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Challenge an Order for Recovery UK

Received an Order for Recovery or Charge Certificate? We draft the required statement/declaration and guide you through the TEC process.

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Statutory declarations must be sworn before a solicitor or commissioner for oaths. We draft the content — the oath step is separate.

What we do

Draft witness statement or statutory declaration
Guide you through TEC process and deadlines
Support reopening your case for appeal where possible
Clear next-step instructions for filing

Common questions

No. Swearing is completed before a solicitor or commissioner for oaths.
In many cases, yes. If accepted, the process can reset so you can continue with appeal stages.

The process

1

Share your Order for Recovery / Charge Certificate

2

We check dates and grounds for challenge

3

We draft your declaration content

4

You complete filing with required oath step

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Common scenarios we handle

You never received the original penalty charge notice or any correspondence before the Order for Recovery arrived
You were abroad, in hospital, or otherwise unable to respond within the original appeal deadlines
The council served notices to an old address despite being aware of your current address
You have valid grounds to appeal the original PCN that were never heard because you missed the deadline through no fault of your own

Legal framework

Orders for Recovery are issued through the Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC), a branch of the County Court. The process is governed by the Civil Procedure Rules and the Road Traffic (Parking Adjudicators) Regulations. To challenge an Order for Recovery, you must file a statutory declaration (out of time witness statement) within the required period, sworn before a solicitor or commissioner for oaths. If accepted, this reopens the case and allows you to make representations against the original PCN. We are not authorised to administer oaths or statutory declarations. This step must be completed before a solicitor, commissioner for oaths, or other authorised person. Filing the sworn declaration with the Traffic Enforcement Centre is your responsibility as litigant in person — we provide your completed documents and filing instructions but do not submit to the court on your behalf. If you need help finding a solicitor or commissioner for oaths to administer the statutory declaration, we provide referral guidance as part of the service.

Frequently asked questions

A Charge Certificate increases the penalty by 50% and is issued by the council when a PCN remains unpaid. If still unpaid after 14 days, the council can register the debt at the TEC and obtain an Order for Recovery, which is a court order for the full amount plus costs.
You should act immediately. Once an Order for Recovery is issued, bailiff action can follow if you do not respond. Filing a statutory declaration can halt enforcement and reopen the case — but there are strict time limits.
Yes. Even after bailiff instruction, it may still be possible for you to file a statutory declaration to reopen the case. We draft the declaration, advise on the process, and give you clear filing instructions — the filing step is completed by you, after the declaration is sworn before a solicitor or commissioner for oaths.

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Received an Order for Recovery?

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Free assessment disclaimer: Our free assessment confirms whether we can assist, which service applies, and the fee. Response times depend on case complexity and documents submitted. The free assessment does not constitute legal guidance or advice — active work begins only after payment of the applicable service fee.