# ByeFine

> Send a photo of your UK parking ticket or penalty notice. ByeFine tells you free if it is worth fighting, then writes and files the appeal for a fixed fee.

ByeFine (one word, also written "Bye Fine") is a UK website at https://byefine.com. A driver sends a photo or PDF of a parking ticket or other penalty notice (including rail, tram and bus penalty fares and tolls; for a police ticket such as a Notice of Intended Prosecution for speeding or a red light, or a police fixed penalty for a phone or insurance, it writes a letter the driver sends themselves, at its own price; it does not handle court papers, including court stage documents such as an Order for Recovery at the moment). ByeFine reads it, says free whether it is worth challenging and why, then, if the driver goes ahead, writes the appeal in the driver's name and files it with the issuer. It opened to drivers in October 2026. It is independent of every council, parking company, tribunal, the DVLA and the police, and is not a law firm: it writes challenges and never appears in court. Nobody can promise a result: the issuer or the adjudicator decides.

## How it works

1. Send a photo of the notice (one side is enough; JPG, PNG, HEIC or PDF).
2. The free check says whether it is worth challenging, and shows the first lines of the appeal, written from the notice.
3. If the driver goes ahead, ByeFine writes the whole appeal and files it with the issuer itself, usually within about 20 minutes, through the issuer's own website or its appeals email. The driver sends, prints and posts nothing.
4. The driver is emailed when it is in. The whole appeal, and the issuer's own confirmation where its website shows one, are on the driver's case page.
5. Until it is filed, the driver can cancel on the case page for a full refund.

## Prices

- The check is free.
- A single appeal: £6.99, once, with a full refund if the appeal cannot be filed.
- If the issuer refuses an appeal ByeFine filed: taking it to the independent adjudicator or appeals service is an exclusive offer at £3.49, half the price of a single appeal, if the driver wants to go ahead (free for monthly plan holders). If the issuer asks for more evidence, ByeFine gets it from the driver and sends it, at no charge.
- Taking on a refusal of an appeal the driver made themselves, to the independent adjudicator or appeals service: £9.99.
- Monthly plan: £9.99 a month for one car, plus £4.99 a month for each family car added (up to 5), cancel any time, for unlimited single appeals under fair use. Each car covers every ticket dated after it was added, plus one older ticket (any other older ticket is a single appeal at £6.99); an extra car's first month is paid in full when added. A car can be taken off any time and one new car added each month (any number in the first week).
- Posting, when an issuer takes appeals only by post, chosen and paid for before the letter is posted: 2nd class £4.99, 1st class £6.99, 2nd class Signed For £9.99, 1st class Signed For £11.99, Special Delivery £19.99.
- Every price: https://byefine.com/pricing

## Notices handled

- Council parking tickets: https://byefine.com/guides/council-parking-ticket
- Private parking charges: https://byefine.com/guides/private-parking-charge
- Bus lane penalties: https://byefine.com/guides/bus-lane-penalty
- Yellow box and banned turns: https://byefine.com/guides/yellow-box-and-banned-turns
- ULEZ and Clean Air Zones: https://byefine.com/guides/ulez-and-clean-air-zones
- Rail, tram and bus penalty fares: https://byefine.com/guides/penalty-fares
- Tolls and crossing charges: https://byefine.com/guides/toll-and-crossing-charges
- Speeding tickets (a letter you send yourself): https://byefine.com/guides/speeding-ticket
- Red light, phone, insurance and other police tickets (a letter you send yourself): https://byefine.com/guides/police-fixed-penalty-notice
- Any other penalty with a written way to challenge it: https://byefine.com/guides/other-penalty-notices
- Not handled: court summonses and criminal charges, Single Justice Procedure notices and requisitions, police penalties that are not about driving, council tax liability orders, TV licensing prosecutions, court stage documents such as an Order for Recovery (we do not handle those at the moment), and anything where the only route is a court hearing.
- Permission: before anything is filed, the driver gives ByeFine recorded permission to act for them. ByeFine never appears at a hearing or in court.

