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Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford on
17/06/25
DIR By: MMSuarez25
Date: August 5, 2025, 11:54 am
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Please advice,
Driver sent representations to a wrong email address.
Council sent Charge Certificate on 1/08/25 saying they did not
receive any representations.
What is the next step. can driver send appeal late on the
grounds that they mistaken sent to a wrong address to the
council?
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#Post#: 84294--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 5, 2025, 1:24 pm
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> Driver sent representations to a wrong email address.
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Was this the driver's mistake or was the wrong email given to
him on the PCN.
If you are the driver, you might as well say so, because
decriminalised enforcement via council PCNs makes the owner as
per the V5C Registration Certificate responsible for paying
and/or appealing. Who was the driver is irrelevant.
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Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: MMSuarez25
Date: August 5, 2025, 1:34 pm
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It was by mistake.
I was the driver.
I enclose here the email I sent.
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On another note. that I did not mention on my email but it might
be very relevant, I have kidney failure for 16 years and
recently in April started dialysis. I am still trying to work
but it is causing me a lot of stress.
I went to work for Council as Interpreter for Social services
that day. I traveled from Hackney to Ealing. on my turn to the
right, the signals were not visible. If had seen them, I would
not have passed there as I am familiar with it.
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Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 5, 2025, 1:39 pm
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Hm. Not too convinced that your kidney problems are a factor, as
you're holding down a job, and are clearly able to drive around,
but I'm open to being convinced. However the person you have to
convince is the adjudicator ! However, having said that, it's
always worth putting in things that could have affected your
transcription abilities, (reading the email address and then
typing it into an email).
#Post#: 84302--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: MMSuarez25
Date: August 5, 2025, 2:00 pm
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The email I sent was parkingrep@ealing.gov.uk that was at the
back of the PCN letter.
I did not see another page at the time.
I never received any reply from that email to notify me that was
not the right email to make representation (i know is not their
responsability)
and I should have checked before the status of the appeal before
the deadline but I did not.
So, not possible to try send the appeal late? I think I have
seen somewhere that is an option or am I wrong?
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Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: August 5, 2025, 5:29 pm
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In viewe of the circumstances you describe, I would submit the
representations again, explaining why they are late. Whilst
councils are not legally bound to accept late reps, they have a
duty of fairness and as a public body must act in the interest
of the public. If they don't accept your reps, I would raise a
complaint with the council and also contact your local
councillor.
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Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: August 6, 2025, 4:17 am
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OP, you don't know why a CC has been issued. The CC gives
several reasons but unfortunately authorities don't specify
which: they expect the owner to know.
In your case you're assuming it's because the reps were not
accepted.
I suggest you simply contact the authority in writing, refer to
the CC and enclose a copy of your reps, including how and when
they were made.
Whether the CC period lapses or not while you're engaging with
the authority isn't really important because IMO you could
subsequently get this matter referred to the adjudicator at the
lower(albeit full) penalty.
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Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: MMSuarez25
Date: August 11, 2025, 4:11 am
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Hello,
I was wondering if any of you can tell me how long I have to
wait to hear from the council after sending a late appeal.
I sent apeal to wrong address and after receiving a charge
certificate, I sent the appeal late as a Contact Form.
Now, I don't know if i have to wait for them to contact me, or
if they would do.
The charge certificate was dated 1/08/25 and they ask for
payment before 14 days of the date of the charge certificate.
How long do i have to wait? should I send another communication?
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Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: August 11, 2025, 4:29 am
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What did you send, post a copy here pl.
#Post#: 85089--------------------------------------------------
Re: Ealing Council - Contravention 53J - Costons Lane Greenford
on 17/06/25
DIR By: MMSuarez25
Date: August 11, 2025, 5:20 am
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Hello, here is the contact form body I sent.
I left out the personal information but that is the confirmation
of the communication sent.
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I am thinking to send another one saying:
On the day I received your Charge Certificate dated 01/08/25, I
realised there had been a mistake. I apologise for this error.
As I mentioned in my previous communications, I have been on
dialysis since April. At the same time, I am trying to work (as
an interpreter for Public Services – I was working for Ealing
Council on that day). I have been under a great deal of stress
and mistakenly submitted my appeal in the wrong way.
I kindly ask that you accept my late appeal and withdraw the
Charge Certificate, as the amount is a significant financial
burden for me. I am working far less since starting dialysis,
and I am also dealing with other health issues related to my
kidney condition, such as anaemia, low energy, fluctuating blood
pressure, and joint pain. I am also a single mother with no
help, as my family lives in Spain.
For all these reasons, I kindly request that you withdraw the
Charge Certificate and/or cancel the PCN on this occasion. This
was my first time in the area, which I am completely unfamiliar
with, and dealing with these health and personal challenges
contributed to this situation.
Yours faithfully,
would this be ok?
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