The idling penalty was issued to the wrong person — you were not the driver

Legal basis

Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1808), reg 13 — the fixed penalty notice is issued "to the driver of the vehicle". Reg 20 empowers the authority to withdraw a notice issued to a person to whom it ought not to have been issued (including the wrong person). There is no keeper-liability transfer for the idling FPN as there is for a civil parking PCN. (Scotland: SSI 2003/212; Wales: WSI 2003/300.)

How to identify this in your case

An idling FPN received by someone who was not driving the vehicle at the time the engine was left running.

Beat It writes this argument automatically

Scan your PCN — our AI checks if this ground applies to your specific ticket and drafts an appeal letter. You check it and tap send: we send it in your name where the council takes email, or through the council’s own website where we can; otherwise we guide you through their own online form so you press submit, or give you a letter to post. The win fee is only charged if you win.

Sources

• Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1808) regs 13, 20

Related appeal grounds

• Aberdeen Clean Air Zone ticket issued too early
• Appealing a Scottish tribunal's legal error to a higher tribunal
• Attorney acting for keeper under Scottish power of attorney
• Bailiff acted without proper advance warning notice
• Bath CAZ — Sunset Period for Pre-Registered Commercial Vehicles
• Bay Obstructed or Too Small — Could Not Park Within the Bay Markings

Next steps

• Full guide: how to appeal a parking fine
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• How Beat It compares to other appeal services