Businesswoman fined by council after her van enters Clean Air Zone… on the back of a pick-up truck after breaking down

• Eve Scragg was baffled to receive the fine as she hadn’t driven through the city 

A businesswoman says she was fined by her council after her broken down van entered a Clean Air Zone on the back of a pick-up truck. 

Eve Scragg was baffled after she received the fine from Bristol City Council ‘s Clean Air Zone team for her bright yellow van, as she knew she hadn’t driven it through the city centre. 

But when the photo arrived to show the ‘evidence,’ she realised instantly what had happened. 

Her van did indeed go through the zone at York Road at the Bath Road Bridge junction on September 25 – on the back of a breakdown recovery vehicle.

Eve appealed to the city council and it is understood the penalty charge notice has since been cancelled. 

Eve Scragg’s vehicle did indeed go through the Clean Air Zone – but on the back of an AA recovery truck 

But she claims mechanics at the garage her van was taken to told her she was not the first person this had happened to.

Eve, the founder of local business Fan The Flames Marketing & Design, said what worried her the most was that she could have been away and missed the fine and ended up being fined more. 

‘Apparently this is quite common – if your vehicle is being transported on the back of an AA truck like mine is here, the council system can’t tell any different, and they evidently don’t have any human sense checks in place before they send PCNs out,’ she said.

‘The result is anyone having their vehicle transported by a recovery truck is likely to get issued with a fine and threats if they don’t pay up. 

‘I have now appealed the fine, but have been away so nearly didn’t spot the letter in time to do so, there’s a limited period in which you’re allowed to appeal.’

A businesswoman says she was fined by her council after her broken down van entered a Clean Air Zone on the back of a pick-up truck

‘I’d guess a lot of others have found themselves in a similar situation or landed with fines through no fault of their own too,’ she added.

Bristol Live said they were told by a Bristol City Council spokesperson that they acknowledged the penalty charge notice had been sent out in error, and that it had now been cancelled.

MailOnline has contacted Bristol City Council for further comment.  

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