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hi everyone

Got a NIP for driving 36 in a 30 zone on the A4 in west london near Heathrow. Question I had is will the Met Police offer a speed awareness course if I already have 3 points for a traffic light offence back in 2023 (TS10). I hadn’t done a speed awareness course before.

Thank you

Had this letter from Excel parking (https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME19A4IR ), they seem to be insisting the driver is identified before processing the appeal.

Could I please get some guidance on how to proceed?

I was going to write the following, look forward to your feedback.

Also found this forum post https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6277814/ringgo-app-wrong-vehicle-pcn-claim-victory
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Hi

With regards to the PCN: RT47934614 and VRM R700 AGC I would like to appeal the penalty charge notice as the keeper of the vehicle.

A parking ticket was purchased using RingGo however the vehicle registration used was for my previous car (XG05 AWG). A copy of this transaction is uploaded, I paid for 90 minutes of parking.

Whilst this is the drivers error, I understand the statutory guidance gives local authorities a "duty to act fairly and proportionately and are encouraged to exercise discretion sensibly and reasonably and with due regard to the public interest".

As the council has lost no money from the mistake, and in view of the parking fee having been paid please could you cancel the PCN.

Thank you

In your experience do councils ever accept this mitigation, i suspect I’m not the first person to make this mistake.