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       Oxford Zero Emission Zone - PCN due to non payment
   DIR By: LongTimeLurker
       Date: July 4, 2026, 8:23 am
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       Good afternoon,
       The wife recently took a trip to Oxford and fell foul of the
       ZEZ.
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       I've attached a link to a copy of the PCN - my main question is
       whether the typical 28-day window applies in serving the PCN, as
       I'm unable to find any reference to this in either the Road User
       Charging Schemes or Oxford City Zero Emission Zone Charging
       Order.
       Many Thanks
       LTL
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       Re: Oxford Zero Emission Zone - PCN due to non payment
   DIR By: fraser.mitchell
       Date: July 4, 2026, 2:41 pm
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       Legislation that allows councils and other public bodies to
       enforce various motoring-related contraventions is now a
       complete Dog's Breakfast, and in serious need of reform to make
       it fairer to the citizen and less of a Magic Money Tree for
       councils, but don't hold your breath waiting !
       As you have found out, there is no mandated time period for
       service of a PCN in the Road User Charging regulations. However,
       councils are under a duty as public bodies to act fairly and in
       the public interest, deviating substantially from what is normal
       in the other regulations could be considered unfair, but only an
       adjudicator can decide based on the degree of unfairness.
       FWIW, I don't think you'd win on unfairness, because your wife
       had until the 21st May to pay the charge, having been detected
       on the 15th, so if you took 28 days from the payment date, that
       would take you to mid-June, so they have taken some days over
       28, but with no limit, I don't think an adjudicator would find
       this unfair.
       Of course, that's my view, others may differ, so wait a bit to
       see what comes up, but don't miss the deadline for payment on
       the PCN.
       #Post#: 123865--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Oxford Zero Emission Zone - PCN due to non payment
   DIR By: LongTimeLurker
       Date: July 6, 2026, 3:34 am
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       Thank you, appreciate the input.  I suppose there’s no harm in
       putting in an appeal but it’s not one I’m holding out much hope
       for
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