Glasgow LEZ Fine Wrongly Doubled After 90-Day Gap
In Glasgow's Low Emission Zone, fines double each time the same vehicle is caught again within 90 days, up to a maximum of £480 for cars and light vans, or £960 for heavy goods vehicles and buses. If your latest penalty was issued more than 90 days after the previous one, the doubling should reset and the fine should go back to £60. A doubled charge issued outside that 90-day window is incorrect.
Legal basis
LEZ (Emission Standards, Exemptions and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 reg 14
How to identify this in your case
PCN states a doubled charge but the gap from the previous PCN at the same LEZ is 90 days or more.
Sample appeal wording
To: [Council] LEZ Penalty Charges Re: LEZ PCN [PCN_NUMBER] — Charge £[AMOUNT] You have applied a doubled charge for repeat contravention. However, my previous LEZ PCN at this LEZ was issued on [DATE_PREVIOUS] and the present alleged contravention is on [DATE_CURRENT], a gap of [DAYS] days — exceeding 90 days. Under reg 14 of the LEZ (Scotland) Regulations 2021, the doubling resets to the base £60 charge (£30 if paid within 14 days) where the gap exceeds 90 days. Please reissue at £60 or cancel. Yours faithfully, [Keeper Name]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- LEZ (Scotland) Regulations 2021 reg 14
- https://www.mygov.scot/low-emission-zones/fines