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       #Post#: 93547--------------------------------------------------
       Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: Learner1
       Date: October 9, 2025, 6:13 pm
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       Dear All
       Good evening
       Form TE3 with TE9 received a couple of days ago.
       Applicant: Westminster City Council
       Upon checking PCN details on their website, it states that the
       alleged contravention was 12r-Residents Permit holders only.
       Served by: Handed to the Driver
       RK never received this PCN, nor was it attached to the car at
       that time.
       Would filing a witness statement by the respondent stating that
       they hadn't received the PCN be helpful in this scenario, or
       would this not be applicable in this case?
       Any guidance and help would be greatly appreciated.
       Thank you so much
       #Post#: 93558--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: fraser.mitchell
       Date: October 10, 2025, 3:34 am
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       Is this post about you and your car, or for somebody else ?
       If it's you, then you have missed the following statutory
       documents: -
       - Notice to Owner
       - Charge Certificate
       Cases like this normally centre on the name and address on the
       V5C Registration Certificate for the vehicle. Yet you have
       received the Order for Recovery. So is the name and address on
       the OfR correct in all respects. Have you moved house since the
       date of the PCN ?
       #Post#: 93566--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: H C Andersen
       Date: October 10, 2025, 4:33 am
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       If the OfR is addressed to you by name then you MUST submit the
       Witness Statement in time. Otherwise whoever is the addressee
       must act.
       Why you are where you are is not priority at present, it's that
       you are where you are with an OfR which if submitted in time
       would mean that you go back to square 1.
       Time is not your friend and 'Form TE3 with TE9 received a couple
       of days ago.' is too vague.
       Post the OfR pl, just delete your details.
       #Post#: 93708--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: Learner1
       Date: October 11, 2025, 10:33 am
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       --- Quote from: Incandescent link ---
       >
       > Is this post about you and your car, or for somebody else ?
       >
       > If it's you, then you have missed the following statutory
       documents: -
       >
       > - Notice to Owner
       > - Charge Certificate
       >
       > Cases like this normally centre on the name and address on the
       V5C Registration Certificate for the vehicle. Yet you have
       received the Order for Recovery. So is the name and address on
       the OfR correct in all respects. Have you moved house since the
       date of the PCN ?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Thank you so much for the response.
       Yes, it's about me, and I am the RK.
       I don't recall receiving a Notice to Owner or I might have
       missed it due to being away on a holiday.The letter before OfR,I
       received was from Marston Recovery asking for the payment or a
       debt will be regitered.Should I consider this as a Charge
       Certificate?
       No,I havent changed the address since the date of the PCN.
       Letter before OfR :
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vOXaYFi5g81Ol_j4JP1DcBumUKYWqkva/view
       
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MV1sQh0uw7P5T5Io8tFOhmG4IFLt3I7E/view
       #Post#: 93710--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: Learner1
       Date: October 11, 2025, 10:52 am
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       --- Quote from: H C Andersen link ---
       >
       > If the OfR is addressed to you by name then you MUST submit
       the Witness Statement in time. Otherwise whoever is the
       addressee must act.
       >
       > Why you are where you are is not priority at present, it's
       that you are where you are with an OfR which if submitted in
       time would mean that you go back to square 1.
       >
       > Time is not your friend and 'Form TE3 with TE9 received a
       couple of days ago.' is too vague.
       >
       > Post the OfR pl, just delete your details.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Thank you so much for your response.
       In the witness statement, would the option 'I did not receive
       the Notice to Owner/Penalty Charge Notice(Parking
       Contravention)' still be valid in my situation?
       PCN's record on the Westminster Website says it was 'handed to
       owner. Not sure who they handed over to, as when I returned to
       the car, there was no PCN attached to it.
       PCN record on Westminster Website:
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WOx2BB-m9CM4xfPf7bae6zoqD8YGM0Cb/view
       
