I got a parking or traffic fine, or a court letter about one

How long

The Central Violations Bureau (CVB, the office for federal tickets) says your payment must be received by the date of your scheduled court appearance. Check the boxes on the front of the ticket: if Box A is checked you must go to court on the date shown; if Box B is checked you must pay or go to court

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the day the ticket is issued. The court date is printed on the ticket. If no date is shown, the Central Violations Bureau (CVB) mails you a Notice to Appear, usually four to eight weeks after the ticket, about four weeks before the court date. If you have not received it within 60 days of the ticket date, call the CVB on 1-800-827-2982

If missed

the court may send you a summons or issue a warrant for your arrest. For a motor vehicle ticket, the court may also report that you did not pay or appear to your state's motor vehicle or driver-licensing agency, which may affect your driving privileges, your vehicle registration, or both. Paying also has a cost: the CVB says paying may mean admitting a criminal offense, you give up the right to contest the ticket and to a trial, and for a motor vehicle ticket your payment may be reported to your state, with points or a suspension possible

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pay online or by mail and end the case without going to court (when Box B is checked), or go to court on your date to contest it. The CVB says that if you plead guilty in court, or are convicted after trial, the court may impose any penalty the law authorizes, not limited to the amount on the ticket, and adds a special assessment of $5, $10 or $25 for each offense. If you cannot afford the full amount, or want traffic school (a driver education course) or community service, the CVB says to go to court on your date and ask there. If you want traffic school, do not pay first: call the CVB. If you move after getting the ticket, tell the CVB in writing: a change of address with the post office is not enough

Where this differs: Federal tickets only: those written by federal officers, such as the Park Police or police on military installations, in national parks and forests, at post offices and at Veterans Affairs medical centers. A ticket from a state, county or city police officer is not a CVB ticket: see that card. Fake texts, emails and calls demanding payment of a federal ticket exist: the CVB says a real link ends in .gov, and that if you are unsure of a call you should hang up and call the CVB directly on 1-800-827-2982

Checked 10 October 2026 at Central Violations Bureau, US Courts (My Options)

How long

The date on your ticket or summons is the date to follow. Your state, county or city decides, and no federal rule gives one number. If you cannot find a date, call the court named on the ticket today

Starts

the day you get the ticket or summons. Find the court date, or the pay-by date, printed on it and write it down

If missed

your state decides what a missed date costs you: ask the court. If the date has passed, call the court the same day and ask what you can still do. If the court mentions a warrant or your driver's license, ask a legal aid office or a lawyer the same day

It lets you

ask the court what your options are: how to pay, how to contest it, whether you can ask for more time or to pay in parts, and what happens if you cannot pay. USAGov says county and municipal courts may hear traffic infractions, and that you may be able to find your court through your state or territory court website

Where this differs: Different in every state and often by court. A ticket headed 'U.S. District Court Violation Notice' is a federal ticket: see that card. A ticket for a crime rather than a traffic infraction, and any arrest, are outside this page: get a lawyer. If a text or email demands payment of a ticket you never got, do not use its link: look up the court yourself and call it

Checked 10 October 2026 at USAGov (Federal, state, territory, county, and municipal courts)

How long

If the ticket adds penalty points (it is called 'endorsable'), hand in your full driving licence, including the paper part, to a police station within 7 days of the offence. You pay within 21 days. A camera ticket (a 'conditional' fixed penalty) gives 28 days, and your licence goes with your payment to the Fixed Penalty Office

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the day of the offence, for handing in the licence. For paying, nidirect does not say what the 21 days count from, so count from the date printed on the notice

If missed

nidirect does not say what follows if you miss the 7 days or the 21 days. Call the Central Ticket Office on 028 9065 0222 (the number nidirect gives), or Advice NI, the same day. For a camera ticket, the PSNI says that if you do not accept the fixed penalty in time you may be sent to the Magistrates' Court

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accept the ticket and pay it, which keeps you out of court; or dispute it: nidirect says you may ask for a court hearing 'within the time allowed', and the notice gives that time. A parking ticket that is not endorsable is paid within 21 days and needs no licence handed in. If you cannot find your licence, the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) says a delay in applying for a new one may mean you are sent to the Magistrates' Court instead: apply for a new one at once. If a speed awareness course is offered instead of points, nidirect says to book within 14 days of the invitation (the PSNI page says 21, so count 14), and to do the course within 90 days of the date of detection (the PSNI; nidirect says 120, so count 90)

