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Hi all,

I googled the site of the offence and this message board was immediately in the top suggested sites on Google. Glad to have found this, seems to me that this section of road have been infamous for catching motorists unaware.

I was caught in the bus lane on the 27th of March, the date of the notices (shown below) is 18th of April and I was only notified of this today by my company's fleet management and leasing company.

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I understand being able to appeal if it was my own car but how do I do this if it was a business loan vehicle?
Unfortunately the leasing company has paid for the fine, so there's not much I can do for that.


Any information would be helpful.
Thanks.

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As I understand it, the PCN has been paid and the case is therefore closed.

Your beef will therefore be with the leasing company.
What are the terms of your lease agreement regarding paying PCNs?

That's frustrating.


According to their Document on PCN's:

"We will look to either transfer liability or pay the fine
to take advantage of the reduced rate that is
usually offered. This is dependent on the type of
fine and the authority who issues it. We will contact
you upon receipt of any fine relating to your vehicle
and detail how we have processed it. "


And regarding appealing fines:


"Appeals can be made directly with the issuing
authority, either online or by post. Please include the
third-party authorisation letter which is included within
the email notification for the fine.
...
If your appeal is successful, the issuing authority will
issue a refund to Alphabet which we will then pass on
to you. Please be aware that refunds can take up to 28
days to reach us, but once we have them we’ll credit
them to you within 30 days of receipt."


I've tried to check the PCN and according to LBHF it's now closed.

As I understand it, the PCN has been paid and the case is therefore closed.

Your beef will therefore be with the leasing company.
What are the terms of your lease agreement regarding paying PCNs?

The terms are irrelevant because the law is an ass and they are liable. I am happy to draft a letter of  complaint to both organisations. Another messy situation.