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Aberdeen Clean Air Zone ticket issued too early

Aberdeen's Low Emission Zone (a zone that bans older, more polluting vehicles from certain roads) only began enforcement on 1 June 2024. Any penalty charge notice trying to punish a breach before that date cannot legally be enforced.

Legal basis

LEZ (Scotland) Regulations 2021; Aberdeen City Council LEZ Scheme Order, commencement 1 June 2024

How to identify this in your case

Aberdeen LEZ PCN with contravention date before 1 June 2024.

Sample appeal wording

To: Aberdeen City Council LEZ Penalty Charges Re: LEZ PCN [PCN_NUMBER] — Contravention date [DATE] Aberdeen LEZ enforcement commenced on 1 June 2024. The contravention date is [DATE], which is before commencement. The PCN is ultra vires. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [Keeper Name]

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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