Author Topic: Bristol CAZ charge- vehicle was CAZ compliant, but has been scrapped  (Read 33 times)

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This is a bit of an odd one, so hoping for some advice.
We received 2 x PCNs for driving through the Bristol CAZ zone a couple of weeks before we scrapped the vehicle (2009 Kia Picanto 2 1.1 12v Petrol). As the car has been scrapped, you can no longer look up the vehicle details via the DVLA, nor do we have the V5C. I appealed the PCNs via the BCC website, stating the vehicle had been scrapped, the make/model/year of the car, and that as it was a petrol car manufactured after 2006, it met (actually exceeds) the requirements of Euro 4 emissions standards and was therefore exempt. They have denied the appeal and have asked for the V5C or other proof it meets the exemtption standards.  I have replied to the rejection via the email address on the letter, with the Certificate of Destruction, as well as all of the information I could find online about the emissions from a couple of different websites.
I spoke to the DVLA this morning, and I can only get the info I need by filling in a V888 form, which I have done, but it will take up to 4 weeks to receive the information.
Is there anything else I can do/submit to make my case?

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Did it have a personal plate.

Is this the first time you drove it in the zone or other clean air zones.

No personal plate and no, we have driven through the Bristol CAZ zone on at least a weekly basis since (and prior) to it's introduction. It has always been (and if we had not scrapped it, would still be) a compliant vehicle.

Register an appeal at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, in case Bristol prove to be obdurate, because you cannot wait around for the DVLA info. You only have a fixed time to either pay or go to the adjudicators.