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Contravention code 67: HGV without a safety permit

The Direct Vision Standard. Lorries above the scheme weight need a safety permit rated on how much the driver can see directly from the cab, and it applies across Greater London around the clock rather than in a zone or at set hours.

Using a vehicle on a restricted street without a valid HGV Safety Permit The official national descriptor for code 67, as published in the Department for Transport statutory guidance list.
Penalty bandSet by the permit scheme, not the parking bands
Where it is usedOn the road, permit scheme enforcement
10-minute grace periodDoes not apply, this is not a parking contravention
DiscountYour notice states the amount and the deadline

What the council has to be able to show

An appeal is not an apology, it is a challenge to the council’s case. For code 67 that case rests on:

Where code 67 tickets go wrong

A permit was in force

Permits attach to the vehicle registration. Produce it and check the registration character by character.

The application was in progress

Where a permit was applied for and granted covering the date, say so with the application record. Processing delays are the operator’s commonest complaint here.

The vehicle is out of scope

The scheme applies above a stated weight, and some vehicle types are exempt. Produce the plated weight and check the exemption list.

The vehicle was not in the area

These are camera-read. A misread registration is worth challenging, especially where a character is easily confused.

Penalties under this scheme are far larger than an ordinary parking ticket and they can be issued for each day the vehicle is used. Check the amount and the discount deadline on the notice before doing anything else.

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Code 67 questions, answered

We applied for the permit before the date. Why the penalty?

Because enforcement reads whether a permit was in force on the day, not whether one was in the post. If a permit was granted and it covers the date, produce the application record and the grant with dates. Processing delays are a genuine and common complaint under this scheme, and an application that was sitting with the authority through no fault of yours is worth putting in front of them.

What does contravention code 67 mean?

Using a vehicle on a restricted street without a valid HGV Safety Permit. In plain terms: The Direct Vision Standard. Lorries above the scheme weight need a safety permit rated on how much the driver can see directly from the cab, and it applies across Greater London around the clock rather than in a zone or at set hours.

How much is a code 67 penalty?

Code 67 comes from a standalone permit scheme rather than the ordinary parking regime, so it is not banded higher and lower and the usual parking figures do not apply to it. Schemes of this kind set their own penalty, and it is substantially larger than a parking ticket, with its own discount for prompt payment and its own increase if it is left unpaid. The amount and both deadlines are printed on your notice. Read them before anything else, because the sums involved make a missed discount expensive.

Your notice is definitive. This page explains the national code. Councils use extra codes and local suffixes, and the wording printed on your own notice always takes precedence. Check the deadline on the notice before you do anything else, because the discount usually runs out after 14 days.

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