Edinburgh LEZ entry sign missing or unclear
Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone (LEZ) — the area where older, more polluting vehicles are banned — depends on having proper signs at every point where you can drive in. If a sign at the entry point you used was missing, covered up, unreadable, or otherwise not up to standard, the council cannot prove you broke the rules.
Legal basis
TSRGD 2016 (applied in Scotland); LEZ (Scotland) Regulations 2021; Herron v Sunderland City Council [2011] EWHC 2762
How to identify this in your case
Site visit / Google Street View / dashcam shows sign defect at the relevant entry point.
Sample appeal wording
To: City of Edinburgh Council LEZ Penalty Charges Re: LEZ PCN [PCN_NUMBER] I entered the LEZ via [STREET/ROUTE] on [DATE]. Photographic evidence enclosed (dated [DATE_PHOTO]) shows the LEZ boundary signage at this entry point is [missing / obscured / faded / non-compliant]. Applying Herron v Sunderland City Council [2011] EWHC 2762, signage that does not adequately convey the restriction renders the contravention unenforceable. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [Keeper Name]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- TSRGD 2016
- LEZ (Scotland) Regulations 2021
- Herron v Sunderland CC [2011] EWHC 2762