## Pages

- [Home](https://byefine.com/): send a photo, get the free verdict.
- [About](https://byefine.com/about): what ByeFine is, who runs it, how the AI is used.
- [How it works](https://byefine.com/how-it-works): the four steps, what the free check shows, what the price covers.
- [Prices](https://byefine.com/pricing)
- [Guides](https://byefine.com/guides): plain-English guides with sources, for England and Wales.
- [Reviews](https://byefine.com/reviews): only from drivers who paid, published good or bad.
- [Fleet accounts](https://byefine.com/fleet): several vehicles, one monthly invoice.
- [API and MCP](https://byefine.com/docs/api): check and file notices from software or an AI assistant; MCP endpoint https://byefine.com/api/mcp.
- [Terms](https://byefine.com/terms) and [Privacy](https://byefine.com/privacy)

## Guides

- The full text of every guide in one file: https://byefine.com/llms-full.txt
- [How to challenge a council parking ticket](https://byefine.com/guides/council-parking-ticket): What a Penalty Charge Notice is, the dates that matter, and the grounds councils and tribunals accept.
- [How to challenge a private parking charge](https://byefine.com/guides/private-parking-charge): Why a private parking charge is not a fine, when the keeper can be held liable, and how POPLA and the IAS fit in.
- [How to challenge a bus lane penalty](https://byefine.com/guides/bus-lane-penalty): How camera-issued bus lane penalties work and what makes one worth challenging.
- [How to challenge a yellow box or banned turn penalty](https://byefine.com/guides/yellow-box-and-banned-turns): The actual yellow box rule, the common camera mistakes, and the grounds that succeed.
- [How to challenge a ULEZ, Congestion Charge or Clean Air Zone penalty](https://byefine.com/guides/ulez-and-clean-air-zones): What you can and cannot argue against a road charge penalty, and who decides.
- [How to appeal a parking ticket](https://byefine.com/guides/appeal-parking-ticket): Which kind of ticket you have, the steps in order for council and private tickets, what to put in an appeal and what happens next.
- [How to write a PCN appeal letter](https://byefine.com/guides/pcn-appeal-letter): What a strong challenge letter contains, what to leave out, the evidence that backs it up and how to send it.
- [What to do about a Notice to Owner](https://byefine.com/guides/notice-to-owner): What a council's Notice to Owner means, how it differs from a private company's Notice to Keeper, and the deadlines that follow each.
- [Appealing to POPLA or the IAS after a private parking company says no](https://byefine.com/guides/popla-and-ias-appeals): Which service hears your appeal, the deadline, what each one will and will not consider, and what happens after the decision.
- [Appealing to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal or London Tribunals after a council says no](https://byefine.com/guides/traffic-penalty-tribunal): Which tribunal hears your appeal, how to start it, how it is decided and what follows the decision.
- [Ways to appeal a parking ticket: free routes and paid services](https://byefine.com/guides/ways-to-appeal): Every free way to challenge a council or private parking ticket, where to get free help, and what to check before you pay a service to do it for you.
- [How ByeFine decides whether a ticket is worth fighting, and what it refuses to write](https://byefine.com/guides/how-byefine-checks-a-notice): What the free check reads off a notice, how it reaches one of three verdicts, the grounds it looks for, and the rules that stop an appeal saying anything untrue.
- [Penalty fares on trains, trams and buses: how to challenge one](https://byefine.com/guides/penalty-fares): What a penalty fare is, the four grounds the rules give for a train penalty fare, the short time limit, and where to get help.
- [Toll and crossing charges: what to do about a penalty](https://byefine.com/guides/toll-and-crossing-charges): How crossing charges differ, who hears a challenge, the usual steps and what to check on the notice.
- [Other penalty notices: what can be challenged and what cannot](https://byefine.com/guides/other-penalty-notices): How to tell what you have been sent, which penalties have a written way to challenge them, and the police and court papers ByeFine does not handle.
- [Speeding tickets: how to challenge a Notice of Intended Prosecution](https://byefine.com/guides/speeding-ticket): What a speed camera sends you, the request for the driver's details that has its own time limit, the 14 day rule, and the grounds that can get a notice withdrawn.
- [Red light, phone, no insurance: how to contest a police fixed penalty notice](https://byefine.com/guides/police-fixed-penalty-notice): The two ways a police ticket can go, the dates on a fixed penalty notice and a conditional offer, what the camera or the officer has to show, and the grounds that are worth raising.

