/23 to my old address
5) Follow up letters regarding the PCN were sent on 02/10/23, 07/11/23 and 11/12/23 to my old address
6) The case was registered at TEC and passed to Marston collectors, I believe at the end of Feb/ beginning of March '24
7) Marston sent a letter, I believe on ~03/03/24, again to my old address
8) My car was clamped on 18/03/24 - this is the first point I became aware of the initial PCN
9) I was informed that if I didn't pay the now much inflated fine of £514 my car would be impounded later that afternoon, resulting in further charges of >£200, as such I paid the £514 that morning and my car was unclamped

After several calls with the council/ Marston and some online research, I concluded the only way to appeal was to submit a PE2 (out of time)/ PE3 form to the TEC - as the forms have to be witnessed and my local county court isn't practical to access (location/ timing around work), I have found a local solicitor who will sign for £10 per form

My understanding is that the above represents the best course of action, and hopefully as I updated my V5c within a reasonable time period after moving/ all the letters are dated after I had updated my V5c I have a good chance of winning my appeal. I am keen to hear any advice re drafting the PE2/ PE3, and my chances of recovering the money that I had to pay Marston.

I understand that if successful I will still have to pay the original PCN (which I presume will revert to £65?).

Many thanks for all help/ suggestions!