You were not the registered keeper of the vehicle (sold, bought, or on hire) — Oxford ZEZ
Liability for an Oxford ZEZ penalty falls on the registered keeper at the time. If you had sold the vehicle, had not yet bought it, or it was a hire vehicle with liability transferred to the hirer, you are not liable. Provide the sale, purchase or hire documents. This is the road user charging keeper-liability model, not the private-parking PoFA rules.
Legal basis
SI 2013/1783 reg 8(3)(a) — that the recipient was not the owner or keeper of the vehicle at the time — and reg 8(3)(c) — that the vehicle was hired and liability transferred to the hirer. Adjudicated by the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
How to identify this in your case
An Oxford ZEZ penalty sent to someone who was not the keeper at the time of the contravention (recently sold or bought, or a hire vehicle).
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- Road User Charging Schemes (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1783) reg 8
- Oxford Zero Emission Zone — appeal against a ZEZ fine (Oxfordshire County Council)
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal — Oxford ZEZ grounds of appeal
Related appeal grounds
- Driver Not Identified as Person Liable — Keeper vs Driver Distinction
- Fleet Vehicle KADOE Data — Operator Must Query DVLA for Keeper
- Lease Company Paid Under Protest — Driver Retains Right to Dispute
- Leased Vehicle: Notice Not Served on You (the Hirer) in Time
- No Opportunity to Mitigate — Driver Denied Appeal Rights
- Vehicle-hire firm — transfer liability to the hirer (council tickets: hires under six months)