Birmingham council took weeks to hear appeal over clean air zone fine

A reader says they lost the chance to pay at a reduced rate because the council dragged its feetI recently received two fines for driving my car into the Birmingham clean air zone and feel I have been unfairly treated. The letters both stated I had 14 days to pay a reduced rate of ?60 for each fine. After that, the full ?120 fine would be payable.I appealed on the basis that I live outside Birmingham and was unaware the zone had been introduced. I missed the signs, as I was navigating using a satnav. Continue reading...