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I've just received a penalty notice for breaching the congestion charge. I was down for a funeral a few months ago and then went on to the Lee Rigby march but I was zapped at 17.55 crossing Westminster Bridge, OK I accept its before the 6pm cut-off by 5 minutes and it was a silly error on my behalf, but, I did not receive the first or initial correspondence charging me £60 that's referred to in the £195 fine I have just received :eek:

Anyone had experience of this, will they accept that I've not received the initial offer and allow me to still pay the £60 or are they blinkered and brutal and want my pound of flesh?

What justification can they give for such a hike, £60 - £195 is simply obscene, can it be challenged?
 
Fish said:
I've just received a penalty notice for breaching the congestion charge. I was down for a funeral a few months ago and then went on to the Lee Rigby march but I was zapped at 17.55 crossing Westminster Bridge, OK I accept its before the 6pm cut-off by 5 minutes and it was a silly error on my behalf, but, I did not receive the first or initial correspondence charging me £60 that's referred to in the £195 fine I have just received :eek:

Anyone had experience of this, will they accept that I've not received the initial offer and allow me to still pay the £60 or are they blinkered and brutal and want my pound of flesh?

What justification can they give for such a hike, £60 - £195 is simply obscene, can it be challenged?
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Yes you can challenge unfortunately I don't know the procedure,im sure someone will come along with the answer.
 
Unless it can be shown that they didn't actually send the first correspondence then I can't see why they would accept that excuse (otherwise everybody would make the same claim).

The hike is there is try and get people to accept the earlier fine and pay up quick.
 
They deliberately make the appeal process difficult in the hope you'll eventually lose the will to live and sod off leaving them alone...


PS There are some websites offering advice with regard the appeal process but even using those 'the boss' never had any luck with an appeal...
 
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Ouch good luck which the appeal seems harsh but there are plenty who intenitally don't pay so it's a deterant. Seem a program a bit ago where some people were losing the cars instead of paying the initial £60 fine.
 
I doubt unless you can prove that you never received the original (and not sure how that would be done legally) they won't budge. You could appeal but it'll be a truncated process and I doubt with little chance of winning.
 
Proof of posting is not proof of receipt (as such, fines cannot be imposed relying solely on proof of post), given that they would need to prove receipt of the original penalty charge (and as a result your willing non payment) in order to impose the increased penalty, then I'd be appealing.


You'll have to pay the original tax.....sorry penalty.....though.


Imho.

:)
 
SammmeBee said:
guest100718 said:
How did you not know your were in cc zone.
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Big signs on the road.....
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Probably as easy to miss as the 'not' in guest100718's post! :whistle:

And if it was Westminster Bridge @ 17:55, he'd probably have had to be on the other side at 17:00!!

Seems a drastic escalation of the charge! Getting in quickly and claiming the original was not received - and offering to pay the £60 immediately - would be my suggestion. Not driving in London during those hours makes life much better for all imo!
 
c1973 said:
Proof of posting is not proof of receipt (as such, fines cannot be imposed relying solely on proof of post), given that they would need to prove receipt of the original penalty charge (and as a result your willing non payment) in order to impose the increased penalty, then I'd be appealing.


You'll have to pay the original tax.....sorry penalty.....though.


Imho.

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A common misconception; receipt does not have to be proved.

http://www.nopenaltypoints.co.uk/does-nip-have-be-served-within-14-days.html
 
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