PCN information

Penalty Charge Notices: how much they cost, how to pay, and how to challenge one.

PCN appeals

• Appealing against a council's decision is easier than you may think

  How to appeal to the independent adjudicator when a council rejects your challenge to a PCN: free, online, and decided by a lawyer who is independent of the council.

• Appealing against a penalty charge notice (PCN)

  How to challenge a council Penalty Charge Notice in England and Wales: the informal challenge, formal representations and the appeal to an independent adjudicator, with every time limit.

• Reasons and tips for challenging a PCN

  The legal grounds for challenging a council Penalty Charge Notice in England and Wales, compelling reasons, and tips for making your case.

PCN avoidance

• Tips on how to avoid getting a penalty charge notice (PCN)

  Simple tips to avoid getting a council Penalty Charge Notice: check the signs, pay and display correctly, and know the Blue Badge rules.

PCN fine amounts

• PCN fine amounts

  How much a council Penalty Charge Notice costs in England outside London, in London and in Wales: the bands, the 50% discount for paying early, the 50% increase if you don't, and the extra fees.

• Differential parking bands - higher and lower band penalty charge notices

  Which parking contraventions are higher level and which are lower level, and why it changes how much a Penalty Charge Notice costs.

• PCN contravention codes

  The current list of council PCN contravention codes in England and Wales: on-street parking, car parks, bus lanes and moving traffic, with each code's higher or lower level and the suffixes.

PCN payment

• Paying a PCN

  How and when to pay a council Penalty Charge Notice, the 50% discount for paying early, and what happens if a PCN is not paid: charge certificate, court order and enforcement agents.