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       Tyne Tunnels, unpaid toll charge, Northbound Tunnel
   DIR By: Fowler1981
       Date: January 18, 2025, 8:30 am
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       The girlfriend has gone through the northbound Tyne Tunnel. It
       is not a regular route that she takes and she just forgot to pay
       and then got this 'Unpaid toll charge notice' asking her to pay
       both the Class 2 (Tyne Pass) Toll fee at £2.40 and also the
       'Unpaid Toll Charge' of £60.00.
       Is there anything she can do about this charge?
       Here are the front and back pages of the charge notice.
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       This is the link to Tyne Tunnel Northbound
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       #Post#: 53978--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tyne Tunnels, unpaid toll charge, Northbound Tunnel
   DIR By: fraser.mitchell
       Date: January 18, 2025, 1:58 pm
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       Unlike Penalty Charge Notices served other river crossing
       authorities, the Tyne Tunnel toll enforcement is under its own
       bylaws, not the national regulations for road user charges, and
       the criminal law applies.
       If they want to enforce a penalty, the recipient of the UTCN
       having not paid or appealed, they eventually have to take the
       matter to the criminal courts, in the first instance this would
       be the magistrates courts.
       Here are the Bylaws: -
  HTML https://www.tt2.co.uk/content/uploads/2021/12/Tyne-Tunnels-Byelaws-2021.pdf
       and more info on the tunnel website: -
  HTML https://www.tt2.co.uk/help/prosecutions-code/#:~:text=If%20a%20person%20is%20ordered,all%20other%20avenues%20are%20exhausted.
       We see very few Tyne Tunnel cases on here, so there are not many
       contributors on here with the necessary experience to give
       considered advice, however, wait a bit to see if someone comes
       on with more advice.
       The real puzzle is why the Tyne Tunnel persists with this legal
       framework when there is a ready made set of regulations under
       English civil law, they could use that is fair to both parties.
       Personally, my opinon is that your best move is to submit
       representations and if refused, pay-up. Is there any mitigation
       that caused your girlfriend to forget ? In the reps, also say
       you are willing to pay the toll.
       The above advice may not be totally correct so, again, see what
       the others say, but don't miss any deadlines.
       #Post#: 54309--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tyne Tunnels, unpaid toll charge, Northbound Tunnel
   DIR By: Fowler1981
       Date: January 21, 2025, 4:52 am
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       So I have asked her what caused her to forget and she said just
       that she felt like death for a few days and just simply forgot.
       So according to the letter she has until 24th January to pay the
       reduced charge of £30 for the fine and also £2.40 for the toll
       fee that should have been paid, so £32.40 in total and then it
       goes up to £62.40.
       So should she try a representation to the effect of apologising
       for her oversight, she felt poorly and that she is very willing
       to pay the £2.40 that should have been paid?
       Or best just to pay the reduced charge in case they don't re
       offer it after the 24th?
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       Re: Tyne Tunnels, unpaid toll charge, Northbound Tunnel
   DIR By: fraser.mitchell
       Date: January 21, 2025, 5:32 am
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       I suggest submitting reps now (as in today 21st Jan), and if
       she's nervous, paying the discounted amount on the 23rd. If you
       or she is going to use the tunnel a lot, why not set up an
       auto-pay account.
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