ULEZ charge — hired vehicle, wrong person billed
If your vehicle was on short-term hire when the charge was recorded, the hire company is normally responsible for paying — not you. That only changes if the hire contract specifically transferred responsibility to the hirer in writing. If no such written transfer exists, the hire company remains liable.
Legal basis
Greater London LEZ Charging Order; Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Sch 4
How to identify this in your case
Recipient is the hire keeper or hirer of a vehicle that was on hire to a different person at the contravention date.
Sample appeal wording
To: TfL ULEZ Team Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] The vehicle was on hire to [HIRER_NAME] from [HIRE_COMPANY] on [DATE]. Hire agreement reference: [REF]. The hire contract [transferred liability for charges to hirer / retains liability with hire company]. I am not the keeper at date of event. Please redirect or cancel. Yours faithfully, [Recipient Name]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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Scan my ticketSources
- Greater London LEZ Charging Order
- POFA 2012 Sch 4
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