The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022

2.—(1) An appeal must be made by delivering a notice of appeal to the proper officer.

(2) A notice of appeal—

(a) must be in writing and signed by—

(i) the appellant, or

(ii) a person authorised to do so by the appellant,

(b) must state the name and address at which the appellant wishes documents in connection with the appeal to be sent,

(c) must state the date and any reference number of the disputed decision and the name of the enforcement authority, and

(d) may include any representations which the appellant desires to make in addition to the original representations.

(3) Sub-paragraph 2(2)(a)—

(a) is satisfied, in the case of a document transmitted by fax, if a copy of the signature of the relevant person appears on the transmitted copy, and

(b) does not apply in relation to a document transmitted by other means of electronic data transmission.

(4) If the notice of appeal is delivered to the proper officer after the end of the period specified in regulation 7(2)(a), 10(2)(a) or 13(2)(a) (as the case may be) (“the appeal period”)—

(a) the appellant must include in the notice a statement of the reasons which are relied upon for justifying the delay, and

(b) the adjudicator must treat any such statement of reasons for delay as a request to extend that period.