Hi UncleBulgaria67, The one of the problems I face is not knowing what the alleged offence was (Parking contravention/bus lane, yellow box junctions, no right turn etc). As such not sure which of the routes to use. The notice just said "failing to comply with a sign indicating". So I'm at a loss which of the forms TE7 and TE9 or PE2 and PE3 would be relevant.

Hi Honeybee13, No I have lived at the same address all year and the car registered at my address since purchase. I have not moved house in all of 2022 and I am at a loss as to why there was no communication prior. My initial reaction when I opened the envelope was "this must be a scam", however, after doing a little research realised that it couldn't be a scam

Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I received a Notice of Enforcement from Equita. Important to note that with only getting post once a week now, I received and opened this AFTER the date of payment indicated on the reverse of the letter. The bigger issue is that I do not know the details of original contravention. I did not receive a PCN prior from the L.B Harrow nor did I get any information that it had been taken to court and a judgement given. Now this notice of enforcement just has in the description of alleged offence: "A warrant of control was issued by the court for non payment of a penalty Charge Notice due to L.B Harrow on 12/08/2022 regarding FAILING TO COMPLY WITH A SIGN INDICATING" Nothing else. I have emailed both the L.B Harrow and Equita to request further information so that I may contest or accept the contravention and noted that as I did not receive the original PCN it be returned to L.B Harrow so I can review the alleged offence. I also informed that I have not changed my address nor changed the registered address of my vehicle nor the vehicle itself as it was bought after I moved to my current address. I am at a loss at how to proceed and my initial thought when I opened the envelope that it was a scam, however, doing a little digging it is evident that a few boroughs do contract out/pass on fines to this company. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated

Thanks Bankfodder, I have not submited to either the court arbitration yet, it was my understanding that the courts would like to be seen as the last resort and not the first port of call, however, your reply seems to contradict this. In any case, the fees for arbitration are similar to that for the court option and I do not mind either path. My main path was going to be arbitration then court (as I think the firm would default on arbitration findings anyway). The arbitration body is independent of the contractor (RIBA) and I had a good chat with their advice team. The doubt in my mind is, I have sent a request for payment to the contractor. This comprises materials and labour that we paid them for and that they did not supply, as well as damage to my property that resulted from their work (including broken windows etc) that we have asked them to payfor, as well as other costs for example gas safety checks that became neccessary. Is this a legitimate claim considering that we terminated the contract unilaterally and without discussion. We also invited the contractor to supply materials that they have ordered specifically for our project, however, they simply turned up to collect their tools. The cotractor stated that they do not owe us anything as the decision to terminate the contract was taken unilaterally, they however have asked for invoices and receipt to back up our claim, but I want to keep these as evidence to present at either arbitation or court. I intend in my next correspondence to include a shedule of works that we carried out on their behalf after the contract was terminated

Hi, I'll start with the history.... I signed a JCT contract with an Architect (who also acted as Consultant and Contractor) to complete an extension incorporating a new kitchen and toilet). Payments were phased in installments and the final 5% payable upon completion. From the first week there were problems and the Contractor (as I will call the firm) attempted to increase the cost by 50% after the visit by the local building inspector. We haggled this down and subcontracted part of the work out to another firm who quoted less than 45% of the contractors estimate to carry out the additional work. The contractor got rid of the first set of builders because of problems between the Contractor, the builders and ourselves and brought in another set of builders, these too were got rid of because of problems between the contractor and builders. The 4 to 6 week estmate to finish the project had by now gone on to 8 weeks and by this time we were not on speaking terms with the Contractor who plodded on with the job, getting a third set of builders in. Problems included weekly progress meetings that we insisted on not being finished because of tempers flaring, the contractor getting unqualified people to carry out elements of the work (against the law) and not resolving problems that we raise sometimes for upto two weeks. We finally wrote to the contractor to bring the contract to an end primarily because they had attempted to break some agreements that we had made previously and safety concerns. The project was approximately 70% complete by this time. We eventually project managed the construction to completion, getting our own people in to complete the job and this cost us several thousand pounds. We want to reclaim this money back from the builders (who by the way have stated that they do not owe us anything as we brought the contract to an end without their consent. We plan to engage the contractor to arbitration via a professional body that they belong to and if this does not work then small claims court. Now the questions.... Is there a timescale from completion that we need to stick to for small claims court (Job started in March, terminated in May and we completed in July). What is the best way to tackle this bearing in mind that the contractor will probably ty to fight this every step of the way (I've kept all the text messages, voicemail messages, letters and emails) I've also followed up all meetings and agreements with an email detailing agreements made. I've tried to keep the story short because there is a lot of information to go through, and will expand as questions and queries come in. I look forward to hearing responses

lamma, thanks and thanks to patdavies and mean_and_green. I am ready to progress. Seems a sneaky ploy by the council not to say that it also serves as a NTO so that they can win the numbers game>

