Can I reclaim or appeal a fine I have paid?

[Paul Debs]

My wife is registered disabled and due to a medical necessity I had to do an illegal U-turn and was caught on camera and was issued a fine by Camden Council. I appealed explaining my wife's physical problems and offered medical evidence to prove this but lost the appeal and the fine was passed to debt company Equita and I was charged £287. This is almost paid off but I still feel my wife was victimised as she needed immediate help and I had no choice but to do a u-turn. Can I re-appeal and claim back the fine or is it too late? Many thanks.

[R0b]

Re: Can I reclaim or appeal a fine I have paid?

My wife is registered disabled and due to a medical necessity I had to do an illegal U-turn and was caught on camera and was issued a fine by Camden Council. I appealed explaining my wife's physical problems and offered medical evidence to prove this but lost the appeal and the fine was passed to debt company Equita and I was charged £287. This is almost paid off but I still feel my wife was victimised as she needed immediate help and I had no choice but to do a u-turn. Can I re-appeal and claim back the fine or is it too late? Many thanks.

Generally, if you have paid the fine then its considered an admission and there is no recourse. If you felt that your wife was not liable or had mitigating circumstances then she should have appealed before paying the sum.

[Paul Debs]

Re: Can I reclaim or appeal a fine I have paid?

Generally, if you have paid the fine then its considered an admission and there is no recourse. If you felt that your wife was not liable or had mitigating circumstances then she should have appealed before paying the sum.

Thank you but as the collections company were threatening me with a collections visit then I felt we had no option to agree a repayment plan.

[ploddertom]

Re: Can I reclaim or appeal a fine I have paid?

The time to appeal or reclaim is now well past. Equita are not a collection company but they are Bailiffs who had been instructed to collect an unpaid PCN - you should have submitted the appropriate Out of Time Forms but considering the Council had already turned you down then the assumption is these would also have failed and the chances are you would have incurred a further £235 cost on what you already paid.

[Paul Debs]

Re: Can I reclaim or appeal a fine I have paid?

Well it was worth asking. Many thanks anyway.