If you go to tribunal the full penalty will be at stake.
An oral hearing is recommended rather than a written one. That is inconvenient of course.
You evidence looks solid to me. I would also add screenshots of the message exchange, hopefully they are timed and show you had arranged to meet after the time of the contravention.
I would also try and get a date and time of the owner change from DVLA. I would do this both via the online contact (they then reply by email) and also a subject access request.
I appreciate you can make it go away for £35, but I personally would rather end up paying the full penalty than that.
I would include failure to consider. It is obcious they haven't. You supplied most of what they are asking for.
They gave you an "out" to provide that information (again) did you try it?
It would show how reasonable you are and unreasonable they are if again rejected.
Do not let any dealines expire for tribunal, otherwuse you lose by default.
Well what they're asking is screenshots of receipt of payment - which I don't have but I provided the closest thing possible that's the time of the bank transaction. Do they really expect private sellers to have a card machine with printable receipts...
Regarding screenshots of the conversation date/time - again, I don't have any as we communicated via phonecalls.
I'll try to reach out to DVLA to get the proof of ownership transfer, thanks! It's odd that the council doesn't have that info already...
Thanks for your help
