Thanks - any suggestion on the wording please?
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Sirs
Re PCN <number> dated <dd/mm/yyyy> for the London ULEZ scheme.
I am writing to request that the representations I am submitting are accepted and considered by Transport for London, despite their late submission. The reason for this late submission is that I was called abroad for several weeks very shortly after the alleged contravention date. I therefore did not receive the PCN until after I returned and this was unfortunately after the period allowed on the PCN to respond to it. I enclose copies of my travel documents to support this. In addition, due to this absence abroad, I was also unable to consider whether to make payment of the PCN at the discounted rate.
(insert your narrative here regarding accidentally paying for your van rather then your car, something on the lines of "On the day in question I ......">
In view of the circumstances as outlined above, I would respectfully ask that you cancel the PCN. I ask this because full payment was made for a non-compliant vehicle on the day in question, albeit mistakenly for the wrong vehicle registration number. Therefore Transport for London received full payment on the day, there being no attempt to avoid the ULEZ payment
Yours faithfully
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