Penalty charges
Service of notice to owner if penalty charge not paid6
1
Where—
a
a penalty charge notice with respect to a vehicle has been issued under Article 5; and
b
the penalty charge has not been paid within 28 days,
the Department may serve a notice (“a notice to owner”) on the person who appears to the Department to have been the owner of the vehicle when the alleged contravention occurred.
2
In paragraph (1)(b) “within 28 days” means before the end of the period of 28 days from the date—
a
of the penalty charge notice if it was issued by a traffic attendant; or
b
of the supplementary notice under Article 5(5) if the penalty charge notice was issued by the Department.
3
A notice to owner must state—
a
the grounds on which the traffic attendant believed that a penalty charge was payable with respect to the vehicle;
b
the amount of the penalty charge which is payable;
c
that the penalty charge must be paid within 28 days;
d
that failure to pay the penalty charge may lead to the penalty charge being increased;
e
the amount of that increased charge;
f
that there is a right to make representations under Article 9 and a right of appeal under Article 13;
g
how payment of the penalty charge may be made; and
h
such additional matters as the Department may determine.
4
In paragraph (3)(c) “within 28 days” means before the end of the period of 28 days from the date of the notice to owner.