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ohGI8UKRjoEpBood11vSwplUYKXXdHfN/view
       Car Image on the Website         :
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fn7YItr_nC7DNja4BcpwaD7vevxNvzbf/view
       OfR                              :
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jlvGrOh2OehAiQKsRUEwqd3-l4FCzhB/view
       
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/15lFt8uVxhLvym_iAyQoxnOGKb1s5e8-X/view
       #Post#: 93719--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: stamfordman
       Date: October 11, 2025, 12:13 pm
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       From what I can see you got a threat letter from Marstons
       chasing the charge certificate - we've seen this before.
       Are the name and address on this letter correct?
       If you genuinely didn't get the notice to owner it's a simple
       tick box on the TE9 to get back to NTO stage and I think you can
       do it by email.
       #Post#: 93735--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: H C Andersen
       Date: October 11, 2025, 2:17 pm
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       OP, I can see that you're confused. Who wouldn't be with such a
       poorly worded OfR.
       PCN in this context refers to one served by post - in parking
       jargon a 'regulation 10' PCN - and not one served by
       hand/affixed to a car, which applies to you.
       Your grounds are that, in the words of your OfR, you did not
       receive the Notice to Owner/PCN.
       The wording should be 'did not receive the enforcement notice',
       but what the hell, the council might get round to changing their
       wording one day, or not!
       #Post#: 93766--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: fraser.mitchell
       Date: October 11, 2025, 6:11 pm
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       Please post up all of the threatening letter from Marstons; you
       have left off the top part. This could be regarded as an illegal
       demand for money, as there is nothing in the enforcement process
       for letters like this.
       In the meantime, submit your Witness Statement with the box for
       "I did not receive the Penalty Charge Notice"
       Remember when filling in the TE9, if you look at the TE3, the
       "Applicant" is Westminster Council not you.
       #Post#: 93775--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: Learner1
       Date: October 11, 2025, 8:18 pm
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       --- Quote from: Incandescent link ---
       >
       > Please post up all of the threatening letter from Marstons;
       you have left off the top part. This could be regarded as an
       illegal demand for money, as there is nothing in the enforcement
       process for letters like this.
       >
       > In the meantime, submit your Witness Statement with the box
       for "I did not receive the Penalty Charge Notice"
       > Remember when filling in the TE9, if you look at the TE3, the
       "Applicant" is Westminster Council not you.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Thank you so much for the guidance.
       I think this is the only letter I had from them.
       While I was away on holiday, they have been calling almost every
       day for the whole week,number appeared as spam. When I arrived
       back and listened to their voicemails, nothing was there, but
       only automated voice messages that Marston Holdings tried to
       call. Quite annoying
       I emailed Witness Statemnt using TE9 form that came along with
       Form TE3.
       Yes, applicant was Wesminster City Council also the rest of the
       basic details were already filled.I just completed Respondent
       section.
       Acknowledgement email received.
       #Post#: 93776--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Form TE3, Order for recovery of unpaid penalty
       charge(Parking)-Wesminster Council 
   DIR By: Learner1
       Date: October 11, 2025, 8:24 pm
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       --- Quote from: H C Andersen link ---
       >
       > OP, I can see that you're confused. Who wouldn't be with such
       a poorly worded OfR.
       >
       > PCN in this context refers to one served by post - in parking
       jargon a 'regulation 10' PCN - and not one served by
       hand/affixed to a car, which applies to you.
       >
       > Your grounds are that, in the words of your OfR, you did not
       receive the Notice to Owner/PCN.
       >
       > The wording should be 'did not receive the enforcement
       notice', but what the hell, the council might get round to
       changing their wording one day, or not!
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Thank you for the thorough explanation. I noticed on the back of
       the OfR that it also says 'Notice to owner', so I know for next
       time.
       I have emailed Form TE9 and have received the acknowledgement.
       Hopefully, this will go back to square 1.
       Thank you again for your help; I appreciate the time you took to
       assist me.
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