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Sample: representation letter (£5.99)

Anonymised example for a bus gate PCN. Yours is built from your own answers.

A. Driver
1 Sample Street, Exampletown

13 November 2026

Example City Council, Parking and Traffic Enforcement

PCN number: EX12345678
Vehicle registration: AB12 CDE
Date of alleged contravention: 3 October 2026, at Example Road bus gate (code 34)

Dear Sir or Madam,
I make formal representations against this Penalty Charge Notice under the Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022, on the following grounds.
The contravention did not occur (SI 2022/576 reg 5(4)(a)). For this contravention to occur, the restriction must apply at that time and be indicated by the correct signs, placed so that a driver approaching can see them in time.
There has been a procedural impropriety on the part of the enforcement authority (SI 2022/576 reg 5(4)(f)): it has not followed a requirement imposed on it by the legislation, as explained below.
The facts: The bus gate sign was hidden behind a parked lorry as I approached, and the PCN arrived 35 days after the date.
Evidence enclosed: photos of the junction taken the next day; the envelope with its postmark.
As this PCN is based on a camera recording, please also send me still images from the recording, or tell me where I can view it, free of charge.
Please consider these representations and send me your written decision. If you reject them, please state the reasons for rejecting each ground.

Yours faithfully,

A. Driver

Sample: tribunal appeal statement (in the £14.99 pack)

Appeal to Traffic Penalty Tribunal
Enforcement authority: Example City Council
PCN number: EX12345678  |  Vehicle: AB12 CDE
Date of contravention: 3 October 2026, Example Road bus gate, code 34
Notice of Rejection dated: 29 October 2026

Statement of the appellant
1. I appeal against the enforcement authority's rejection of my representations. I rely on the following grounds under the Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022.
2. The contravention did not occur (SI 2022/576 reg 5(4)(a)). For this contravention to occur, the restriction must apply at that time and be indicated by the correct signs, placed so that a driver approaching can see them in time.
3. There has been a procedural impropriety on the part of the enforcement authority (SI 2022/576 reg 5(4)(f)): it has not followed a requirement imposed on it by the legislation, as explained below.
4. The facts: The bus gate sign was hidden behind a parked lorry as I approached, and the PCN arrived 35 days after the date.
5. I ask the adjudicator to consider whether the enforcement authority's evidence proves that the contravention occurred, and whether its Notice of Rejection answered each point in my representations.
Evidence I rely on: photos of the junction taken the next day; the envelope with its postmark.

I believe the facts in this statement are true.

Yours faithfully,

A. Driver

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