Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the DVLA on support for people who wish to appeal a penalty charge notice in Surrey Heath constituency.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not issue penalty charge notices. These are mostly issued by local authorities in relation to parking offences or congestion charges. Anyone wishing to appeal a penalty charge notice should contact the issuing authority.

Anyone who receives a penalty charge notice or other correspondence for a vehicle they are not responsible for should to contact the issuing authority. If there is a suspicion that the number plate may have been cloned, the DVLA can provide customers with letters that can be used as supporting evidence. The DVLA can also provide a replacement vehicle registration number to help victims of number plate cloning.