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#Post#: 100515--------------------------------------------------
Congestion pcn with TFL - LP016553000 - DN72XXJ - contravention
code 17
DIR By: lordhowdy
Date: December 1, 2025, 8:13 am
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Hi all, I had a hire vehicle when my car got driven into given
by the insurance company, gave it back, moved house from wembley
to grenwich. i have an electric car normally and autopay setup
for congestion. i paid the congestions manually for this hire
car, apparently i missed 8 it seems (i drive into london every
day for work), marston turned up regarding it and another thing,
paid an amount for them to go away so i could deal with these
otherwise it's about £4,500 for these 8. filled in the forms and
sent to the tec, I asked their colleague, and they said send in
the completed forms, a cover letter, request that it is dealt
with as 1 case to not waste the courts time with 8 for the same
thing, same month, same car, same person. I had researched this
and they confirmed this should happen. I did so, they said give
it 4-6 weeks for it to work through the system then once this is
looked at and approved i can pay one fee to have one court date
to challenge all 8 so i can pay off the tickets (not the 4.5k
with marston), I did.
They sent it back saying you didn't pay the fee so it's all
refused. I spoke to them again, they said send in a completed
form requesting one ticket to go to court, then call and pay the
fee 4-6 weeks later but add a document with your request for all
8. today is the day I called to pay this one fee for this court
date to hopefully fix everything. the person I spoke to said 'no
matter what the court will never dealt with more than one pcn in
a court hearing, I said surely it's an enourmous waste of the
courts time to have a judge having his day filled with 1 person
8 times for the same thing? say basically gave me an answer
which eluded to 'I've told you once, you're wasting my time if i
have to repeat it again'.
I have paid the court today for the 'challenge in court and
attend yourself' for this single one out of the 8 "LP0165530 00"
but can anyone help with how to move forward with this?
the TEC are telling me two different things
the internet says that consolodating tickets of the exact same
thing on different dates is a standard thing in the right
circumstances.
paying £2,900 to spend all day in court compared to £4,500 with
marston (who currently are not chasing me) seems awful.
ideally I want to go to court, be told i can pay the original
congestion penalties with tfl at the original price (i have a
number of receipts for congestion charge i paid for it and so am
not certain they are all valid pcn's for it but I just want it
gone without bancrupting me)
As I'm now being told conflicting information from the TEC I'm
needing a little help if anyone knows the best way to proceed
I'd be really grateful for some help.
Thanks in advance,
Si
(this is the cover letter to the tec which includes the pcn's
for congestionI already sent because it has information in it).
"Mr Simon Beecham
xxxxxxxxxx
Parkside Avenue
London
SE10 8FN
Tel: 07543 7xxxx
Email: simonbeecham@gmail.com
Traffic Enforcement Centre
St Katharine’s House
21–27 St Katharine’s Street
Northampton
NN1 2LH
19 August 2025
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Applications under N244 – Request for Consolidation of PCNs
(Hire Vehicle DN72 XJT)
I am submitting eight N244 applications in relation to the
following Congestion Charge PCNs issued by Transport for London:
•
•
•
•
•
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•
Why consolidation is requested
All of these PCNs are for the congestion charge and relate to
the same hire vehicle (DN72 XJT), which I was driving while my
own car was being repaired. They were issued within a short,
one-month period and all arise from the same situation.
Background
This was an oversight rather than an attempt to avoid payment. I
usually have Autopay on my own vehicle and expected the hire car
to be needed only briefly. When repairs took longer, I failed to
set up Autopay for the hire car.
I did pay for some Congestion Charge days during this period, so
I am unsure whether all eight PCNs are valid. Soon after
returning the hire vehicle, I moved home. Although I updated my
driving licence address immediately, I could not amend the V5C
as it was in the hire company’s name. As a result, I did not
receive the notices in time.
Medical circumstances
I am currently under NHS care for a brain tumour and undergoing
neurological investigations. This has been an extremely
stressful and overwhelming time. My doctors have advised me to
limit unnecessary strain, but managing eight separate PCNs
individually has become unmanageable. I enclose medical evidence
in support.
Financial circumstances
On top of my health issues, the last year has been financially
very challenging. Business has been quieter than usual and my
income has reduced, which has made it much harder to manage
everyday bills and expenses. While I am doing my best to keep
everything afloat, having to deal with eight separate
applications and the additional costs this would bring would
place me under unnecessary pressure at a time when things are
already difficult.
Resolution
I am not trying to avoid responsibility; I only wish to resolve
this fairly and practically. I am willing to pay the original
Congestion Charges, the initial fines, or whatever the Court
considers fair.
As I do not have cheque facilities, please contact me directly
on 07543 713433 to arrange card payment of the application
fee(s).
In summary, I respectfully ask the Court to:
1.
2.
to the same hire vehicle in the same one-month period.
3.
Thank you for your time and understanding during what is a very
difficult period for me.
Yours faithfully,
Simon Beecham
"
#Post#: 100529--------------------------------------------------
Re: Congestion pcn with TFL - LP016553000 - DN72XXJ -
contravention code 17
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: December 1, 2025, 9:20 am
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You have got into a mess with this owing to an address change so
whoever received the PCNs - the hire firm probably - had a wrong
address. We see this when people hire vans to move house and
their old address is on the hire form.
I don't think a judge review will help.
I and expect others will urge you to contact our trusted bailiff
advice firm to see if anything can be done at this stage:
HTML https://bailiffadviceonline.co.uk
#Post#: 100571--------------------------------------------------
Re: Congestion pcn with TFL - LP016553000 - DN72XXJ -
contravention code 17
DIR By: H C Andersen
Date: December 1, 2025, 12:05 pm
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As I understand it from your account, you seem to be outside
prescribed procedure. You might decide to contact
bailiffadviceonline as suggested.
If enforcement agents are pursuing you for a debt then IMO your
first and only recourse procedurally is to apply to TEC to
submit a statutory declaration(SD) out of time(OOT) as to why
the Order for Recovery and Charge Certificate in each case
should be revoked/cancelled. Once registered this stays further
enforcement action.
TEC would either accept your submission or not. TfL would be
invited to comment on your application. If TEC refused your
application then your option is to request a review in front of
a judge(whether on the papers or at a personal hearing) to
CHALLENGE the court officer's decision. You cannot seek a review
by a judge until you've made an unsuccessful OOT application.
Frankly, if the circumstances of each challenge(and the
underlying SD grounds) are the same then IMO you only need to
test the judge with one. I see no reason not to summarise your
position within a single review, but whether this would be
considered formal consolidation I don't know.
So:
Have you paid Marstons and if so has the debt in full in each
case been settled?
Did you submit OOT applications for any or all Orders for
Recovery?
What ground did you claim in each case? *
When did you receive TECs refusal notice(s)? **
*- you can only claim one.
**- procedurally your are time-limited as regards requesting a
review although a judge may allow a longer period.
HTML https://www.londontribunals.gov.uk/ruc/understanding-enforcement-process#sd
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