Forms PE3 and PE2

PE3 statutory declaration

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

If that is not your penalty, you probably need the TE9 witness statement instead — the routing follows the enactment the penalty was issued under, not whether you are in London.

What the form requires

Signed: Sworn before a solicitor, commissioner for oaths, magistrate or court officer
Deadline: 21 days from service of the Order for Recovery
If you are late: Form PE2, asking permission to file late — discretionary
Grounds on the form: Three — there is no "already paid" ground, unlike the TE9

Like the TE9, it resets the process rather than deciding the merits. Filing an unsworn TE9 where a sworn PE3 was needed gets it rejected, and by then the 21 days have usually gone.

The full answer on the PE3

Filing it

A PE3 resets the process; it does not win the case. Cato checks whether you have a case worth making once it is reset - and tells you honestly when you do not.

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PE3 statutory declaration

Use it for

What the form requires

Filing it

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