Just a general Announcement: Recently (December 2008 and January 2009). The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham began issuing PCNs issued from images supplied by a mobile CCTV car, for "illegal" U-Turns coming off the Ripple road Flyover (over the train tracks) (map) into the side road extension to Ripple road. I received two PCNs and most people that I have spoken to who drive on my road and the immediate vicinity have been "caught"also. This has undoubtedly caused an uproar as the residents of the side streets off the flyover cannot get into or out of our streets without carrying out the manouver at least once. Many of us saw ourselves as sitting ducks and the amount of time it takes to apeal each PCN was a drain on our time. I have successfully apealed these PCN's. In the letter back from LBBD, they have stated that the Penalty charge Notice has been revoked and gave a number 0208 227 3396 to request a refund for any that have been paid quoting the PCN number. Their letter states: "Due to an extremely high volume of penalties being issued in Ripple road at the area of the flyover and adjacent slip roads, these penalties became a priority discussion point for senior management and local ward members. A review of this area is being carried out to ascertain whether or not there could be clearer signage to notify drivers that a U-Turn is prohibited." Speaking to other residents in the area, it seems anyone else who has received and paid these PCNs can ring up for a refund also.

Thanks patdavies, seems we were writing at the same time

Hi lamma, Does having an NTO (by default and not explicitly stated) make a difference to my appeal? If this is the case then should I be asking why I did not receive anything earlier as I have not changed address in the last 5 yrs? How does an NTO differ from a PCN? Forgive the questions, just trying to make sure I don't trip over my feet by responding in an inappropriate manner.

Thanks patdavis for clearing up the wrong car details, I can now focus on the impropriety angle. greenandmean, the PCN bears the statement in bold letters: The PCN is being served by post on the basis of a record produced by an approved device. I am sure it is a PCN and not a Notice to owner My understanding so far is that I can apeal this PCN under procedural impropriety (as contained in the Traffic Management Act 2004) based on the length of time it has taken to raise the PCN. It is for the council to identify and prove that it has grounds under section 5 (b) or © to pursue this PCN legally ekoforshow

Hi Green and Mean and patdavies, Thanks for your responses.I would assume that this is a CCTV issued PCN as the first I heard of it was when the postman put it through my letter box two days ago. I have not had any contact with a CEO nor had any correspondence from anyone relating to any parking (nor stopping issue). I think it is unreasonable for the council to wait a full 10 months (almost 11 months) after such a minor allegation for the reasons that I have indicated earlier. It will be near impossible to recollect any details especially if there was nothing that seemed out of the ordinary. Also does getting the car make wrong have any bearing. I was playing in my mind with the chance that this presents: that another car with cloned plates may be responsible or that I was not the owner of the car that they stated was involved.

Hi, I have a two fold query. I have been issued with a local authority PCN dated a couple of days ago, however referring to an alledged offence at the beginning of April 2008 for Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/or crossing area marked by zig-zags [/b] The vehicle registration number referes to a car that I was the owner at the time, however, they got the vehicle make wrong. The car described was manufactured by a different car company. What is the best way to contest this ticket? 1. That it is not reasonable to issue a ticket 10 months after the alledged offence as it is impossible to recollect if or not the vehicle was indeed parked at the location or to recollect who was driving the car. Is there a reasonable timeframe guideline to issueing PCN's 2. That the PCN issued is flawed as vehicle details do not match my car (even though the VRN is correct). Also, I am thinking of asking for photo's to stretch the time frame to appeal. If the photos correctly identify the car can the local authority change its mind about the car make to correct its error that is contained in its PCN. Should I even bother myself with the photos. Any advice is most welcome. ekoforshow