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       Birmingham CAZ PCN - Frank Road
   DIR By: george74
       Date: May 9, 2025, 1:01 pm
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       PCN: KW35548833
       Reg: DE61CYH
       Date of contravention: 24/03/2025
       Friend forgot to pay CAZ fee and received a PCN. He appealed (no
       real grounds to be honest) and it was rejected.
       A bit annoying with Birmingham but they do not pause the
       discount period. My friend received the rejection on 09/04, but
       it went to spam and he didn't see it until 10/04. 09/04 was the
       last day to pay the discounted. He also received the physical
       letter on 13/04.
       He gave enforcement team a ring who said to appeal again and
       attach evidence that it was in spam.
       This was rejected again but the reasons just cited the same as
       before, and made no reference to the email going to spam or that
       he was advised by the enforcement team to re appeal.
       Since they won't re-offer the discount he is taking it to
       tribunal.
       His defense is quite weak, not much to go on, but I am wondering
       if ignoring the second appeal and the fact the enforcement team
       advised him to do the re-appeal will help? I mean he'd be fine
       to pay the discount at least.
       #Post#: 70736--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Birmingham CAZ PCN - Frank Road
   DIR By: fraser.mitchell
       Date: May 9, 2025, 2:03 pm
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       Forget the discount; t he period for its payment is passed. If
       they're not re-offering it, then it is a total no-brainer to
       appeal to the TPT, but on what basis ? I would suggest the
       council have failed in their duty of fairness, as there seems no
       argument about the contravention itself.
       However, in the absence of any documents at all, it's difficult
       to give meaningful advice.
       #Post#: 70743--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Birmingham CAZ PCN - Frank Road
   DIR By: george74
       Date: May 9, 2025, 3:39 pm
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       I have asked my friend to send his appeal and rejection.
       Is being fair good enough? The whole not freezing the discount
       period seems unfair already but wouldn't be a valid argument I
       think.
       I can only really say they advised my friend to re-appeal only
       to give the same rejection, emphasising the discount period is
       not paused, but then what was the point of the enforcement team
       advising him to re-appeal. But this seems weak.
       Regardless, it's gone to tribunal already (no hearing yet).
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