# AppealGo > Appeal a parking ticket, council PCN, private parking charge, bus lane, ULEZ or Clean Air Zone notice online. Snap a photo, we check it for free and file the appeal for you. AppealGo is a UK service. A driver photographs a parking ticket, council PCN, private parking charge, bus lane, ULEZ or Clean Air Zone notice; AppealGo reads it, finds the grounds to challenge it, drafts the appeal in the driver's own name and files it with the issuer. Checking is free. It prepares and files documents and is not a law firm; outcomes are decided by the issuer or an independent tribunal. ## For agents and developers - [MCP server (Streamable HTTP)](https://appealgo.com/api/mcp): all tools; scanning and filing need an API key in the Authorization header. - [Public MCP server, no key](https://appealgo.com/api/public/mcp): guides, contravention codes, deadline calculator and appeal status only. - [REST API reference](https://appealgo.com/developers) - [OpenAPI 3.1 document](https://appealgo.com/api/v1/openapi.json) - Every guide is available as Markdown at https://appealgo.com/api/v1/guides/{slug}. ## Free tools - [Deadline calculator](https://appealgo.com/tools/deadline-calculator): discount, challenge, escalation and tribunal dates for any UK notice. - [Contravention codes](https://appealgo.com/tools/contravention-codes): what each council PCN code means and the grounds that usually work. ## Types of notice - [How to appeal a council PCN (Penalty Charge Notice)](https://appealgo.com/guides/council-pcn): The step-by-step process for challenging a council Penalty Charge Notice in England and Wales: deadlines, the 50% discount, formal representations, the tribunal, and the grounds that win. - [How to appeal a private parking charge notice](https://appealgo.com/guides/private-parking-charge-notice): Private parking charges from ParkingEye, Euro Car Parks, APCOA and others are not fines. Learn how keeper liability, POPLA and the IAS work, and the technical failures that get these charges thrown out. - [How to appeal a bus lane PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/bus-lane-pcn): Bus lane penalties are issued from camera footage and posted to the keeper. Here is how much they cost, the deadlines, and the grounds that get bus lane PCNs cancelled, from unclear signs to permitted left turns. - [How to appeal a moving traffic PCN (yellow box, no entry, banned turn)](https://appealgo.com/guides/moving-traffic-pcn): Yellow box junctions, no-entry signs, banned turns and one-way streets are enforced by camera. Learn the rules councils must follow, the first-offence warning outside London, and the grounds that cancel moving traffic PCNs. - [How to appeal a ULEZ PCN from Transport for London](https://appealgo.com/guides/ulez-pcn): ULEZ penalties are £180, halved if paid within 14 days. Find out the grounds TfL accepts, from compliant vehicles and paid charges to cloned plates and exemptions, and how to make representations and appeal to London Tribunals. - [How to appeal a Clean Air Zone PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/clean-air-zone-pcn): Birmingham, Bristol, Bath, Bradford, Portsmouth, Sheffield and Tyneside all run Clean Air Zones. Learn the £120 penalty, the payment window, the grounds councils accept and how to appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. - [Notice to Owner: what it means and how to respond](https://appealgo.com/guides/notice-to-owner): A Notice to Owner means a council PCN is unpaid after 28 days. You have 28 days to pay or make formal representations on statutory grounds. Here is what the grounds are, how to use them and what happens next. - [Charge Certificate, Order for Recovery and the TE9 witness statement](https://appealgo.com/guides/charge-certificate-order-for-recovery-te9): When a PCN escalates past the Notice to Owner, the penalty rises by 50%, the debt is registered at the Traffic Enforcement Centre and bailiffs can follow. A TE9 witness statement can reset the process. Here is how it works. - [Grounds for appealing a parking ticket: the reasons that actually win](https://appealgo.com/guides/parking-ticket-appeal-grounds): Not every excuse works, but a surprising number of parking tickets are cancelled on a handful of recurring grounds. Here they are, for council PCNs and private parking charges, with the evidence each one needs. - [How to write a parking ticket appeal letter (with template)](https://appealgo.com/guides/parking-ticket-appeal-letter): A good appeal letter is short, factual and built around one clear ground. Here is the structure that works for councils and private operators, a template you can adapt, and the mistakes that get letters rejected. - [Ways to challenge a parking ticket compared: free tools, letter services and services that file for you](https://appealgo.com/guides/ways-to-challenge-a-parking-ticket-compared): Paying, appealing yourself, free templates from MoneySavingExpert, Which? and Citizens Advice, AI letter services and services that file for you: what each costs, what you still have to do yourself, and when each makes sense. ## Private parking operators - [ParkingEye parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/parkingeye): ParkingEye issues more private parking charges than any other UK operator, almost all from ANPR cameras at supermarkets, retail parks and hospitals. Learn where its charges fail and how to appeal to ParkingEye and POPLA. - [Euro Car Parks parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/euro-car-parks): Euro Car Parks manages ANPR and pay-and-display car parks at retail parks, town centres and stations. Learn how its charges work, the common grounds that beat them and how to appeal to Euro Car Parks and POPLA. - [APCOA parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/apcoa): APCOA runs airport, hospital, railway station and council-contracted car parks. Its notices can be private parking charges or council PCNs depending on the site. Learn which you have and how to appeal each. - [UK Parking Control (UKPC) parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/uk-parking-control): UKPC enforces residential developments, retail sites and business parks, often with permit schemes and windscreen tickets. Learn the timing rules for its Notices to Keeper and the grounds that succeed against UKPC. - [NCP parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/ncp): NCP runs multi-storey and surface car parks in city centres, at stations and airports. Learn how its charges work, the payment and pre-booking errors behind most of them, and how to appeal to NCP and POPLA. - [Smart Parking parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/smart-parking): Smart Parking runs camera-enforced retail parks, supermarkets and pay-and-display sites and is known for high volumes of charges. Learn the grounds that beat Smart Parking notices and how to appeal to Smart Parking and POPLA. - [Civil Enforcement Ltd parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/civil-enforcement-ltd): Civil Enforcement Ltd (CEL) operates camera-enforced car parks at pubs, hotels, retail parks and leisure sites and is known for pursuing charges through the county court. Learn the grounds that succeed and how to appeal. - [Excel Parking and Vehicle Control Services charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/excel-parking): Excel Parking Services and its sister company Vehicle Control Services (VCS) are International Parking Community members, so appeals go to the IAS rather than POPLA. Learn how their charges work and the grounds that succeed. - [Premier Park parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/premier-park): Premier Park operates camera-enforced retail and leisure car parks across the South West and beyond. Learn how its charges work, the common failures behind them and how to appeal. - [MET Parking Services parking charge: how to appeal](https://appealgo.com/guides/met-parking-services): MET Parking Services enforces fast-food restaurant, retail and leisure car parks, often with short free limits. Learn the grounds that beat MET charges and how to appeal to MET and POPLA. ## Councils and TfL - [How to appeal a Transport for London (TfL) PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/transport-for-london): TfL issues PCNs for red routes, bus lanes, the Congestion Charge and ULEZ. Learn the amounts, the 28-day representations window, the grounds TfL accepts and how to appeal to London Tribunals. - [How to appeal a Westminster PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/westminster): Westminster City Council issues more parking PCNs than any other UK authority. Learn the amounts, the informal challenge and representations process, and the grounds that succeed in Westminster. - [How to appeal a Lambeth PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/lambeth): Lambeth issues large numbers of PCNs for bus lanes, moving traffic and controlled parking zones across Brixton, Clapham, Streatham, Vauxhall and Waterloo. Learn the process and the grounds that succeed. - [How to appeal a Camden PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/camden): Camden enforces parking, bus lanes, moving traffic and its healthy school streets across Camden Town, Kentish Town, Holborn, Bloomsbury and King's Cross. Learn the process and the grounds that succeed. - [How to appeal a Hackney PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/hackney): Hackney has some of London's most extensive low traffic neighbourhoods and school streets, all enforced by camera. Learn how Hackney PCNs work, the process, and the signage grounds that succeed. - [How to appeal a Brent PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/brent): Brent issues PCNs for parking, bus lanes and moving traffic across Wembley, Willesden, Harlesden, Kilburn and Kingsbury, with event-day restrictions around the stadium. Learn the process and the grounds that succeed. - [How to appeal a Croydon PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/croydon): Croydon enforces parking, bus lanes and moving traffic across the town centre, Purley, Norbury and Thornton Heath. Learn the amounts, the process, and the grounds that succeed against Croydon PCNs. - [How