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Dispute a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN)

Please use the drop-down arrow under the relevant PCN type listed below to select the correct option for submitting an Informal Challenge or Formal Representation. Each option includes guidance to help you choose the applicable one.

For more information about the PCN, refer to the notice or visit the Council’s website by clicking stages-penalty-charge-notice-pcn.

Once the challenge/representation has been submitted, a reference number will appear on the screen, please keep this for your records. An acknowledgement will be sent from a noreply@newhamcouncilparking.org mailbox. mailbox if you include an email address on the Informal Challenge/Formal Representation Form. Please add this email account to your safe senders list to help stop the response going into a junk/spam email folder, as our response may also be sent via this method.


Use this option to challenge a PCN issued for parking on-street or in a car park before a Notice to Owner has been issued. This applies when a PCN was either placed in a yellow envelope on your vehicle or handed to you directly by a Civil Enforcement Officer.


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Use this option to make a representation if you have received a Notice to Owner. Please note that only the registered keeper of the vehicle is eligible to make a representation at this stage. You will need the web code provided on the notice you have received.


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Use this option to make a representation if you have been issued with a PCN for stopping or parking on a bus stop or school keep clear markings. Please note that only the registered keeper of the vehicle is eligible to make a representation at this stage. You will need the web code provided on the notice you have received.

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Use this option to challenge a PCN issued by post for a Bus Lane contravention, before an Enforcement Notice has been served.




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Use this option to make a representation if you have received an Enforcement Notice for a Bus Lane contravention. Please note that only the registered keeper of the vehicle is eligible to make a representation at this stage. You will need the web code, provided on the notice you have received.

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Use this option to make a representation if you have been issued with a PCN for a Moving Traffic Contravention. Please note that only the registered keeper of the vehicle is eligible to make a representation at this stage. You will need the web code provided on the notice you have received.


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