Where this differs: Northern Ireland only. A Graduated Fixed Penalty from the Driver and Vehicle Agency (for example for a defective tyre) gives 14 days from the offence to hand in the licence, not 7 (nidirect). If the driver was not seen in person when a non-endorsable ticket was issued, the police send a notice to the owner that gives a further 21 days to pay (nidirect). A camera 'Notice of Intended Prosecution' is a different notice: see the 'who was driving' card

Checked 10 October 2026 at nidirect (Fixed penalties for motoring offences)

How long

14 days from the issue date to pay half price, or to challenge in writing and usually keep the half price while the council decides. A ticket sent by post can give 14 or 21 days for the half price: read it. If the ticket is not paid or challenged, the council sends a Notice to Owner, which gives 28 days to pay the full amount or to make a formal challenge, called 'making representations'

Starts

the issue date printed on the ticket, not the day you read it, whether it was left on your car, handed to you or posted to you (for example after a camera caught your car). A Notice to Owner, which comes later, starts its own count from the date printed on it: GOV.UK counts from the day you get it, so the date on it is the earlier, safer count

If missed

Citizens Advice says that if you do not appeal and do not pay within 28 days of a Notice to Owner, the penalty goes up by another 50%: the council can send a Charge Certificate (see that card). The Traffic Penalty Tribunal says an ignored ticket may go up and be registered as a debt, which bailiffs can enforce. GOV.UK and the Traffic Penalty Tribunal say a first challenge can still be made up to 28 days after the ticket, though the half price may be gone

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pay half price and end it, or challenge it for free. Choose one: Citizens Advice says paying is usually seen as admitting the ticket was right, so you cannot appeal after you pay. To challenge, write to the council and say why. Give the date the ticket was issued, your address, your vehicle registration number and the ticket number, and send copies, not originals, of any evidence, such as photos of the signs. If the challenge works, the council cancels the ticket and you pay nothing. If it says no to a challenge sent inside the 14 days, Citizens Advice says you can usually still get the half price if you pay soon after. A Notice to Owner can sound final, but Citizens Advice says you can still make a formal challenge: explain your reasons in as much detail as you can, with copies of your evidence. If that is turned down, the council sends a Notice of Rejection, which can take up to 56 days to arrive (see that card)

Where this differs: England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own cards. GOV.UK says: 'Check the ticket - there are different rules for some types of PCN.' For example, Citizens Advice (England) says an Excess Charge Notice from a council car park gives at least 7 days to appeal: read it today. A ticket from Transport for London (a red route, the congestion charge or the low emission zone) or from Dart Charge is challenged with them, not the council (GOV.UK). The Traffic Penalty Tribunal says a Notice to Owner is used for parking tickets only: a ticket posted to you is itself the notice. A fixed penalty notice and a charge from a private company have their own cards. If you lose the ticket, contact whoever issued it

Checked 10 October 2026 at GOV.UK (Parking fines and penalty charge notices: challenging a ticket)

How long

A council ticket (a penalty charge notice) is half price if you pay within 14 days, and must be paid within 28 days; a police ticket (a fixed penalty notice) gives 21 days to pay or to challenge it. To challenge a council ticket, write to the council by the date its ticket or letter gives. If the council says no, it sends a Notice of Rejection, and Citizens Advice Scotland says you have 28 days to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. To challenge a police ticket, complete 'part 3' on the back and send it to the address given

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the date printed on the ticket, or on the later letter you hold, not the day you read it. mygov.scot does not say what a police ticket's 21 days count from, so count from the date printed on it. For an appeal to the tribunal, count from the date on the Notice of Rejection

If missed

council ticket: mygov.scot says you get a reminder, then a second reminder asking for a higher amount, usually 50% more, by a new date; if you do not pay or challenge by that date, the council can register the debt with the court. Some letters are called a Notice to Owner or a Charge Certificate: whatever the name, read the date on it. Citizens Advice Scotland says you cannot appeal after a charge certificate, and the council can collect the charge using sheriff officers. If a sheriff officer sends you a letter, the date on it comes first: see the guide on debt collectors and court papers, and call Citizens Advice Scotland the same day. Police ticket: mygov.scot says your fine will be increased, and you can be asked to appear in court

