Forgot to register my car in London low emission zone - please help ! Huge fine

s2016
s2016 Posts: 43 Forumite
Hi all, I’m so upset I just got sent through a london low emission zone fine I genuinely did not know about this fine and visited last weekend with my son. I don’t live in london. The fine is £1000 and I simply do not have this money. It’s s first time offence and I am on a low wage I could never afford this. Please can anyone help with advice on how to appeal this ? Many thanks
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  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 15,438 Forumite
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    s2016 wrote: »
    Hi all, I’m so upset I just got sent through a london low emission zone fine I genuinely did not know about this fine and visited last weekend with my son. I don’t live in london. The fine is £1000 and I simply do not have this money. It’s s first time offence and I am on a low wage I could never afford this. Please can anyone help with advice on how to appeal this ? Many thanks
    £1000? I thought the fine for non-payment for a car was £160, reduced to £80 if you pay within 14 days. Considering you were only there last weekend, the maximum fine you have to pay is £80.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    The grounds for exemptions and discounts are given at the link below. It's doubtful that not seeing any of the signs warning you that you are about to drive into the ULEZ is one of them.


    https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/discounts-and-exemptions
  • Robin9
    Robin9 Posts: 12,676 Forumite
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    You can challenge

    /tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/challenge-a-pcn

    Or pay within 14 days and save 50%
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    £1000? I thought the fine for non-payment for a car was £160, reduced to £80 if you pay within 14 days. Considering you were only there last weekend, the maximum fine you have to pay is £80.
    Yup.
    https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/penalty-charges-for-ulez

    OP - are you sure you've read the letter right?
  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,915 Forumite
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    Were you driving a.....

    Lorries
    Goods vehicles
    Motor caravans
    Motorised horseboxes
    Breakdown and recovery vehicles
    Snow ploughs
    Gritters
    Refuse collection vehicles
    Road sweepers
    Concrete mixers
    Tippers
    Fire engines
    Removals lorries
    Other specialist vehicles
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 15,438 Forumite
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    Were you driving a.....

    Lorries
    Goods vehicles
    Motor caravans
    Motorised horseboxes
    Breakdown and recovery vehicles
    Snow ploughs
    Gritters
    Refuse collection vehicles
    Road sweepers
    Concrete mixers
    Tippers
    Fire engines
    Removals lorries
    Other specialist vehicles
    I did wonder if OP drove a larger vehicle but they did say "car" in the title. Even if they were in a lorry, the fine is £500 if they pay promptly.
  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,915 Forumite
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    I did wonder if OP drove a larger vehicle but they did say "car" in the title. Even if they were in a lorry, the fine is £500 if they pay promptly.
    My money was on a snow plough.
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 15,438 Forumite
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    My money was on a snow plough.
    I think you've drifted off topic.
  • Mercdriver
    Mercdriver Posts: 3,898 Forumite
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    I think you've drifted off topic.

    I think he was teasing, since snow plough was on the list
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,507 Forumite
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    edited 4 June 2019 at 6:01PM
    Mercdriver wrote: »
    I think he was teasing, since snow plough was on the list


    AD knows, read his reply again, it's snow joke ;)
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
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