1 week Ago By [email protected] (James Rodger)
Drivers who are evading ULEZ fines face "debt collectors" from Transport for London and Labour Party Mayor Sadiq Khan. A cohort of people who refuse to pay multiple PCNs means that a significant amount of debt remains outstanding, TfL has warned. Additional steps to recover debt, including seeking County Court Judgements are being considered against those that refuse to pay.
TfL is tripling the number of people in its investigations team to boost the work with enforcement agents. It is boosting its intelligence-led approach will be used in tandem with other enforcement action including the ability of bailiffs to visit an evader's address, clamp a vehicle, remove a vehicle and sell it at auction. This is in addition to the further fees that evaders accrue when they do not to pay the fine within the statutory time limit.
READ MORE State pensioners waking up to free £150 payment that's 'automatic' Alex Williams, TfL's Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, said: "The most recent data shows that on average, over 96 per cent of vehicles seen driving in the ULEZ are compliant. We want to send a clear message to vehicle owners that if you receive a penalty charge for driving in the zone, you should not ignore it. Your penalty will progress to enforcement agents to recover the fines that you owe, and there is a risk that your vehicle and other items of property will be removed.
" If your vehicle is affected by the ULEZ and you intend to use it in the zone, you need to pay the daily ULEZ charge of £12.50. Lorries, vans and specialist heavy vehicles (all over 3.
5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)) and buses, minibuses and coaches (all over 5 tonnes GVW) do not need to pay the ULEZ charge. Williams said: "The aim of the ULEZ is to clean up London's air and remove old polluting cars from the road so no drivers need to pay and no fines occur. There is only a small minority of drivers who are eligible for the charge, and even fewer who are refusing to pay - but we encourage anyone experiencing financial difficulties not to ignore PCNs, and to engage with our staff, who will work with you towards a resolution, including setting up debt payment plans.
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