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with a council ticket: pay half price, or challenge for free. mygov.scot does not say whether a challenge keeps the half price open, so ask the council when you write. The council must consider your case and tell you if it accepts or rejects it; if it accepts, it cancels the ticket and you pay nothing. Reasons that can work include: you did not own the vehicle at the time, the parking was not illegal (for example your meter time had not run out), someone parked the vehicle without your consent, the signs were not clear, or you were sent a follow-up letter about a ticket you never received. You can appeal to the tribunal only after the council has rejected your challenge. With a police ticket: pay it to the court, or challenge it if it should not have been given to you. You may be asked to go to court to give evidence; you can get advice from a solicitor first, and you could be eligible for legal aid if you are on a low income

Where this differs: Scotland only: England, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own cards. The 21 days for a police ticket is mygov.scot's page on parking tickets from the police; its older general page on police fixed penalties gives 28 days, and Police Scotland's safety camera page gives 28 days for a speed camera offer. If you are not sure which you hold, count 21 days; the date on your own notice comes first. If the council turns your challenge down, Citizens Advice Scotland says the Notice of Rejection should tell you how to appeal. The tribunal (Transport Appeals): 0300 303 5760. It lists the councils whose tickets it hears; if yours is not listed, call and ask. It does not hear police tickets

Checked 10 October 2026 at mygov.scot (Penalty charge notices from the council)

How long

14 days from the date on the ticket to pay half price. A challenge, which has to be in writing (online, or to the Parking Enforcement Processing Unit), that arrives inside those 14 days stops the half-price offer running out while it is considered

Starts

the date on the ticket, for the half price. After that, count from the date on each letter, not the day it reached you

If missed

a Charge Certificate raises the charge by half and gives 14 more days to pay. After that the debt can be registered as a judgment against you and pursued through the Enforcement of Judgments Office, and the car can be clamped and removed. A Notice of Intention to Enforce has its own, shorter date: see the guide on debt collectors and court papers, and call Advice NI the same day. A Notice of Enforcement of Charge Certificate gives 21 days to send a statutory declaration (a sworn written statement) to an adjudicator, but only for three reasons: you never received the Notice to Owner; you made a representation but got no Notice of Rejection; or you appealed but got no decision. nidirect says a statutory declaration is a sworn written statement signed by a solicitor, Commissioner of Oaths, Justice of the Peace, notary public or magistrate, and that it is an offence to knowingly or wilfully make a false statement

It lets you

pay half price, or challenge. If you pay, do it online or by phone: a published tribunal decision says payment has to be received inside the 14 days, and advises these faster ways. If the challenge is refused, the reply gives you a new half-price date (nidirect). If you are the registered keeper and want to keep contesting it, you can wait for a Notice to Owner and then make a representation (a written reason why you should not pay). After a Notice to Owner you have 28 days from its date to pay in full or make a representation. If that is refused you get a Notice of Rejection, and 28 days from its date to appeal to the independent Northern Ireland Traffic Penalty Tribunal. If your appeal is late, send it anyway and say why: an adjudicator can allow longer. If you lose, you have 28 days from the adjudicator's decision to pay

Where this differs: Northern Ireland only. The Department for Infrastructure, not the councils, handles on-street parking tickets through its Parking Enforcement Processing Unit (PO Box 134, Coleraine, BT52 9AF; 0300 200 7895). The amounts are printed on the ticket. Council car parks have been run by a private operator since 1 April 2024, but the Consumer Council says their penalty charge notices are still valid and must be paid or appealed by following the instructions on the letter: do not treat one as a private company's charge. A charge from a private company's own car park is different: see the private parking card

Checked 10 October 2026 at nidirect (Parking tickets, penalty charge notices)

