Grounds for Appeal

Statutory Grounds

• Car Ownership

• The contravention did not occur

• Vehicle taken without consent

• Invalid Traffic Regulation Order

• Hire Vehicle

• Penalty Charge Issue

• Administration

Non Statutory Grounds

Although the above statutory grounds will cover most of the grounds for the cancellation of a Penalty Charge Notice, it is recognised that there are many other mitigating circumstances that occur when it would be appropriate to consider cancellation of the Penalty Charge Notice. Equally, in certain circumstances it would be correct for the authority to continue to claim the penalty charge. The following section details some of these in alphabetical order:

• Abandoned Vehicles

• Bank Visits

• Bad Weather

• Broken Down Vehicles

• Council Officers/Members

• Court Attendance

• Dentists/Doctors/Health Visitors/Other Medical

• Dropping Off Passengers

• Funeral or Wedding

• Garages

• Glaziers

• Hackney Carriages/Private Hire Vehicles

• Hazardous Substances

• Holidays

• Hospital Car Service

• Loading/Unloading

• Permits

• Police Custody

• Private Property

• Vandalized Vehicles.