Can I appeal?
An appeal system exists if you believe that you have been "booked" unfairly but if the fault is under your control you are unlikely to be successful. The Council will consider a written appeal and will respond formally in writing.
A special independent body, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, has been set up to ensure that unresolved legal disputes between the motorist and the Council can be heard at a formal tribunal hearing.
The Traffic Penalty Tribunal is an independent tribunal whose impartial, independent Adjudicators consider appeals by motorists and vehicle owners whose vehicles have been:
- issued with parking a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) - or have been removed (towed away) or immobilised (clamped) - by a council in England (outside London) and Wales that enforces parking contraventions under the Traffic Management Act 2004.
- issued with a bus-lane Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) by a council in England (outside London) that enforces bus-lane contraventions under the Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005.
The Traffic Penalty Tribunal (TPT) took over from the National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS) from 31 March 2008. This change was made to allow for the new traffic Regulations introduced from 31 March 2008 under the terms of the Traffic Management Act 2004 and to create more accessible online access to the Tribunal.
As an independent tribunal, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal cannot offer advice either to appellants or to councils on the merits of individual cases.
Last updated: 30 April 2008
