Clean Air Zone:
Bath
PCN / Appeal Process
Clean Air Zone:
Bath
PCN / Appeal Process
Find out what happens after you receive a
Clean Air Zone Penalty Charge Notice (PCN)
issued by Bath & North East Somerset Council for using a vehicle
within Bath Clean Air Zone (CAZ) without paying the charge.
This includes your options to either pay or challenge the penalty.
If you have received a PCN,
don’t just ignore it!
The penalty charge may go up and be registered as a debt,
subject to enforcement by bailiffs.
Find out what happens after you receive a Clean Air Zone Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) issued by Bath & North East Somerset Council for using a vehicle within the Bath Clean Air Zone (CAZ) without paying a charge.
This includes your options to either pay or challenge the penalty.
If you have received a PCN,
don’t just ignore it!
The penalty charge may go up and be registered as a debt, subject to enforcement by bailiffs.
Your options after getting a PCN
You cannot appeal to the
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
straight away
If you don’t agree with the PCN, you must first
challenge it directly with Bath & North East Somerset Council.
Your options after getting a PCN
You cannot appeal to the
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
straight away
If you don’t agree with the PCN, you must first challenge it directly with Bath & North East Somerset Council.
PCN for
£120
+ the daily CAZ charge
sent through the post
to vehicle owner
(the Registered Keeper
of the vehicle recorded
at the DVLA)
PAY
If you accept the PCN,
pay the Council at the
discounted rate of
50% of the
penalty
+ the CAZ charge
within 14 days of the
PCN issue date
OR
Pay or appeal?
If the Council rejects your representations,
they will send you a
Notice of Rejection
(NoR) of Representations
This can take up to 56 days.
At this stage, you have 28 days to either pay
the PCN or appeal to the Tribunal
For an appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal to be successful…
one or more specific grounds (reasons) must apply.
Please review the grounds of appeal carefully before deciding
whether to appeal to us or pay the penalty charge.
View past cases before you begin?
Selected Traffic Penalty Tribunal decisions, along with those from other UK traffic penalty adjudicating bodies,
are published on the external Traff-iCase key cases website.
These ‘key cases’ have been curated due to the common facts, issues and points of law they include,
providing a reference for motorists who may have received similar penalty charges.
Important: The PCN will need to be paid in full if your appeal to us is unsuccessful.
Pay or appeal?
If the Council rejects your representations, they will send you a
Notice of Rejection (NoR) of Representations
This can take up to 56 days.
At this stage you have 28 days to either pay the PCN or appeal to the Tribunal
For an appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal to be successful…one or more specific grounds (reasons) must apply
Please review the grounds of appeal carefully before deciding whether to appeal to us or pay the penalty charge.
View past cases before you begin?
Selected Traffic Penalty Tribunal decisions, along with those from other UK traffic penalty adjudicating bodies, are published on the external Traff-iCase key cases website.
These ‘key cases’ have been curated due to the common facts, issues and points of law they include, providing a reference for motorists who may have received similar penalty charges.
Important: The PCN will need to be paid in full if your appeal to us is unsuccessful.
Am I too late?
Charge Certificates and Orders for Recovery
If you have received a Charge Certificate, Order for Recovery or a letter from a Bailiff (now referred to as Civil Enforcement Agents) regarding an unpaid Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), you no longer have the right to make representations to the council.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has already started more serious action to recover the penalty charge; however, you may still be able to submit an appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, if you have received a Notice of Rejection (NoR) of Representations letter.
Am I too late?
Charge Certificates and Orders for Recovery
If you have received a Charge Certificate, Order for Recovery or a letter from a Bailiff (now referred to as Civil Enforcement Agents) regarding an unpaid Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), you no longer have the right to make representations to the council.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has already started more serious action to recover the penalty charge; however, you may still be able to submit an appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, if you have received a Notice of Rejection (NoR) of Representations letter.
