Out of Time Witness Statement is granted

If your Out of Time witness statement is granted, you will receive a Revoking  Order from the Traffic Enforcement Centre advising  you that the Order for Recovery has been revoked, and  the charge certificate  cancelled. It is important to stress that the revoking order  does not cancel the penalty charge (see below).

My Out of Time Witness Statement has been accepted, will I still need to pay the bailiff?

No you will not. If your Out of Time witness statement is accepted, the warrant can no longer be enforced by the bailiff and as a consequence; all bailiff fees are removed.

I had to pay the PCN and bailiff fees, will I receive a refund?

If your Out of Time Witness Statement is granted and you receive a Revoking Order, then any payment previously made to the enforcement agent should be refunded to you. The Local Government Ombudsman has made a number of decisions on this subject. The refund is usually paid about 2 weeks after the date of the Revoking Order and paid into the same that had been used to make payment.

My vehicle was removed to the bailiff companies pound, will it be released?

If your Out of Time Witness Statement is granted and you receive a Revoking Order, then any vehicle that had been seized by the bailiff MUST be released and any storage fees and bailiff charges will be cancelled.

What will happen next?

This depends on the reason that you gave for submitting your Out of Time witness statement. If the reason had been because you  had not received the Penalty Charge Notice,  the local authority will reissue a new notice. This will give you the opportunity to make payment at the earlier discounted rate.

If the reason had been because you had appealed the PCN and had not received a response, the PCN will usually be rewound back to the ‘appeal’ stage.

Further information about an Out of Time witness statement.

Our Bailiff Advice Online website has a lot of information about the Traffic Enforcement Centre and Out of Time witness statements and statutory declarations.  Our index page on the subject is here.

Commentary from Bailiff Advice Online:

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