Oxford drivers wrongly fined after congestion charge ended

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 16:30 · Archive

Multiple drivers received incorrect congestion charge fines for 27 September, the day before the scheme ended.

Multiple Oxford drivers have reported receiving incorrect fines for congestion charge breaches on 27 September, the day before the scheme ended and was replaced by traffic filters.

The £5 daily congestion charge to drive past six points around Oxford was replaced on 28 September with a new £70 fine system as part of Oxfordshire County Council's traffic filters trial. However, drivers reported receiving penalty charge notices for alleged breaches the previous day.

Rachel Griffin said her son used her car on 27 September and had checked they had enough permits to pass through the charge points. She later received a penalty charge notice in the post. Griffin said she found more than 30 people reporting the same issue on social media.

Both schemes allowed Oxford residents 100 permits every year to pass through the charge points without facing a fee. Oxfordshire County Council said it was investigating what it described as a supplier technical issue affecting some congestion charge permits on 27 September, which had resulted in some people receiving penalty notices incorrectly. The council said the issue was limited to that day and that it would contact those affected directly.

Separately, the Oxfordshire Guardian and Oxford Mail reported that Oxfordshire County Council has requested its contractor, Signway, to remove a congestion charge warning sign spotted in Bath Street on 10 October, nearly two weeks after the scheme ended. The council said it was seeking an explanation for why the signage had been left in the street.

How it is being reported

• County council wants 'explanation' after congestion charge sign left in streetOxfordshire Council has said it is seeking an "explanation" after congestion charge signage was left in a street following its end.Oxfordshire Guardian · 13 Oct, 16:00
• County council wants 'explanation' after congestion charge sign left in streetOxfordshire Council has said it is seeking an "explanation" after congestion charge signage was left in a street following its end.Oxford Mail · 13 Oct, 16:00
• Drivers wrongly fined for congestion charge breachesMultiple Oxford residents report being incorrectly fined for journeys on the final day of the charge.BBC Oxford · 13 Oct, 12:13

In this story: Rachel Griffin · Oxfordshire County Council · Oxford · Signway

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