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• What is the Congestion Charge?
• Representation against a Congestion Charge Notice.
• Notice of Acceptance/Rejection/Appeal
• Appealing a Congestion Charge to the Adjudicator
• Charge Certificate & Registration of Debt & Order for Recovery.
• What is a Statutory Declaration?
• A Warrant of Execution.
• 3 or more unpaid Congestion Charge notices.
• How can I check the bailiff’s fees are correct?

Charge Certificate.

A Charge Certificate will be issued by TfL, increasing the penalty charge by 50% to £150 if the following apply:

• A ‘Notice of Rejection’ has been issued and you did not pay the penalty charge within 28 days or
• No appeal to the Adjudicator has been registered within 28 days after TfL had issued you their ‘ Notice of Rejection’.
• An appeal has been refused by the Adjudicator and TfL has not received payment within 28 days.
• You have informed the Adjudicator that you intend not to proceed with the appeal but do not make a payment within 14 days of your appeal being withdrawn.
Transport for London can apply to register the charge as a debt at the Northampton County Court.

Registration of Debt & Order for Recovery.

This is a formal notice. If after 14 days of a charge certificate being issued, the penalty charge is still not paid, you may receive this notice.

The debt is then registered with Northampton County Court Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC) with the debt then increasing to £155 to include a £5 court fee. When the debt is registered, Transport for London will send to you two documents: a ‘Notice of Debt Registration’ and a Statutory Declaration form.

You must either pay the outstanding penalty or immediately lodge the Statutory Declaration at the Traffic Enforcement Centre. See the following page for details.

Please note: that although this debt is registered at Northampton County Court, it does not get recorded against your credit history and is nota County Court Judgment.