Parking fine appeal letter template

Parking appeals are won on detail and evidence. This template puts the reference, the facts and your grounds in the order the reviewer reads them.

Free to use and edit. You pay only if you have it printed and posted.

The template

Parking charge appeal — template Square brackets are yours to fill in
Dear Sir or Madam,

Appeal against [Penalty Charge Notice / Parking Charge Notice] number [notice number]
Vehicle registration: [registration]
Date of alleged contravention: [date]

I am writing to appeal against the above notice.

The grounds for my appeal are as follows.

[Set out what actually happened, in order and with times. Stick to facts you can evidence.]

[State your grounds plainly — for example that a valid ticket or permit was displayed, that the signage was unclear or obscured, that the vehicle had broken down, or that the details on the notice are incorrect.]

I enclose the following in support of this appeal:
[list your evidence — photographs, a ticket, a permit, a repair invoice]

I ask that the notice be cancelled. Please confirm in writing.

Yours faithfully,

[Your name]
[Your address]
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