A qualified solicitor and Commissioner for Oaths witnesses your PE3 in person. Check current adviser availability before booking, and use our preparation tools to get ready for your appointment.
Our booking and form preparation service costs £49. Check available advisers, appointment locations and times before paying.
You can also contact a solicitor or County Court directly to ask about witnessing, fees and appointment arrangements. These vary by provider. Our service is optional, and a witnessed form does not guarantee the outcome of your case.
A PE3 is a statutory declaration. By law it must be sworn in person before an independent authorised person: a Commissioner for Oaths such as a solicitor, a Justice of the Peace, or an officer of the county court. If you are filing late, the TE14 application that goes with it is signed with a statement of truth and needs no witness. If the PE3 is not properly witnessed, the Traffic Enforcement Centre will not process it, and enforcement continues.
That is the whole point of getting it right. If a correctly witnessed PE3 succeeds, the Order for Recovery is withdrawn. A rejected one costs you time you may not have if a bailiff is already involved.
You bring your printed forms and photo ID, sign the PE3 in front of the witness, and leave with everything ready to send to the Traffic Enforcement Centre. It usually takes about ten minutes.
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A PE3 is a statutory declaration and must be sworn in person before an independent authorised person: a Commissioner for Oaths such as a solicitor, a Justice of the Peace (magistrate), or an officer of the county court. Our witnesses are qualified solicitors and Commissioners for Oaths.
Yes. A statutory declaration must be witnessed in person with the original printed form. It cannot be witnessed over video or by post. You attend a short appointment, sign in front of the witness, and they complete the witnessing section.
Bring your printed PE3 form (the original hard copy, not a copy or a screen), and photo ID such as a passport or driving licence. Do not sign the declaration beforehand: you must sign it in front of the witness. If you are filing late, bring your completed TE14 too, so you can send it with the PE3.
The appointment itself usually takes around ten minutes. You sign the declaration in front of the witness, they complete their part, and you leave with a properly witnessed form ready to send to the Traffic Enforcement Centre.
Our booking and form preparation service costs £49. Appointments depend on adviser availability. Review the service details before paying, and wait for confirmation of your time and location before travelling.
If your Order for Recovery names an old form, use its replacement: a TE9 is now the TE13, and a TE7 or PE2 is now the TE14. Since October 2026 the Traffic Enforcement Centre uses a TE13 for parking PCNs, moving traffic contraventions outside London, and Dart Charge, Mersey Gateway or clean air zone PCNs. A TE13 is a witness statement signed with a statement of truth, so it needs no witness and you do not need this service. A PE3 is used for moving traffic contraventions in a London borough and for low emission or clean air zone PCNs. It is a statutory declaration and must be sworn in person.
You usually have 21 days from the Order for Recovery to file. If you are late, or need more time, fill in a TE14 and send it with your PE3. The TE14 is verified with a statement of truth, so it does not need a witness. Only the PE3 is sworn at the appointment.
If the declaration is not properly sworn before an authorised witness, the Traffic Enforcement Centre can reject it, and enforcement continues. If a correctly witnessed PE3 succeeds, the Order for Recovery is withdrawn, which is why getting it right and on time matters.
Yes. Traffic Enforcement Centre guidance says swearing a PE3 is free at most county court hearing centres, by appointment. Check the court’s appointment arrangements directly. You do not need to use our booking service to explore that option.