Rotherhithe tunnel exemption

gesdt50

Hi does anybody know how to get a vehicle plate excluded from the rotherhithe as the van I drive is so small that it is inside the sizes and weight . They issue PCN's and will cancel them once you go though the process , however as  a 6 day user that need to use it 6 days a week currently going around via Tower bridge and blackwall to avoid

TheTFL only have general advice numbers with operators that just send 1 aroung the phone lines constantly as they have no idea on it and upon searchin on google they dosnt seem to be an advice on how to get in touch with an official about it. If can anybody can hep ?

Andy_L

What does the van's V5 say? Is there an error there which TFL then pick up on the tunnels ANPR?

gesdt50

They just charge and make people appeal - If people don't appeal its easy money for the borough council

gesdt50

Any knowledgeable person have an answe r?

jon81uk

gesdt50 said:

Any knowledgeable person have an answe r?

You haven't answered the question asked which would help.

What does the V5 say, is there an error with the registration of the vehicle GVW?

Rotherhithe Tunnel restrictions - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk)

gesdt50

No error, theres a lot of money been made from things like this unless I'm very much mistaken so they will make it very hard to find answers and indeed impossible in some case unless an independent regulator can force councils etc to make changes, stop gross misconduct.

If I was to drive the van through 6 days a week for work and return journey = 12*90 reduced if pay upon appeal thats  £1080 a week; you can be sure someone would be noticing that kind of money and make its extremely hard to find a way to have your vehicle opted out so they I am suspecting just blanket charging anything that looks like a van - if no one appeals its easy money - lots of very easy money

jon81uk

So the DVLA has the right data but you are still getting charged?

gesdt50

Am certainly charged although as I am forced to drive around to Tower bridge polluting the air currently so not using Rotherhithe now as it costs a lot of money and time appealing which is why I am try to find some personnel to remove the van reg plate from been automatically charged

jon81uk

gesdt50 said:

Am certainly charged although as I am forced to drive around to Tower bridge polluting the air currently so not using Rotherhithe now as it costs a lot of money and time appealing which is why I am try to find some personnel to remove the van reg plate from been automatically charged

TfL take the data from DVLA so the only reason you would be charged when you shouldn’t be is if the DVLA data is incorrect. If that record is 100% correct and shows the vehicle as being under 2m tall, 2m wide and has a GVW of under 2 tonnes then you need to discuss that with TfL to find out why. I don’t think anyone is going to be able to give better advice other than phone TfL and ask, or phone DVLA and ask.