How to Appeal Your Merton PCN

A parking charge notice (PCN) can significantly impact your monthly budget, and this unexpected expense can be especially frustrating if you do not believe you actually committed the offence you were accused of. Fortunately, receiving a PCN does not automatically mean you will have to pay for it. DoNotPay can help you challenge your Merton PCN the easy way!

Receiving a Parking Charge Notice in Merton

If you received a parking charge notice (PCN) in Merton, it means you allegedly committed a local parking violation. Some common examples of reasons you may receive a PCN include:

• Not paying to park in a car park that utilises metres
• Parking for longer than you paid for
• Parking in a Blue Badge disabled parking space without displaying the proper credentials
• Parking on private property without permission
• Parking any place else where parking is not allowed

However, it is important to note that mistakes can be made on the issuance of PCNs. This is especially true in Merton because the council uses cameras to assign many of its PCNs, which are unable to consider context and tend to be more prone to error than human beings. Consider these well before you decide to pay the fine.

How to Pay a Parking Fine in Merton

If you would prefer to pay your parking fine without contesting it, you may do so on the PCN Payment Portal. You will need to enter your PCN number and vehicle registration number to find your PCN in the Council of Merton's online system.

Once you locate your PCN within this portal, you will have the option to view any photographic evidence of your alleged infraction that may be available before entering your payment information. Looking closely at these photos is an important step in making sure that you were parked incorrectly before wasting money you should not need to spend, and you can postpone paying your parking fine if you notice an error.

How Do I Challenge a Parking Fine?

You may also challenge your parking fine instead of immediately paying it, which can be an attractive option if you do not believe you were parked incorrectly, you are not the current owner of the vehicle in question or you have another legitimate reason to believe an error was made.

If you choose to do this, you can start the appeal process within the same portal you would use to pay your parking fine. You will need to submit this appeal no later than 28 days after receiving your PCN, and appeals that are submitted within 14 days will be held at the rate of 50 percent off the potential full cost of the parking fine until a decision is made.

Once you locate your PCN within the Council of Merton's online system using your PCN number and vehicle identification number, you will gain access to more specific instructions for explaining why you are challenging your parking fine. You may also appeal your PCN by post by sending a signed and dated letter explaining why you believe your PCN was a mistake to:

You will be informed in writing shortly after your appeal is approved or declined. If it is declined, your 14-day time frame to pay the PCN at the discounted rate will start over on the date this notice is sent.

Is Contesting a Parking Fine in Merton Worth the Hassle?

Contesting a parking fine can be a hassle, but the benefits this step can have are always worthwhile. At DoNotPay, we never want you to waste money on a parking fine that you never should have received in the first place. We are here to handle the majority of the work of appealing a PCN that was someone else's mistake for you.

Although we cannot guarantee that every contest will be successful, we have helped thousands of people across the UK and around the world avoid paying parking fines they were not at fault for, and our high success rate makes taking a chance on appealing your PCN worthwhile. You will save a significant amount of money if you win, and you will be no worse off than you are right now if you do not.

Can DoNotPay Appeal Private Parking Tickets?

DoNotPay is a helpful option for appealing both public and private parking tickets. Although the scenarios in which you may get these types of tickets are slightly different, our process is the same no matter what specific type of parking ticket you have or where you received it. Some of the dozens of cities we have helped our customers appeal for public and private parking tickets in include:

• Islington
• Birmingham
• London
• New York City
• Seattle
• Chicago
• San Jose
• Los Angeles

Contest Tickets in Merton in Less Than 120 Seconds

Here's how to get started:

1. Log-in to DoNotPay and go to the Ticket Disputes category. Select the Parking Ticket product.

2. Upload a photo of your citation.

3. Provide us with some details on why you believe the citation issued is a mistake.

4. That's it! You'll receive an appeal letter that contains the best argument to win your case.

It's that simple! You can use the carefully crafted appeal letter to serve as your argument when you challenge your ticket.

What Else Can DoNotPay Do?

Once you experience how easy it is to challenge a PCN using DoNotPay, we know you will want to explore more ways we can make your life easier. If you decide to keep your membership, we will be able to help you:

1. Conveniently search dozens of websites at once to find the lowest prices that are currently available for nearly any item
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3. Cancel subscriptions, close accounts and appeal banned accounts
4. Renew your vehicle registration
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6. Contact the British Embassy or Consulate in nearly any country
7. Return items
8. Notarize documents

At DoNotPay, we want to help you avoid wasting money by paying a parking fine that was made in error. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you challenge your Merton PCN or to start the process right from your phone!