Got a council or TfL fine? Find out if you can challenge it.

Parking tickets, bus lanes, bus gates, box junctions, banned turns and school streets in England and Wales. Answer a few questions and see the statutory grounds, your exact deadlines and the next step.

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Grounds taken from the regulations, with sources
Your deadlines worked out to the day
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How it works

Tell us about the notice
Who issued it, what it was for, and the latest letter you have. Nothing leaves your device.
See your grounds and dates
We show which statutory grounds may fit, the deadline for each step and where appeals go.
Challenge it yourself
Write your own letter for free with our guides, or buy a ready letter for £5.99 (or the full pack for £14.99) and send it yourself.

Find your council

All 42 councils

476 camera locations listed so far, with hours and start dates.

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Built from your checker answers, quoting the statutory grounds that fit. You see the letter before you pay, then send it yourself.

£5.99 representation letter

Informal challenge or formal representations
Grounds and regulation numbers filled in
Word, PDF or copy into the council's form

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£14.99 full pack

Everything in the letter, plus the tribunal appeal statement
Charge Certificate and Order for Recovery replies, witness statement wording
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One PCN per purchase, letters available for 6 months. Full refund within 14 days if you haven't downloaded a letter. See samples and details.

Letter templates you send yourself. Not legal advice; we never contact councils for you.

Guides

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Pay or challenge?Should I pay or challenge a council PCN?All the deadlinesCouncil PCN deadlines: every time limit in one place Informal vs formalInformal challenge vs formal representations Notice to OwnerNotice to Owner: what it means and what to do The 50% discountThe 50% PCN discount: 14 or 21 days, and when it comes back Traffic Penalty TribunalHow to appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal London TribunalsHow to appeal to London Tribunals Charge CertificateCharge Certificate: the 50% increase and your options Order for RecoveryOrder for Recovery and the witness statement

Not a council fine?

Private car park charges are covered by carparkcheck.co.uk. Clean Air Zone, ULEZ, Dartford and other crossing charges are covered by roadfinecheck.co.uk.