Vehicle is exempt from LEZ as electric, hydrogen or agricultural
Certain types of vehicle are automatically allowed inside a Low Emission Zone and cannot be fined for entering it. The exempt types are: fully electric vehicles; large goods vehicles that run on natural gas or hydrogen; and vehicles in an agricultural class, such as farming vehicles, mowing machines, snow ploughs, and gritters. If your vehicle falls into one of these categories, the penalty should not have been issued.
Legal basis
SSI 2021/177 reg 3(1)(e), (f); VERA 1994 Sch 1 para 1ZA; Sch 2 paras 19, 20
How to identify this in your case
Vehicle is electric, hydrogen, or in agricultural class; V5C tax class shows agricultural/special vehicles/electric.
Sample appeal wording
Dear [COUNCIL], Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] Representation under reg 8(1); ground reg 8(4)(a). The vehicle is exempt from VED under [paragraph 19(1) (electric) / paragraph 20(1) (agricultural) / paragraph 1ZA Schedule 1 (gas/hydrogen)] of VERA 1994 and exempt under reg 3(1)[(e)/(f)] SSI 2021/177. Evidence: V5C tax class [CLASS]; DVLA confirmation. Please cancel. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- SSI 2021/177 reg 3
- VERA 1994