Camera misread your number plate in Birmingham CAZ
Birmingham's Clean Air Zone uses cameras to read number plates automatically. These cameras can make mistakes — for example, confusing similar-looking characters such as 'O' and '0', '8' and 'B', or 'I' and '1', or simply misreading a dirty plate. If the charge notice was sent to you because of a misread, and your vehicle was not actually in the zone at that time, the charge must be cancelled if you can provide proof.
Legal basis
Transport Act 2000; Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions Regulations 2022
How to identify this in your case
Recipient's vehicle was demonstrably elsewhere (telematics, fuel receipt, work timesheet, dashcam), or the ANPR image shows a different VRM/colour/make.
Sample appeal wording
To: Birmingham CAZ Team Re: CAZ PCN [PCN_NUMBER] This PCN is issued to a vehicle that was not in Birmingham at the alleged time. Evidence of my vehicle's actual location at [TIME] on [DATE]: [telematics report / fuel receipt / dashcam / work attendance log] (enclosed). The ANPR record is a misread. The image shows a vehicle that is [different colour / make / clearly a different VRM upon proper inspection — note the [O/0, 8/B, I/1] confusion]. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [Keeper Name]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Transport Act 2000
- Civil Enforcement Regulations 2022