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PCN issued by Havering council - entering in the road on restric
ted timings
By: Sonu rocks Date: January 12, 2026, 3:46 pm
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Hi,
Have moved in to a new address. The landlord applied for the
permit as the new address is where there is restrictions on
timings due the school. Was under the impression that my
landlord has registered the vehicle but looks like it is not the
case as the PCN keeps going to the old address.
Have notified the council since October 2025 and have been
paying the council tax.
Please advise.
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Re: PCN issued by Havering council - entering in the road on res
tricted timings
By: fraser.mitchell Date: January 12, 2026, 5:40 pm
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Not only has your landlord failed to register the car for a
permit, it also looks as if you have failed to update the V5C
Registration Certificate for your car. I suggest you check with
the landlord why he has failed to do what he promised to do. It
may be that the permit rules make the resident responsible for
obtaining permits.
So with no permit, when you drove in during the restricted
times, their CCTV registered a non-permit holder, and they then
served postal PCNs to the V5C address as they are obliged to do
by law. All subsequent enforcement documents must be sent to the
name and address the council obtain from the DVLA. So why have
you not updated your V5C ?
You have posted-up three Charge Certificates, but there would
have been three postal PCNs served before these, so what
happened to them ? Anyway, you can do nothing with the CCs
except pay them, or ignore them and wait for the final part of
the process which will enable you to get the matter reverted to
the PCN stage, at which point you can either pay or submit
representations.
At the end of the 14 day payment period on the CCs, the council
must register the PCNs at the Traffic Enforcement Centre, (TEC).
Only when they have done this can they instruct bailiffs to
recover the money. Please note that there is no possibility
whatsoever of a CCJ. At this stage they will send out an Order
for Recovery for each of the PCNs to the old address. But you
can download the relevant forms from TEC, fill them in and
submit them. The form you require is PE3
HTML https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/traffic-enforcement-centre-forms
So you now need to become proactive, and phone TEC every 7-10
days to find out if the PCNs have been registered. Once they
have, you can submit a Statutory Declaration for each one,
stating that you did not receive the PCN. TEC then cancel the
CCs and OfRs and the matter reverts to the PCN. You are still
liable for the PCNs.
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Re: PCN issued by Havering council - entering in the road on res
tricted timings
By: Sonu rocks Date: January 15, 2026, 5:45 pm
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Since we do not live at the old address we could not find any
other letters containing PCNs. The address was changed on V5C
around 1st week of December.
is this the form where it says
Give full details and tick the box which applies. If your
penalty charge relates to a London Borough Parking contravention
you must only tick one box. You must ensure that all details
above are correctly entered from the Order for Recovery of
unpaid penalty charge. You must then have the form sworn before
a Commissioner for Oaths (e.g. a Solicitor), a Justice of the
Peace (at any Magistrates Court) or an officer of your local
county court before sending the declaration to the Traffic
Enforcement Centre at the above address. You may have to pay a
fee.
If so, who will be cheapest and easiest to go to a solicitor, a
justice of the peace or an officer?
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Re: PCN issued by Havering council - entering in the road on res
tricted timings
By: fraser.mitchell Date: January 15, 2026, 6:39 pm
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The legislation under which the original PCNs were served is the
London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003.
This means you need to submit a Statutory Declaration using form
PE3. YOu tick the first check box because your circumstances fit
the third item against that box, a PCN served for a traffic
contravention. YOu don't need to put anything in the 'Reasons"
box.
When filling in the form, remember you are the 'Respondent'.
The applicant, (see top right of form), is the council,
Havering. You only sign and date the form in the presence of
the witness. Normal solicitor fee is about £10-15 as I
understand it. If you get a court official to witness, you'll
have to make an appointment.
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