ULEZ ticket issued before the zone existed
The ULEZ was only extended to cover all London boroughs on 29 August 2023. Before that date, outer London — the area outside the North and South Circular roads — was not part of the ULEZ. Any penalty charge notice claiming you broke the rules in outer London before 29 August 2023 cannot be enforced, because the zone simply did not cover that area yet.
Legal basis
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging Order 2006 (as amended 2023); Greater London Authority Act 1999
How to identify this in your case
ULEZ PCN with contravention date before 29 August 2023 in outer London (outside the previous North/South Circular boundary).
Sample appeal wording
To: TfL Congestion Charge / ULEZ Team Re: ULEZ PCN [PCN_NUMBER] — [LOCATION] The contravention date is [DATE], which is before the ULEZ outer-London expansion of 29 August 2023. The location [LOCATION] was OUTSIDE the ULEZ at that date. The PCN is ultra vires. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [Keeper Name]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Greater London LEZ Charging Order 2006 (as amended 2023)
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