6 months between offence and receiving ticket

[Hagoopm]

hello

 

I received 2 council PCNs while away in the USA. They went to my old address and I didnt pick up my mail from there until recently, meaning that more than 6 months have passed since the alleged contraventions.

 

Although the tickets were issued within 2 weeks of the alleged parking contraventions, can I appeal on the basis that more than 6 months passed between the alleged contraventions and my physically receiving the tickets?

 

While I was only abroad for 3 months, I left the old address a week before leaving the UK (early november) and did not get the mail that was delivered there in my absence until last week (May).

 

thanks

 

H

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

IMHO you will not succeed as the mail was sent to your last known address, it is not a case of the tickets being issued late.

 

Andy

[green_and_mean]

Its not the enforcement authorities fault you got them late unless you have a better excuse I'd sort them out ASAP before they go up.

[Hagoopm]

tits.

 

are there any other excuses that work after 6 months?! I beleive its too late for any normal grounds of appeal?

 

in one case the car wasnt parked there for more than 5 minutes but I know this is not technically grounds for appeal as the 5 minutes grace is unofficial

 

in the other case road markings and signs were insufficient