You sold the vehicle before the ULEZ charge
If you sold or transferred the vehicle before the date of the alleged offence, you are not responsible for the charge. You must have told the DVLA by sending off the V5C/2 slip (the yellow 'sold/transferred' section of your log book) before that date. TfL gets its keeper records from the DVLA, and there can be a delay or error in updating them, so you may wrongly receive a notice even though you no longer owned the vehicle.
Legal basis
VERA 1994; Greater London LEZ Charging Order
How to identify this in your case
Keeper has DVLA V5C/2 disposal slip dated before contravention.
Sample appeal wording
To: TfL ULEZ Team Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] I sold the vehicle on [DATE_SOLD], before the contravention date of [DATE]. I notified DVLA — V5C/2 reference [REF] enclosed. I am not the keeper at the date of event. Please redirect to DVLA's current registered keeper. Yours faithfully, [Former Keeper Name] Enclosed: V5C/2 slip
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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Scan my ticketSources
- VERA 1994
- Greater London LEZ Charging Order
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