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If you don't pay or appeal your fine, we will register the debt with the Traffic Enforcement Centre at Northampton County Court. Find out what can happen next and what your options are.
You usually have 28 days to pay or appeal a parking or bus lane fine.
If you have lost your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), contact us to find out your PCN number.
If you do not pay or appeal your PCN within the specified time, we will send ‘a Notice to Owner’ to the registered keeper. This gives them a chance to pay or make a formal appeal.
If you do not pay or appeal the Notice to Owner, we will issue a Charge Certificate and an additional amount of 50% added. This must be paid within 28 days.
If you have not paid the outstanding charge at this stage, we will register the debt with the Traffic Enforcement Centre at Northampton County Court. We will add an additional fee of £9.
The Order for Recovery Notice informs the registered keeper of the vehicle that the PCN has been registered as a debt at the County Court and the Court fee of £8 has been added to the PCNs outstanding balance.
You can:
You should not ignore this notice. If you do not act on the notice the council may carry out recovery of the debt by a Certified Enforcement Agency (previously known as a bailiff) bailiff at your address.
If you've received a compliance letter from a Certificated Enforcement Agency (previously known as bailiffs) then you can:
You can make an out of time witness statement to the Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC), if you meet any of the following conditions:
Proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against you if you make or cause to be made a false statement in an application verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth.
To make an ‘out of time witness statement’ you need to contact the Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC) at Northampton County Court:
You must make the witness statement within 21 days. If you need more time you must contact TEC immediately to inform them and follow their advice.
TEC will acknowledge your application and also notify the council. The council will have the opportunity to put forward any counter evidence to your claims. TEC will then make a decision after considering any evidence and let you and the council know their decision.
Depending on the decision we will either:
close the case if the PCN has been paid
or
cancel the charge certificate and order for recovery and either serve a new Notice to Owner on the registered keeper who was responsible at the time that the PCN was issued to the vehicle
or