How long

A Charge Certificate gives 14 days to pay the original charge plus half as much again. An Order for Recovery from the court gives 21 days to send in a witness statement, but only if one of four reasons fits. The Traffic Penalty Tribunal says that if the ticket is still unpaid 14 days after a Charge Certificate, the council can register the debt at the Traffic Enforcement Centre in Northampton County Court, which sends the Order for Recovery

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the date on the letter, not the day it reached you

If missed

the debt can be passed to bailiffs (now often called civil enforcement agents). The Traffic Penalty Tribunal says: do not ignore an Order for Recovery. If the 21 days for the witness statement have passed, or you need more time, you can still ask the court for a longer period: the court's rules (Practice Direction 75) allow this, and a court officer decides. Call a free debt adviser the same day for help with it. A letter from bailiffs has its own date: see the guide on debt collectors and court papers

It lets you

with a Charge Certificate: pay the higher amount. You can no longer make representations to the council, though some councils may still accept them at their own choice. You may still be able to appeal to the tribunal if you were sent a Notice of Rejection, and a late appeal with a good reason can be considered: send it now and say why it is late. With an Order for Recovery: a witness statement form comes with it, to say why the debt should not have been registered. It works only if one of four reasons fits: you did not receive the Notice to Owner or the ticket; you challenged in time but got no Notice of Rejection; you appealed in time but heard nothing, or the council sent a Charge Certificate before your appeal was decided, or you won and it sent one anyway; or the ticket was already paid in full. Follow the instructions on the form

Where this differs: England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own later steps: see their cards

Checked 10 October 2026 at Traffic Penalty Tribunal (Charge Certificates and Orders for Recovery)

How long

21 days to reply, saying whether you plead guilty or not guilty. The notice says who brought the case, how to plead, and whether you can plead online

Starts

the date shown on the notice, not the day it reached you

If missed

a magistrate decides your case without your say. If you are found guilty there is no reduced sentence for a guilty plea, your fine or penalty points may be higher, and money may be taken from your pay or benefits. If you did not know about the case, you can ask for it to be reopened, usually within 21 days of finding out

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plead guilty, and ask for the case to be decided without going to court: your fine is reduced by up to 33%, and you can tell the magistrate about your circumstances (called mitigation), which may lower your fine or sentence. Or plead not guilty, which means going to court to give your side in person. If you are not sure whether to plead guilty, get advice before you reply: the notice charges you with a minor criminal offence. If you need help with the online reply, call the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre on 0300 303 0656, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. If you do not have the internet, or do not feel confident using it, GOV.UK gives We Are Group: 03300 160051, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, or text FORM to 60777 and someone will call you back. GOV.UK says Advicenow has detailed free guidance, and you can also get legal advice

Where this differs: England and Wales only: GOV.UK says the rules for cases that go to court in Scotland and Northern Ireland are different. If you hold a court notice in Scotland or Northern Ireland, read it for its date and get advice the same day. This notice can be about any minor offence, such as a driving offence or an unpaid TV licence

Checked 10 October 2026 at GOV.UK (Single justice procedure notices)

How long

Count 21 days from the company's refusal to appeal to the free independent service. If the company belongs to the British Parking Association, that service is POPLA, which gives 28 days. If it belongs to the International Parking Community, that service is the Independent Appeals Service (IAS). Citizens Advice (England) and the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland say 21 days for the IAS; the IAS's own site and Citizens Advice Scotland say 28. Use 21. POPLA says the company only has to give you the code to appeal if you appealed to it inside 28 days of getting the charge

Starts

the day the company turns down your first appeal: the date on its letter or email. Appeal to the company inside 28 days of getting the charge

If missed

the IAS says a late ('non-standard') appeal is possible only if the company agrees. It costs £15, which is not refunded, and its decision then binds you as well as the company, so get advice before you choose it. Citizens Advice says this late route is open for up to a year after the company turns you down. POPLA says it is unlikely to accept a late appeal. If you lose, or never appeal, the company can pass the debt to a collector or take you to court: Citizens Advice says it will decide whether it is worth doing. If it takes you to court, the court papers have their own dates: see the court claim card. After a POPLA decision against you, POPLA says that if you delay payment beyond 28 days the company may add charges or refer the case to debt collection

