To be miffed at Clear Air Zone fine

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Hands up I went into a Clean Air Zone area, I didn't know the area, hate driving around this particular city as I'm totally unfamiliar with it. Anyway I got caught last year and have appealed as I was in a different city, only went into for a couple of minutes, was on my way to having radiotherapy for cancer.

I did it, I was caught, no problem but hope they would show me some empathy in the circumstances. I also was off work due to the cancer and having to travel a lot for different treatments, having cancer is actually pretty expensive in terms of parking costs and petrol.

If I had paid straight away it is £60, but because any appeal takesr 4 weeks, their delay not mine, I have to pay £120 as the early payment reduction is removed.

This means that if anyone appeals a Clean Air Zone fine, they lose the right to pay £60 and get penalised by having to pay £120.

My moan is not the fine itself, I did it, it's a fair cop, but because I've appealed, they have now taken 10 months to review it, I may have to pay double? That doesn't seem fair.
AIBU

I'm sure for parking fines etc the clock stops whilst you appeal so you still get the chance to pay the lower amount if your appeal is rejected. Otherwise its just fining you for daring to question it? If it definitely is the full charge I'd be getting my MP involved.

Yanbu it's not fair but I suppose thats used as a deterant to stop people appealing in the first place.

It seems very hypocritical too, big companies can literally pump shit here there and every where but drive through a 'zone' and you get fined.

I think they should do more to sort bicycle lanes and public transport, rather than finding normal people.

Everything about these clean air zone fines is grossly unfair in my opinion

^^ This is exactly what happens ^^ it's a fine for appealing.

Years ago I used to joke they'd tax fresh air if they could. I looks like they've found a way.

What they are doing is exactly the opposite of taxing clean air. They are taxing pollution.