Council Fine CheckWhat Brent enforces
- Parking
- Enforces — civil enforcement officers and CCTV
- Bus lanes / gates
- Enforces — CCTV bus lane PCNs, challenged by Enforcement Notice
- Moving traffic
- Not confirmed by our sources — Brent's PCN pages don't say which moving traffic restrictions it enforces; check the code on your PCN
- Penalty level
- London charge levels from 7 April 2025 (Brent's notice of penalty charge changes)
- Appeals
- London Tribunals (free)
About Brent PCNs
Brent explains its appeals process in three stages. For a PCN handed out by a civil enforcement officer, or a CCTV bus lane PCN, you can make an informal challenge first. If Brent receives it within 14 days of the date of the notice, the case is held at the discounted amount, and if the challenge is rejected you are offered the reduced rate again. A challenge that arrives after 14 days is held at the full amount. Brent says it aims to reply within 21 days, and that the case is on hold until it does.
If an informal challenge is rejected, the registered keeper must wait for the Notice to Owner, or the Enforcement Notice for a bus lane PCN, and then make formal representations within 28 days. A PCN sent by post (other than for a bus lane) goes straight to the formal stage. At this point the discount has gone. If formal representations are rejected, the Notice of Rejection includes the form to appeal to the independent adjudicator at London Tribunals, whose decision is final.
When you challenge, give the PCN number, the registration, your name and address, and attach evidence such as a blue badge, a payment voucher or medical proof; Brent warns that missing details delay the process. Paying closes the case and counts as accepting liability. Brent says some replies must legally be sent by post even if you challenged online, so watch your post. Removed vehicles go to the NSL car pound at 10 Lumen Road, Wembley HA9 7RE.
How to challenge a Brent PCN
- Check the deadline. A camera PCN sent by post gets a 50% discount if paid within 14 days; representations are normally due within 28 days of the notice being served.
- Make representations to the council using its online challenge form or by post to London Borough of Brent (Parking Services), PO Box 210, Sheffield S98 1NE. Quote the PCN number and the grounds that apply.
- If rejected, appeal to London Tribunals within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection. The adjudicator is independent of Brent.
London penalty levels from 7 April 2025: Band A £160/£110, Band B £140/£90; bus lane and moving traffic £160 (London Councils).
Questions
Does a Brent informal challenge keep the discount?
Brent says a challenge received within 14 days of the date of the notice is held at the discount amount, and the discount is offered again if the challenge is rejected.
How long does Brent take to reply to a PCN challenge?
Brent says it aims to reply within 21 days of receiving a challenge, and the case is on hold until then.
Where do I send a Brent PCN challenge by post?
London Borough of Brent (Parking Services), PO Box 210, Sheffield S98 1NE.
Where do I appeal a Brent PCN if my challenge is rejected?
To London Tribunals, which is independent of the council. Appeals are free and must normally be made within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection.