Two fines issued for one drive through the zone
If you drove through a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) once, that counts as one offence — not two. Some councils have mistakenly issued two separate fines when their cameras caught the same vehicle entering and then leaving the zone within minutes. The second fine is not lawful, because a single drive can only be treated as a single event.
Legal basis
SSI 2021/177 reg 4(10); reg 8(4)(e); Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 s.6(2)
How to identify this in your case
Two PCNs same VRN, same date, detection times within ~15–30 minutes, different camera site references.
Sample appeal wording
Dear [COUNCIL], Re: PCNs [PCN_1] and [PCN_2] I received two PCNs ([PCN_1] detection [TIME_1] and [PCN_2] detection [TIME_2]) for the same vehicle on [DATE], [N] minutes apart at adjoining camera locations [SITE_1] and [SITE_2]. Detections relate to a single drive — entry and exit, or entry and a transit detection. A single drive is a single contravention under s.6(2). Two penalty charges for one contravention is unlawful and the second exceeds the amount applicable under reg 8(4)(e). I make formal representations against [PCN_2] under reg 8(1). Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- SSI 2021/177 reg 4 and 8
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