Can I get out of paying this ulez fine?

textbook

Not from London and had no idea about ULEZ or how to pay it.  Is there anyway to get out of paying it?  £90

Ayr_Rage

ULEZ was expanded last August and was all over the news for days so I am surprised you missed that.

If you were there for a medical appointment you may be able to appeal otherwise little chance.

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/discounts-and-exemptions

la531983

I can't imaging claiming you weren't paying due care and attention by ignoring all the signs would be a good defence tbh. 

Pay up and take it as an expensive life lesson to research where you need to drive to in future. 

400ixl

Unless there is a genuine error such as it was a mis read registration or the vehicle should be exempt then not really.

Surprised anyone isn't aware of ULEZ and even then if you are going near any major city that is unfamiliar, you should be checking if there are any clear air zones you need to avoid or pay for. London, Birmingham, Bristol, Bradford etc all have them https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-a-clean-air-zone.

Why do you feel you should be able to get out of it? 

Keep_pedalling

Your one hope is that your van is actually compliant but has been marked as non compliant by TFL. You can check its status on the following link.

https://motorway.co.uk/ulez-checker?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20327802157&utm_content=152187496033&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8vGb_r_QhgMVWJVQBh1aigYdEAMYASAAEgIh4_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Umkomaas

As we major on private parking tickets here, Free Traffic Legal Advice (FTLA) forum will be your best bet for council penalty charges. Register there but please note that a Hotmail address may not work - try using a throwaway Gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering, and post a new thread; here's your link:

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Read the sticky 'Read this first before posting your case' as well as reading through some of the other threads there ahead of posting your own details, to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate), as they need to see all the small print.

la531983

Umkomaas said:

As we major on private parking tickets here, Free Traffic Legal Advice (FTLA) forum will be your best bet for council penalty charges. Register there but please note that a Hotmail address may not work - try using a throwaway Gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering, and post a new thread; here's your link:

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Read the sticky 'Read this first before posting your case' as well as reading through some of the other threads there ahead of posting your own details, to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate), as they need to see all the small print.

But why? The only reason he or she has proferred as to why they think they shouldnt pay this is "they didnt know", thats not going to get them off it and the guys there will say exactly the same thing.

baser999

Agree with everyone here, sadly OP really hasn’t an excuse. Signage everywhere, huge media coverage.

Coupon-mad

la531983 said:

Umkomaas said:

As we major on private parking tickets here, Free Traffic Legal Advice (FTLA) forum will be your best bet for council penalty charges. Register there but please note that a Hotmail address may not work - try using a throwaway Gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering, and post a new thread; here's your link:

https://www.ftla.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Read the sticky 'Read this first before posting your case' as well as reading through some of the other threads there ahead of posting your own details, to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate), as they need to see all the small print.

But why? The only reason he or she has proferred as to why they think they shouldnt pay this is "they didnt know", thats not going to get them off it and the guys there will say exactly the same thing.

Because they might spot something we haven't.  It is always worth asking the experts first before just saying "you're bang to rights".

After all, we are the private parking expert forum and deal with and win cases every day where the uninitiated might take one look at a PPC sign and wonder why on earth we are telling the victim they'll almost certainly win.  Sometimes there's an "out".  It has to be worth asking on FTLA.

la531983

Coupon-mad said:

la531983 said:

Umkomaas said:

As we major on private parking tickets here, Free Traffic Legal Advice (FTLA) forum will be your best bet for council penalty charges. Register there but please note that a Hotmail address may not work - try using a throwaway Gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering, and post a new thread; here's your link:

https://www.ftla.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Read the sticky 'Read this first before posting your case' as well as reading through some of the other threads there ahead of posting your own details, to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate), as they need to see all the small print.

But why? The only reason he or she has proferred as to why they think they shouldnt pay this is "they didnt know", thats not going to get them off it and the guys there will say exactly the same thing.

Because they might spot something we haven't.  It is always worth asking the experts first before just saying "you're bang to rights".

After all, we are the private parking expert forum and deal with and win cases every day where the uninitiated might take one look at a PPC sign and wonder why on earth we are telling the victim they'll almost certainly win.  Sometimes there's an "out".  It has to be worth asking on FTLA.

No potential reason for an "out" has been mooted by the OP, he hasnt said its the wrong car, the wrong reg, the wrong model, the wrong picture, he essentially confirms he was driving etc.

Other than the car erroneously being on the list to charge (as already mentioned), or a medical appointment, I suspect he is actually "bang to rights". Its been issued in a timely fashion so he couldnt use that as an out either, if such an out exists.

Umkomaas

la531983 said:

Umkomaas said:

As we major on private parking tickets here, Free Traffic Legal Advice (FTLA) forum will be your best bet for council penalty charges. Register there but please note that a Hotmail address may not work - try using a throwaway Gmail account instead if you do have trouble registering, and post a new thread; here's your link:

https://www.ftla.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Read the sticky 'Read this first before posting your case' as well as reading through some of the other threads there ahead of posting your own details, to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need to post redacted photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate), as they need to see all the small print.

But why? The only reason he or she has proferred as to why they think they shouldnt pay this is "they didnt know", thats not going to get them off it and the guys there will say exactly the same thing.

At least the OP will then know where they stand. Evidently they don't know that at the moment. This forum has no focus on any council penalty charges, and 'bang to rights' advice being given here, for the sake of a more-or-less copy and paste over on FTLA, is worth doing for a second opinion. They'll then know the score-soon enough .... and go forward accordingly.