Thanks for your replies everyone! I have decided to appeal the PCN on grounds of Procedural impropriety as they have not fulfilled the requirement of stating "Make and colour" of vehicle I have received an email from Camden council stating: "Please note that your challenge has been received and we will respond within 10 working days" I will update the thread once decision is received.

I have received a couple of letters from DHL, requesting a payment of £11 for Duty and VAT following the delivery of my order from China. "In the event that we do not hear back from you within the next seven days, this matter will be passed to a debt collection agency working on behalf of DHL for further action, resulting in an administration charge being added to the account, If you have already paid this sum please accept our apologies for this communication." Are we entitled to be provided with proof of payment to HMRC by DHL ? Upon further investigation, i can confirm that the Chinese retailer displays the following message on the product page of the purchased item: "VAT Included! We have made arrangements with shipping courier to pay all VAT and import fees on behalf of you. The price at the checkout is FINAL."

Thanks for your reply ericsbrother, i believe that there is no stopping at the bus stop in question, hopefully the image provided helps.

Here is a copy of the actual PCN, showing images of the alleged contravention. I think the state of the PCN accurately reflects my mood at the time! tinypic.com/r/jacgp2/9

Thanks for your reply Jamberson, no it's not a kit car, it's a standard Toyota Prius Sorry for the late reply, i think there is a delay on the site as your message appeared recently as i have been refreshing page since my post.

Hi everyone, I've recently received a PCN from Camden council on 17/03/17 at 22:45 for briefly stopping at a bus stop to pick somebody up. My query is whether or not the PCN is valid on the grounds that the field entitled "Make and colour" has been printed as "Unknown NOT STATED" All other information like vehicle registration, time, date and place seems to be correct, supplied with still images taken from video footage. According to this website trafficpenaltytribunal.gov.uk "The relevant traffic regulation order (TRO) is invalid There has been a procedural impropriety by the council This means the council have not complied with the relevant regulations. For example: the penalty charge notice or another document did not give the required information." I'm not sure if the make and colour is regarded as "required information" if the vehicle registration has been provided. Has anybody else encountered something like this before ? Any help will be gratefully appreciated!