to appeal a Birmingham PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/birmingham): Birmingham City Council enforces parking, bus lanes, moving traffic and the Clean Air Zone. Learn the amounts, the process, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal route and the grounds that succeed against Birmingham PCNs. - [How to appeal a Manchester PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/manchester): Manchester City Council enforces parking, bus lanes and bus gates across the city centre, Deansgate, Oxford Road and the university corridor. Learn the process, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal route and the grounds that succeed. - [How to appeal a Leeds PCN](https://appealgo.com/guides/leeds): Leeds City Council enforces parking, bus lanes and moving traffic across the city centre and suburbs. Learn the amounts, the process, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal route and the grounds that succeed against Leeds PCNs. ## Contravention codes - [PCN contravention code 01: parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-01-restricted-street): Code 01 is the single yellow line ticket: parked on a street with a waiting restriction while it was in force. Learn what it means, the loading exemption, and the sign and line defects that get code 01 PCNs cancelled. - [PCN contravention code 02: parked or loading in a restricted street where loading is prohibited](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-02-loading-restriction): Code 02 means you were on a street with a loading ban, shown by yellow kerb blips, during its hours. Learn what the kerb markings mean, when the ban applies and the grounds that beat code 02 PCNs. - [PCN contravention code 12: parked in a residents' or shared-use bay without a valid permit or payment](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-12-resident-bay): Code 12 is the resident permit ticket: parked in a resident or shared-use bay without displaying a valid permit or paying. Learn the difference from code 19, the visitor voucher rules and the grounds that succeed. - [PCN contravention code 16: parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-16-permit-bay): Code 16 covers bays reserved for specific permit holders such as doctors, businesses, car clubs or disabled residents. Learn what it means and the grounds that get code 16 PCNs cancelled. - [PCN contravention code 30: parked for longer than permitted](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-30-overstay): Code 30 is the overstay ticket: parked in a limited-time bay or paid bay beyond the permitted period. Learn the statutory 10-minute grace period, the no-return rules and the grounds that beat code 30 PCNs. - [PCN contravention code 40: parked in a disabled bay without displaying a valid Blue Badge](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-40-disabled-bay): Code 40 is issued for parking in a designated disabled bay without a valid Blue Badge on display. Learn the rules on badge display, personalised bays, and the grounds that get code 40 PCNs cancelled. - [PCN contravention code 46: stopped where prohibited on a red route or clearway](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-46-red-route): Code 46 is issued for stopping on a red route or clearway during its hours. Learn what red lines mean, the exceptions for marked bays and loading, and the grounds that beat code 46 PCNs from TfL and councils. - [PCN contravention code 47: stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-47-bus-stop): Code 47 is issued for stopping in a bus stop clearway or bus stand marked by a wide yellow line and the bus stop cage. Learn when it applies, the exceptions, and the grounds that beat code 47 PCNs. - [PCN contravention code 62: parked with one or more wheels on the footway or verge](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-62-footway-parking): Code 62 is the pavement parking ticket. In London it applies everywhere unless a bay allows it; elsewhere only where signed. Learn where the ban applies and the grounds that beat code 62 PCNs. - [PCN contravention code 99: stopped on a pedestrian crossing or the zig-zag area](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-99-pedestrian-crossing): Code 99 is issued for stopping on a zebra, pelican or puffin crossing or its zig-zag markings. Learn what the markings mean, the exceptions, and the grounds that beat code 99 PCNs. - [PCN contravention code 34: being in a bus lane](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-34-bus-lane): Code 34 is the bus lane contravention, issued by camera to the registered keeper. Learn the amounts, the permitted-vehicle and left-turn exceptions, and the grounds that get code 34 PCNs cancelled. - [PCN contravention code 31: entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited](https://appealgo.com/guides/code-31-box-junction): Code 31 is the yellow box ticket: entering a box junction when your exit was not clear and stopping in it. Learn the exact rule, the right-turn exception, the unforeseeable-stop defence and the grounds that beat code 31 PCNs.