This is a letter that can be used to appeal a parking fine, imposed by a council or local authority. This letter can be used by a private individual or by a company.
If you're issued with a parking ticket on the street but didn't commit the offence, use our template letter to challenge it. We use cookies to allow us and selected partners to improve your experience and our advertising. By continuing to browse you consent to our use of cookies. A parking ticket invoice (also called a “parking charge notice”) informs the owner of a motor vehicle of an infraction that occurred due to the wrongful parking of.
There are numerous grounds on which to challenge such a fine and this letter can be easily adapted to include a number of typical grounds of appeal as well as any other grounds that may be relevant.
Some typical grounds of appeal include the following:
- The penalty exceeded the amount that applied in the circumstances.
- The contravention did not occur.
- The relevant traffic regulation order (TRO) is invalid.
- There has been a procedural impropriety by the council.
- A penalty was sent by post because the council say someone prevented the civil enforcement officer (CEO) from putting it on the vehicle or handing it to the driver. But in fact the CEO was not prevented from doing this.
- You did not own the vehicle when the alleged contravention occurred.
- The owner is a vehicle hire firm.
- The vehicle was taken without the owner's consent.
- The penalty has already been paid.
- Compelling reasons.
Where a vehicle has received a penalty ticket and there is a need to appeal that penalty, this document can be used to provide a quick and simple way to challenge the ticket.
How to use this document
Once this document has been completed simply post it to the authority that issued the relevant fine, and wait for the authority to get in contact regarding the appeal.
The letter should be sent as soon as possible and not more than 28 days after the fine has been received. The fine should not be paid before sending any and all relevant representations to the council.
Once a response has been received, if the reply is deemed to be inadequate, the sender may wish to appeal the parking ticket to the adjudicator (the Traffic Penalty Adjudicator) within 28 days.
Applicable Law
Road Traffic Act 1991
Traffic Management Act 2004
Help from a lawyer
You can choose to consult a lawyer if you need help.
The lawyer can answer your questions or help you through the process. You will be offered this option when you complete the document.
How to modify the template
You fill out a form. The document is created before your eyes as you respond to the questions.
At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.