I know this is an absolutely stupid thing to do.
On a delivery driver forum someone who delivers in a car got a PCN for using the loading bay.
Some shmuck is advising them to ignore the ticket and tell them to "take me to court". I know this is somtimes the approachj with private parking. With council there is no court process. If you dont take it to tribunal and win then the ticket stays and there is just a formality of Order for Recovery at the county court. You dont actually get a chance to have your say. it's just a bit of paperwork and order for recovery is granted and then you have bailiffs at your door.
Am I right? or is the actuality somewhere in the middle?
If you ignore a public authority PCN in England and Wales they can indeed issue an order for recovery authorised by a special court, the Traffic Enforcement Centre. If you then ignore that, the authority can get a warrant of control which allows them to instruct bailiffs to recover the debt.
The upside is that this is the end of it - no CCJ. So some people do chance it say if they've moved and can't be traced or gone abroad, and have disposed of the car and have no other car as vehicles are usually what the bailiffs go for.
Some shmuck is advising them to ignore the ticket and tell them to "take me to court". I know this is somtimes the approachj with private parking.
I realise you're not asking about this, but as it's the Flame Pit I'll let myself go slightly off topic... Whilst you
can do this with private parking cases, I'd almost always advise against it.