proceduralUK · England & WalesDifficulty: moderate
Scottish LEZ — Hire Vehicle Liability Transfer
Where a Scottish LEZ vehicle was on short-term hire, the hire company is the registered keeper. Liability transfers to the hirer only if the hire contract expressly so provides AND the hire company has notified the council.
Legal basis
LEZ (Scotland) Regulations 2021; Transport (Scotland) Act 2019
How to identify this in your case
Recipient was hirer/keeper but hire contract is unclear or hire company never notified council.
Sample appeal wording
To: [Council] LEZ Penalty Charges Re: LEZ PCN [PCN_NUMBER] The vehicle was on hire from [HIRE_COMPANY] from [DATE] to [DATE]. Hire agreement [REF] enclosed. The hire company is the registered keeper. Liability transfer requires express notification to your authority, which has not occurred. Please redirect to the hire company. Yours faithfully, [Hirer Name]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- LEZ (Scotland) Regulations 2021
- Transport (Scotland) Act 2019
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