It lets you

have an independent assessor look at the charge for free. The IAS says the decision on an appeal sent in time binds only the company, not you. POPLA says that while your appeal is with POPLA, the company must not chase you for payment. The decision cannot be reviewed later, so send all your evidence with the appeal. Many companies take 40% to 60% off if you pay inside the first 14 days (Citizens Advice): appealing to POPLA or the IAS can give that up, and paying usually means you cannot appeal

Where this differs: UK. A private charge is a claim under a contract, not a fine: it must not say or suggest that the police or the council enforce it (Citizens Advice). The appeal route above is run by the two industry trade bodies. If a company left the ticket on your car and is not a member of either, Citizens Advice says not to contact it unless it writes to you first, because only members can get your name and address from the DVLA (the vehicle keeper register); if it does write to you, reply. In Northern Ireland, the Consumer Council says it can help only people who are vulnerable or have mitigating circumstances, such as a Blue Badge holder or a camera fault. If you were the keeper of the car but not the driver, get advice before you say who was driving. POPLA says that in Scotland and Northern Ireland it can assess an appeal only from the driver, or on behalf of the driver, and withdraws one from a non-driver. In England and Wales POPLA says the company can pursue the keeper in certain circumstances; in Northern Ireland the Consumer Council says registered keepers cannot automatically be held liable, and the company may still pursue the keeper if the driver's details are not given

Checked 10 October 2026 at Citizens Advice (Appealing a parking ticket)

How long

28 days to pay; to dispute it, read the back of the notice today. You dispute it in a magistrates' court, and the back of the notice tells you how, so do not wait for the 28 days to run out

Starts

the date the notice was issued. GOV.UK does not say what the 28 days count from, so count from the date printed on it

If missed

you will have to pay half as much again, and you will be prosecuted: GOV.UK says you may have to pay a bigger fine as well as court costs. Only some parking fixed penalties add penalty points to your licence, for example leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position

It lets you

pay it, or dispute it, in which case you are sent a summons with a date to attend a court hearing. Before you decide, Citizens Advice says you can write to whoever gave the notice (the police or the council) and explain why you object, but not every area allows this: call them, or the number on the notice, to check, and ask whether the 28 days stop while they look at your letter. Unless they say they do, pay or ask for a court hearing inside the 28 days. If your letter is turned down, Citizens Advice says it is a good idea to pay, because the only other way is a hearing in a magistrates' court, where your fine goes up by half if you lose and you pay court costs. Get legal advice before you go to court

Where this differs: England and Wales. GOV.UK says paying and challenging differ in Scotland and Northern Ireland: see their cards. Citizens Advice says paying is usually seen as admitting the ticket was right, so you cannot appeal after you pay. For a speeding or other driving fixed penalty, the notice has its own date: read it. A notice asking who was driving is a different notice with its own date: see the 'who was driving' card

Checked 10 October 2026 at GOV.UK (Parking fines and penalty charge notices: paying a ticket)

How long

28 days to pay the ticket, or to appeal to the independent tribunal. Appealing is free, and you can send your reasons and evidence in writing without going in person. Appeal online to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal (England outside London, and Wales) or to London Tribunals (London)

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the date on the Notice of Rejection, not the day it reached you. After you challenge, the council can take up to 56 days to send it

If missed

the council can send a Charge Certificate, which raises the charge by half (see that card). If the tribunal turns your appeal down, you pay the full amount, and Citizens Advice says that if you do not pay within 28 days it goes up by another 50%

It lets you

ask an independent adjudicator (a tribunal lawyer) to decide. You cannot appeal until you have challenged the ticket with the council and been turned down. The tribunal says one or more specific grounds (reasons) must apply, so read them on its page before you decide. If your appeal is late, send it anyway and say why: the tribunal says an adjudicator will consider a late appeal if there is a good reason, for example you challenged the ticket but the Notice of Rejection never reached you

Where this differs: England outside London, and Wales: the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, 0800 160 1999, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm except bank holidays; its team can help you appeal online, send you a paper form, or fill in the appeal for you if you need that. London: London Tribunals, online with the verification code on your Notice of Rejection, or by post on the form sent with it; 020 7520 7200, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm except bank holidays. London Tribunals says a late appeal may still be accepted if you explain the delay. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own tribunals: see their cards

