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#Post#: 124711--------------------------------------------------
Blackwall Tunnel appeal rejected but no letter or notification
sent
DIR By: Coco
Date: July 14, 2026, 4:14 pm
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Hi All,
On 26th April 2026, I passed therough the Blackwall Tunnel at
21:56.
I attempted to pay when I returned home but could not see that I
owed anything after typing in car details etc. Thinking this was
strange, I screen shotted my attempts and perhaps due to
tiredness etc, could not see where I should pay if I needed to.
I assumed fees had been waived due to it being the the day of
the London Marathon and all other free routes were unavailable
and/or I had passed through during the 'Free' hours. I have not
passed through this tunnel since the fees were introduced, so
the payment system is alien to me.
I subsequently received a PCN, issued on 01/05/2026.
Having read that certain successes had been acheived through
appeal, on 18/05/20206, I tried to submit my representation
online but was given no Ref No. after submitting. Worried that
there had been some sort of system error, I re-submitted it the
following day, whereby I was given a Ref No. My challenge to the
PCN, cited all of the reasons listed above and I added
screenshots, along with time and date stamps, to prove that I
did try to pay.
My challenge was rejected, however, I did not realise this until
recently, when I received a Charge Certificate, Issued
03/07/2026, but not received until 07/07/2026, (I had been away
but a friend had collected my post). The charge is now for £270.
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Upon checking the TFL Website and viewing my PCN, there is a bit
of a timeline listed:
03 July 2026
Charge Certificate Batched
N/A
22 May 2026
Representation submitted Under review
N/A
22 May 2026
Rejected Representation - Discount Period Reset
TfL has rejected a representation received for this PCN. The
discount period has been reset for a specific duration.
19 May 2026
Email dispatched to: Subj Representation receipted
N/A
19 May 2026
On Hold: SUS26 - Representation Received
N/A
01 May 2026
PCN Batched
N/A
After looking at previous cases, it seems unlikely that they
will waive my initial fee, however, is there any way to
challenge the fact that I did not receive any sort of rejection
letter/email or notification of a new discount period? I also
did not receive an email on 19th May, as stated above by TFL.
Many thanks in advance
#Post#: 124721--------------------------------------------------
Re: Blackwall Tunnel appeal rejected but no letter or
notification sent
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 14, 2026, 5:08 pm
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We see your situation all the time on this forum, and there is a
legal path to revert the matter back to when you submitted your
representations called a Statutory Declaration, (Form PE3). This
facility is found in Regulation 19 ofThe Road User Charging
(Enforcement and Adjudication) (London) Regulations 2001 (see
top of your Enforcment Notice)
--- Quote ---
> 19.—(1) This regulation applies where—
>
> (a)a county court makes an order under regulation 18;
>
> (b)the person against whom it is made makes a statutory
declaration complying with paragraph (2); and
>
> (c)that declaration is, before the end of the period of 21
days beginning with the date on which notice of the county
court’s order is served on him, served on the county court which
made the order.
>
> (2) The statutory declaration must state that the person
making it—
>
> (a)did not receive the penalty charge notice in question;
>
> (b)made representations to the charging authority concerned
under regulation 13 but did not receive a notice of rejection
from that authority; or
>
> (c)appealed to an adjudicator under regulation 16 against the
rejection by that authority of representations made by him under
regulation 13 but had no response to the appeal.
>
> (3) Paragraph (4) applies where it appears to a district
judge, on the application of a person on whom a charge
certificate has been served, that it would be unreasonable in
the circumstances of his case to insist on him serving his
statutory declaration within the period of 21 days allowed for
by paragraph (1).
>
> (4) Where this paragraph applies, the district judge may allow
such longer period for service of the statutory declaration as
he considers appropriate.
>
> (5) Where a statutory declaration is served under paragraph
(1)(c)—
>
> (a)the order of the court shall be deemed to have been
revoked;
>
> (b)the charge certificate shall be deemed to have been
cancelled;
>
> (c)in the case of a declaration under paragraph (2)(a), the
penalty charge notice to which the charge certificate relates
shall be deemed to have been cancelled; and
>
> (d)the district judge shall serve written notice of the effect
of service of the declaration on the person making it and on the
charging authority concerned.
>
> (6) Service of a declaration under paragraph (2)(a) shall not
be taken to prevent the charging authority from serving a fresh
penalty charge notice on the same or another person.
>
> (7) Where a declaration has been served under paragraph (2)(b)
or (c), the charging authority shall refer the case to the
adjudicator who may give such directions as he considers
appropriate.
>
--- End Quote ---
So what you do now is ignore the CC, do not pay it or it's game
over. To collect the debt, TfL must, after the period for
payment of the CC expires, register the debt at the Traffic
Enforcement Centre, a form of county court but with no judges
and no courtrooms. Once registered, they must send you an Order
for Recovery. An SD form is normally included as well, but you
can also download the form from the TEC websight.
#Post#: 124741--------------------------------------------------
Re: Blackwall Tunnel appeal rejected but no letter or
notification sent
DIR By: Coco
Date: July 15, 2026, 3:01 am
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Thanks for this, it's very helpful.
So, in essence, I will have grounds to appeal on the basis that
no rejection letter was sent.
Just out of interest, should there have been a note on the TFL
timeline for my PCN, stating that a letter of rejection had been
sent? I am just wondering how I would prove that no such thing
was received...
Thanks again
#Post#: 124752--------------------------------------------------
Re: Blackwall Tunnel appeal rejected but no letter or
notification sent
DIR By: tincombe
Date: July 15, 2026, 4:03 am
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I am just wondering how I would prove that no such thing was
received...
Bad news...You can't.
Good news..you're not required to do so. Follow procedure,
complete the form correctly at the appropriate time, sign(a
statement of truth regarding these matters), send to the Traffic
Enforcement Centre in time and the CC will be cancelled.
Read this for background:
HTML https://www.londontribunals.gov.uk/ruc/understanding-enforcement-process
#Post#: 124778--------------------------------------------------
Re: Blackwall Tunnel appeal rejected but no letter or
notification sent
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: July 15, 2026, 7:51 am
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--- Quote from: tincombe link ---
>
> I am just wondering how I would prove that no such thing was
received...
>
> Bad news...You can't.
> Good news..you're not required to do so. Follow procedure,
complete the form correctly at the appropriate time, sign(a
statement of truth regarding these matters), send to the Traffic
Enforcement Centre in time and the CC will be cancelled.
>
> Read this for background:
>
HTML https://www.londontribunals.gov.uk/ruc/understanding-enforcement-process
>
--- End Quote ---
Just remember that acceptance of your SD does not cancel the
PCN. ALl it does is revert the process to where it went awry,
(none-receipt of response from TfL to your reps). As you've
submitted reps, TfL must submit the papers to the adjudicator
(London Tribunals), and Practice Direction 03 will apply
HTML https://www.londontribunals.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Practice%20Direction%2003-2024%20on%20behalf%20of%20ETA%2028%20November%202024%20%28PWS%29.pdf
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