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Require fair access to PCN appeals and protect victims of number plate cloning

Submitted by Joseph William Penny on Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Published on Friday 1st August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 1st February 2026

Signatures: 63

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Petition Action

Require fair access to PCN appeals and protect victims of number plate cloning

Petition Details

Require councils to offer direct Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) contacts, facilitate fairer appeals, and better protect victims of cloned number plates. We feel councils can issue PCNs with limited options for appeal or discussion.

Additional Information

We think victims of number plate cloning are being unfairly fined by local councils through PCNs for offences they did not commit. The current appeal system is often automated, with no direct way to speak to a council officer, and can leave innocent motorists presumed guilty and threatened with bailiffs. We ask the government to make it a legal requirement for councils to provide direct, accessible contact for PCN disputes, and uphold the principle of innocent until proven guilty.


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