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Littering from Vehicles

PN / Appeal Process

Littering from vehicles sign with litter being thrown out of a car

Littering from Vehicles

PN / Appeal Process

Find out what happens after you have received a
Littering from Vehicles Penalty Notice (PN)
issued by a local authority in England (outside London),
including how you can either pay or challenge the penalty.

 

If you have received a PN,
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 have received a
Littering from Vehicles Penalty Notice (PN)
issued by a local authority in England (outside London), including how you can either pay or challenge the penalty.

 

If you have received a PN,
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 PN

You cannot appeal to the
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
straight away

If you don’t agree with the PN, you must first
challenge it directly with the Authority.

Your options after getting a PN

You cannot appeal to the
Traffic Penalty Tribunal
straight away

If you don’t agree with the PN, you must first challenge it directly with the Authority.

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PN for between
£65 and £150
sent through the post
to vehicle owner

(the Registered Keeper
of the vehicle recorded
at the DVLA)

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PAY

If you accept the PCN,
there may be an opportunity
to pay the Authority a
discounted rate of
the penalty within 14 days
(the PN should make this clear)

OR

CHALLENGE

Make representations

If you do not think you should have received a PN, you can ‘make representations‘ against it

Representations should be made as soon as possible (within 28 days of the PN issue date). Instructions will be included with your PN

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If Successful

The authority will
cancel the PN

There’s nothing to pay

If unsuccessful

Notice of Rejection of Representations issued.

Full PCN amount now due

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Pay or appeal?

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If the Authority 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 PN 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.

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Pay or appeal?

If the Authority rejects your representations, they will send you a

Notice of Rejection (NoR) of Representations

This can take up to 56 days.

Graphic showing Notice of Rejection of Representations and appeal information

At this stage you have 28 days to either pay the PN 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 Notice (PN), you no longer have the right to make representations to the authority.

The authority 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 Notice (PN), you no longer have the right to make representations to the authority.

The authority 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.

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