ULEZ Fine
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Rbf92

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16 posts

82 months

Wednesday 16th November 2022
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My partner for a ULEZ PCN through the door yesterday which is a surprise since we have never travelled to London and the car in question has been off the road on our drive for 2 month since she got a new car.

The photos they provided also look like the reg ends in a V where as hers ends in a Y, both reg numbers come back as the same make model and colour so maybe it was a misread? Anybody had this issue before and know how likely are they to actually revoke the fine?

48k

16,350 posts

171 months

Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Rbf92 said:
My partner for a ULEZ PCN through the door yesterday which is a surprise since we have never travelled to London and the car in question has been off the road on our drive for 2 month since she got a new car.

The photos they provided also look like the reg ends in a V where as hers ends in a Y, both reg numbers come back as the same make model and colour so maybe it was a misread? Anybody had this issue before and know how likely are they to actually revoke the fine?
If it wasn't her, it wasn't her. Fill in the details on the PCN and send it back.

Details on the appeals process are here.

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emissio...

I assume if the car has been off the road for 2 months you can show it is SORN'd if they request it, or provide some other proof it wasn't in London on the day in question if they don't just accept your appeal outright?


Oilchange

9,587 posts

283 months

Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Do they specifically point to the 'V' reg in the text of the PCN? If so it isn't you.

Mandat

4,403 posts

261 months

Wednesday 16th November 2022
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You're overthinking this.

If the photos show a similar but different reg, then it is a simple case of a misread by the computer.

Point this out to TfL and they will correct their error.

If they still insist that it is your car, when you know it is not, then come back here for more advice. At the moment, there's no point in wasting any time on speculating on further action, when the misread problem is so easy to resolve.

martinbiz

3,646 posts

168 months

Thursday 17th November 2022
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Oilchange said:
Do they specifically point to the 'V' reg in the text of the PCN? If so it isn't you.
Well obviously not or they wouldn't have got the ticket

martinbiz

3,646 posts

168 months

Thursday 17th November 2022
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Mandat said:
You're overthinking this.

If the photos show a similar but different reg, then it is a simple case of a misread by the computer.

Point this out to TfL and they will correct their error.

If they still insist that it is your car, when you know it is not, then come back here for more advice. At the moment, there's no point in wasting any time on speculating on further action, when the misread problem is so easy to resolve.
^This^ although it does seem to be quite a coincidence that the misread plate comes back as an identical car

Mandat

4,403 posts

261 months

Thursday 17th November 2022
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martinbiz said:
^This^ although it does seem to be quite a coincidence that the misread plate comes back as an identical car
Not really. If the dealer registered a batch of cars at the same time, they would most likely get consecutive number plates.

voyds9

8,490 posts

306 months

Friday 18th November 2022
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How many times is a computer allowed to misread it before it becomes a problem that needs sorting.