Order for Recovery: the court forms TE13, PE3 and TE14

Which form you have

An Order for Recovery comes with the court's own form for challenging it. Use the form the court sent you. Each form says at the top what it is for.

Form TE13, a witness statement, is for a parking penalty inside or outside London, or a moving traffic penalty outside London. Form PE3, a statutory declaration, is for a moving traffic penalty in a London borough, including a Low Emission Zone or Clean Air Zone.

Since October 2026 the court's forms page on GOV.UK lists the TE13 and the TE14 in place of the older TE9 and TE7.

Which grounds work?

Each form lists the only grounds it takes, and you tick only one. The forms say one with more than one ticked will not be accepted. The TE13's grounds, in short:

• You did not receive the Notice to Owner or the Enforcement Notice.
• You made representations within 28 days of the Notice to Owner and did not receive a reply (a Rejection Notice).
• You appealed to an adjudicator within 28 days of the rejection notice, and have had no response, or the appeal had not been decided when the charge certificate was served, or it was decided in your favour.
• The penalty charge has been paid in full.

Not sure which of these fit your notice? Check it free. You see the verdict and the deadline before you pay.

If none of them is true

The PE3 has the first three in its own words, for London moving traffic penalties, and a fourth about a request to vary a fixed penalty for vehicle idling. If none of the grounds is true for you, the TE13 says you cannot use it and should contact the authority that issued the order.

Do not ignore the order: it says what to do and by when. Citizens Advice gives free help, and a solicitor can act for you.

It must be true

The TE13 ends with a statement of truth. It says that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against a person who makes a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth.

The PE3 is a statutory declaration. The form says that knowingly and wilfully filing a false declaration is a criminal offence under section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911. It must be sworn before a Commissioner for Oaths, a Justice of the Peace or an officer of the County Court before you send it, and the form says you may have to pay a fee for that.

The dates and the TE14

Send the form by the date shown on your Order for Recovery. GOV.UK says you have 21 days to challenge the order.

If that date has passed, the court's form TE14 goes with your TE13 or PE3. It asks the court to accept your form late, and asks for your reasons for not sending it in time. Its notes say those should not be your reasons for disputing the penalty.

The TE14 says the authority considers it first, and if the authority refuses it, a court officer decides without a hearing. If the court officer refuses it, you may apply for a review within 14 days, and you may have to pay a fee.

Where it goes

The forms go to the Traffic Enforcement Centre, by email or post, at the addresses printed on the form. Keep proof that you sent it.

What ByeFine does

For an Order for Recovery, ByeFine writes the answers for every box of the court's own form from what you tell us, and the TE14 if it is late, as text you copy and paste into the official form. You choose the ground: we cannot choose it for you. You sign the form yourself, and swear a PE3 in front of someone who can witness it, then send it to the Traffic Enforcement Centre yourself. ByeFine does not send anything to the court. The price is on the pricing page.

ByeFine is not a law firm, does not give legal advice and does not go to court or send court papers for you.