The Traffic Penalty Tribunal is a tribunal in the United Kingdom which manages appeals against penalty charge notices or PCNs, a form of civil penalty, for areas in England outside of London. It was created by statute to fulfil provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004,[1] it is partly responsible to the PATROL joint committee, a collection of local authorities responsible for enforcing PCNs who make use of the traffic penalty tribunals adjudication process.[2]
Decisions of the Traffic Penalty Tribunal can be challenged by judicial review.[3] The appeal process is governed by the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007[4] and The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007.[5]
The tribunal handles roughly 25000 cases per year, the vast majority of appeals are handled virtually.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Traffic Management Act: Section 80", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 18 (s. 80) and "Traffic Management Act: Section 81", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 18 (s. 81)
- ^ "Patrol Joint Committee".
- ^ e.g., "Nottingham City Council and Bus lane Adjudicator".
- ^ "Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007: Section 7".
- ^ "The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007".
- ^ ""Traffic Penalty Tribunal" The First Online Tribunal"" (PDF).