Checked 10 October 2026 at GOV.UK (Parking fines and penalty charge notices: challenging a ticket)

How long

28 days to return the notice, telling the police who was driving. For a speed camera, GOV.UK says that within 14 days of the offence the registered keeper is sent a Notice of Intended Prosecution and a Section 172 notice

Starts

the day the notice is served on you. The law counts 28 days beginning with that day. Count from the date on the notice, or the day it was posted if you can see that, whichever is earlier: Police Scotland's safety camera page counts 28 days from the date of the letter

If missed

not returning it is an offence of its own, separate from the speeding. GOV.UK says you may have to go to court if you ignore the notice. Police Scotland says that on conviction the penalty can be a fine, up to six penalty points and, in some cases, a driving ban. If the date has passed, reply at once anyway: the law (section 172(7)) says you are not guilty if you gave the information as soon as reasonably practicable after the 28 days, or it was not reasonably practicable to give it

It lets you

tell the police who was driving, so they can send that person a fixed penalty notice or a letter telling them to go to court (GOV.UK). If you were not the driver, name the person who was. If you do not know who was driving, do not ignore the notice: reply by the date, say what you did to find out, and get advice about what to write. The law (section 172(4)) says you are not guilty only if you show you did not know and could not have found out with reasonable effort

Where this differs: England, Wales and Scotland (section 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988). Northern Ireland has its own law: the PSNI says the keeper must identify the driver and return the notice 'within the allotted time', and gives no number of days, so use the date printed on your notice. If the vehicle belongs to a company, the notice says who in the company signs

Checked 10 October 2026 at GOV.UK (Speeding penalties)

How long

14 days to reply, counted from the day the claim counts as delivered to you (see Starts), for a paper claim that came with the particulars of claim (the sheet that says what you are said to owe and why). GOV.UK also says to respond by the date on the email or letter you receive, and to follow the instructions in it. You can send an acknowledgement of service (form N9) within the 14 days if you need longer to prepare a defence: that gives 28 days from service of the particulars of claim. GOV.UK says you can also ask for another 14 days if you are not paying the full amount.

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the day the claim form counts as served on you. By post, that is the second business day after it was posted (see the postmark). If it was delivered to your address, the second business day after delivery. To be safe, count from the day it was posted or delivered, whichever is earlier. If the claim came by email or online, the date on the email or letter comes first.

If missed

a judgment (a county court judgment, CCJ) may be entered against you, with extra costs and interest. A CCJ stays on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines for 6 years unless you pay in full within one month: see the CCJ clock. If you miss the date, still reply: Citizens Advice says a response that arrives before the court grants a default judgment is still considered. If you first learned of the claim from a judgment, or you do not owe the money, you can ask the court to cancel it (set it aside): that needs an application, a fee and a private hearing, so get advice first.

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pay the amount, admit all or part and ask for time to pay by instalments, or dispute the claim, and you can make a counterclaim if you think they owe you money. Court staff can help you fill in the forms but cannot give legal advice. Citizens Advice says to reply as early as possible and, if you disagree you owe the debt, to say so when you reply.

Only if a private parking company sues you in England or Wales. That claim is for the charge, not a fine, and the dates on the claim papers come first. Citizens Advice says that if the company takes you to court and you lose, you may have to pay the charge, which could have gone up, and court costs. If a court has already made a judgment against you, or the claim is in Scotland or Northern Ireland, see the guide on debt collectors and court papers.

Where this differs: England and Wales only. For a claim made online with 'MC' in its number, the time counts from the day the claim was issued, not the day you got it, and the reply is due by 4pm on the date in the email: do not leave it to the evening. For help with the forms, call Civil Money Claims on 0300 123 7050 ('MC' claims) or the Civil National Business Centre on 0300 123 1056 (other claims), Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm: staff explain the steps but cannot give legal advice. If the claim form says 'particulars of claim to follow', wait for them, which should come soon after; the 14 days count from when they are served, so keep the claim form and get advice now. Claims under a Consumer Credit Act agreement have their own guidance (N1(FD)): it also gives 14 days from service. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different courts and dates: see their clocks.

Checked 10 October 2026 at GOV.UK (HM Courts and Tribunals Service)