To be pissed off at getting a bus lane fine when it isn't my car!

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CoconutSty · 30/01/2024 17:52

City I've never been to in my life, opposite end of the country, at 4.30am. The photo shows a different colour car to mine but the reg is the same. Bloody fake number plate!! What are my chances at getting this squashed?? At 4.30am on the night in question my car was tucked up asleep on my drive way about 700 miles away, which of course I can't prove! 😡😡

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Newyearemotionalreboot · 30/01/2024 17:55

Contact Action Fraud and the police authority that sent the fine. When it happened to my husband I emailed asking if it was a scam. They will be able to check where you live and see that the registration is for a different car.

GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 30/01/2024 17:55

Of course you can prove it, it's a different colour!

DVLA know what colour your car is, you can take a photo of your car showing it's still the same colour it always was.

Ispini · 30/01/2024 17:55

How about asking at your local police station (if there’s one of course!). Otherwise ask neighbors if they have any cameras around their properties to show proof.
A long shot but you never know!

fedupandstuck · 30/01/2024 17:54

The fact that the car is a different colour to yours is surely enough evidence that it's a fake number plate?

Deathbyathousandcats · 30/01/2024 17:54

I would have thought that the onus is on them to prove that it was your car. There’s enough car number plate cloning to put doubt into the mix, especially if it’s a different colour.

DustyLee123 · 30/01/2024 17:53

You can prove it if the car is a different colour.
Do you have any receipts that prove you were in your home area?

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