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

Arklight

Motorised Horse Box imo.

System

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 live 250 miles away from London, you cannot miss the big signs as you pass into the LEZ and ULEZ. It has been all over the news as well.

Take it on the chin, pay the fine.

lee1972

Tarambor wrote: »

I live 250 miles away from London, you cannot miss the big signs as you pass into the LEZ and ULEZ. It has been all over the news as well.

Take it on the chin, pay the fine.

He can’t afford it!

Also, he needs to get to the bottom of why it’s so high when it should be much less.

Mercdriver

facade wrote: »

AD knows, read his reply again, it's snow joke

D'oh! My joke sensor has gone a bit flakey...

willyroyale

as lee1972 asks- why has the charge changed from the standard TfL LEZ penalty?  i’m experiencing a similar situation but 10 months after the alleged infraction of LEZ. I received a notice of ‘penalty fee’ from Euro Parking Collection PLC not TfL. The ‘fee’ had increased to €1780 reduced to €1100 if paid within 14 days 😀. the sent me two so-called penalty fees total €3500. 

lordmountararat

The OP may be the victim of an attempted scam, since the fine is so much more that it should be. I suggest (s)he gets in touch with the authorities to make sure this is genuine, before paying anything.

ToxicWomble

It’s probably been resolved In the 12 months since the OP posted unless they have been sent a further avalanche of letter. 

Jsor86

Can anyone please urgently help me!!
I got stopped by enforcement officers wanting to seize my car as apparently I owe £3500 in unpaid ULEZ charges dating back to July 2019- September 2019 where my vehicle entered the zone 14 times!!!!
It was not me driving the car and at the time, I was in a volatile relationship and my ex partner was using my car without my knowledge, taking it at night and returning in the morning. I have viewed imagery of the PCN and it is not me driving.
As well the initial fines and court orders were sent to a previous address I was no longer at so I had no idea this had occurred and now have this £3500 debt hanging over me which will cripple me as I’m a single parent on a low wage and I’m also a disabled blue badge holder.
This is already at enforcement stage, I would be so grateful and would appreciate any help or advice from anyone. 

Thanks 

AdrianC

Jsor86 said:

Can anyone please urgently help me!!
I got stopped by enforcement officers wanting to seize my car as apparently I owe £3500 in unpaid ULEZ charges dating back to July 2019- September 2019 where my vehicle entered the zone 14 times!!!!
It was not me driving the car and at the time, I was in a volatile relationship and my ex partner was using my car without my knowledge, taking it at night and returning in the morning. I have viewed imagery of the PCN and it is not me driving.
As well the initial fines and court orders were sent to a previous address I was no longer at so I had no idea this had occurred and now have this £3500 debt hanging over me which will cripple me as I’m a single parent on a low wage and I’m also a disabled blue badge holder.
This is already at enforcement stage, I would be so grateful and would appreciate any help or advice from anyone. 

Thanks 

Everything will have been sent to the address the car was registered to at the time - I presume that changed, and your post was not being forwarded? Was that change linked to escaping the volatile relationship? And the V5C did get updated as soon as you moved?

I think your best bet is to look at getting the court orders set aside, on the basis that you didn't know about the cases - but that's not a trivial or cheap process.

Goudy

I am not sure there's much help to give am afraid.

You can challenge the fine/s (PCN's) within 28 days. The fine is sent to the registered keeper so your challenge would have been you weren't the driver at the time/s.

Unfortuantely for whatever reason, you neglected to update your keeper details with the DVLA, which it's self carries fine of upto £1000, so your 28 days to challenge has passed, you missed the chance because of another, fineable infringement. TFL won't see that as a reasonable defense, sorry.

But saying that, there's nothing to stop you writing to them and appealing on the grounds that the vehicle was used without your consent. (like it was stolen)
You'll need to supply some evidence (in the case of a stolen vehicle, crime reference number, details of insurance claim etc).
I guess the best bet for the evidence would be a crime reference relating to your volitile relationship around the same time as the PCN's or one for taking a vehicle without consent.
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/low-emission-zone/penalty-charges/challenge-a-penalty-charge-notice

Blue badge holders are not exempt from the Ulez, it's only cars registered with the DVLA as disabled and in the disabled passenger vehicle tax class that have been given a free "grace period" until 2025.
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/discounts-and-exemptions