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It's just a department of the council (note the gov.uk email address).

Oxford City is one of the few that still issues excess charges notices and I didn't know they had driver liability.

The driver should have got the windscreen notice as per the pictures which would have had a discount offer.

What happened. The contravention:

Thank you - that's helpful. There was nothing on the windscreen when the driver came back to the car. Is there any scope to challenge due to this? As the potential to pay a discounted fine has been lost. Or whether there are cameras to show that it wasn't there.

Hi @LunarMango, it is entirely illegal for Oxford City Council to enforce at all and I'm more than happy to help you fight this, however this will likely require a trip to the magistrates' court, but you won't be alone. The last time we dealt with something like this, this was the result:

https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/24411882.police-falsely-accuse-man-illegal-parking-yarmouth/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1rrx1170qyo

For very much the same reasons why Norfolk constabulary can't enforce parking under the criminal law, Oxford City Council cannot issue ECNs either, they just ignore the law because so far nobody has held them accountable for their illegal behaviour.

Please contact me directly at ivanleo@gmail.com if you'd like to pursue this.