Traffic Enforcement Centre forms

TE9 or PE3: which form do you need?

If an unpaid council penalty has been registered as a debt and an Order for Recovery has arrived, one of these two forms is how you undo it. They do the same job, and picking the wrong one gets it rejected — usually after the 21 days have run out.

The routing is set by the enactment the penalty was issued under — not by whether you are in London.

A London box junction is a PE3 case; a Birmingham one is a TE9 case. A London parking PCN is a TE9 case. Your Order for Recovery names the form to use — read it rather than reasoning from the general rule.

The full explanation, with the two traps

TE9 witness statement

Forms TE9 and TE7

The prescribed form for telling the Traffic Enforcement Centre, under a statement of truth, that one of four statutory things went wrong with the penalty.

Use it for

Parking PCNs anywhere in England, including London boroughs
Moving-traffic PCNs outside London
Dart Charge and Mersey Gateway crossings

About the TE9

PE3 statutory declaration

Forms PE3 and PE2

The same job as a TE9, for penalties issued under the London Acts schemes — but a statutory declaration, which must be sworn rather than simply signed.

Use it for

London bus lanes
London moving-traffic contraventions, such as box junctions and banned turns
The London congestion charge and ULEZ

About the PE3

Bailiffs already involved? Cato checks whether the case can still be reopened.

Analyse my appeal

Unpaid PCNs: enforcement, the TEC and bailiffs · All parking and traffic ticket questions

Last reviewed 28 July 2026. General information, not legal advice. Both forms carry a statement of truth or an oath, and a false statement is a contempt of court — the answers linked above explain what that means before you sign.