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#Post#: 116897--------------------------------------------------
A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first PCN
(turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: beansprout
Date: April 24, 2026, 11:13 am
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Wow, looks like I really screwed up. Assumed ULEZ compliant
meant CAZ compliant.
I'm guessing I have dozens of unpaid CAZ days.
Would really appreciate some help?
Is the course of action:
1. pay any days still payable
2. appeal based on not realising vehicle was non-compliant, and
only being made aware of the non-compliance a month after first
entering the CAZ.
Do I call them?
Do I have to appeal to each PCN individually as they come
through? My mail goes to a family address and they're about to
go on holiday.. and I'm about to move to Canada. Having PCNs
trickling in for the next month that I need to deal with is
going to be an absolute nightmare!
Cheers..
#Post#: 116917--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: fraser.mitchell
Date: April 24, 2026, 2:08 pm
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If you're moving to Canada, I think you can safely ignore them
because they cannot enforce in Canada
#Post#: 116919--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: beansprout
Date: April 24, 2026, 2:12 pm
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--- Quote from: Incandescent link ---
>
> If you're moving to Canada, I think you can safely ignore them
because they cannot enforce in Canada
>
--- End Quote ---
Only temporarily..
#Post#: 116922--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: RichardW
Date: April 24, 2026, 2:48 pm
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What vehicle? CAZ and ULEZ should be the same. Have you put on
or removed a cherished plate recently?
#Post#: 116927--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: Innocentman
Date: April 24, 2026, 5:01 pm
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--- Quote from: RichardW link ---
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> What vehicle? CAZ and ULEZ should be the same.
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They are.
When you enter your reg number into Bristol's CAZ checker, what
does it come back with?
Ditto London's ULEZ.
#Post#: 116951--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: beansprout
Date: April 25, 2026, 4:38 am
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It’s a 2002 Toyota Yaris Verso petrol that I bought as part of
the scrappage scheme to become exempt from ULEZ (and is
definitely ULEZ exempt in the TFL database)
From my understanding exemption is generally based on Euro 4
standard, but that didn’t exist before 2006, but they manually
whitelist some older vehicles in their database.
My V5C lists emissions that seem to be slightly higher than the
euro 4 standard: CO 1.02, HC 0.12, NOx 0.09
The important value being NOx, the euro 4 standard being 0.08 I
think? So on that basis it should not even be ulez compliant?
Very confusing, and maybe at least a reasonable basis for
appeal?
#Post#: 116955--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: beansprout
Date: April 25, 2026, 5:12 am
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I’ve just called the clean air zone team and they said they
would open a ticket and they would be in touch if they need more
evidence or information. Supposedly even if the log book says
0.09 it could still be exempt? All very confusing
#Post#: 116958--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: tincombe
Date: April 25, 2026, 5:38 am
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What answer do you get with this:
HTML https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/streets-travel/bristols-caz/charges-and-vehicle-checker
Pl post the PCN.
When will you be moving to Canada and for how long?
#Post#: 116963--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: beansprout
Date: April 25, 2026, 5:53 am
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The checker says charge is applicable for Bristol and
Birmingham.
I’m going to Canada for 5 months in two weeks time.
I should be able to get the PCN numbers as they are issued by
calling or emailing.
#Post#: 116967--------------------------------------------------
Re: A month of driving in the Bristol CAZ - just received first
PCN (turns I'm ULEZ compliant but not CAZ)
DIR By: tincombe
Date: April 25, 2026, 6:16 am
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Then IMO you should include with your reps against the PCN the
following:
The authority should note that you will be moving to Canada on
*** for an indeterminate period. All correspondence initiated
after ** May* to the following address:
Your name
*****
CANADA
They would be obliged to comply with this instruction which
would be enough to put them off IMO if accompanied by reps which
focus on your account i.e. being clear for ULEZ. If they did
not, then IMO this would be improper.
* - this date should count back two working days for service.
For example, if you were to move on Mon. 18 May then the
effective date would be Thur. 14th May(Sat and Sun are excluded
in the calculation).
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