## Questions drivers ask

### What do I need to send?

A clear photo of the notice (one side is enough), or the PDF if it came by email. If you go ahead, we then ask for your name and address so the appeal can be made in your name.

### Is the check really free?

Yes. You see the verdict, the grounds and the deadline before you are asked for anything.

### Will my ticket be cancelled?

That is exactly what we work towards. We find the grounds that fit your notice, write them up clearly and file them, and before you pay you can see how strong your case looks.

### What do I pay for?

£6.99, once, for one notice. For that we write the appeal in your name and file it with whoever issued the notice. If we cannot file it, we refund you in full. If they ask for more evidence, we get it from you and send it. If they refuse, we offer to take it to the independent adjudicator or appeals service for £3.49, half the price of a single appeal, if you want to give it a go. If you appealed yourself and were refused, we take it on from there for £9.99. The few issuers that take appeals only by post need the letter printed and posted: you choose the postage and pay for it before we post it, from £4.99 for 2nd class. A police ticket (speeding, a red light, a phone, insurance and the like) is £34.99: we write the letter and you send it yourself, so the refund if we cannot file does not apply to it.

### Why pay when I could appeal myself?

You can, for nothing, and our guides show you how. What ByeFine adds is time and wording: we read the notice, put the grounds in order, ask the issuer for the evidence it relies on, write the appeal in your name and file it, and we tell you first, free, when a case looks weak. It is £6.99 once, refunded in full if we cannot file it, and the free routes stay open to you.

### What if the deadline on my notice has passed?

The notice prints the last day to challenge. If it has passed, the verdict says so and tells you plainly what that means for your chances, before you pay anything.

### What happens after you file?

The issuer replies, usually by post or email. The appeal gives our support address for the reply, so we read it and tell you what it says and by when you need to act. If anything from the issuer reaches you directly, read it and go by its date. If they ask for more evidence, we get it from you and send it. If they refuse, we offer to take it to the independent adjudicator or appeals service for £3.49, half the price of a single appeal. You can follow every step on your account and your case page.

### I appealed myself and was refused. Can you help?

Yes. You can still take it to the independent adjudicator or appeals service, such as London Tribunals, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, POPLA or the IAS, and doing that yourself is free. Send us the refusal letter and we read it free, then write and file that appeal for £9.99, only if you want us to. If we filed your appeal, taking it there is our exclusive offer at £3.49.

### Can I send the letter myself?

No. We file every appeal for you, so there is nothing for you to send, print or post. You see the first lines before you pay, and once it has been filed you can read the whole appeal we sent in your name on your case page.

### Is ByeFine a law firm?

No. ByeFine does not give legal advice. We read your notice, write your challenge from the facts and file it. We never appear at a hearing or take part in court proceedings for you.

### What does it mean that you act for me?

To send your challenge for you we need your permission. When you give us your details you tick a box that lets us send it in your name, receive the replies and tell you what they say. We record when you gave it and the wording you saw. You can withdraw it by replying to any email from us before the challenge is sent.

### What happens to my photo?

It is stored privately and used only for your case. If you do not go ahead, we delete it after 30 days.

### What kinds of notice do you take on?

Parking tickets and private parking charges, bus lane, yellow box and other moving traffic penalties, ULEZ, Congestion Charge and Clean Air Zone charges, rail, tram and bus penalty fares, toll and crossing charges, and any other penalty or charge that has a written way to challenge it. The team files the ones we do not file by machine, through the route printed on your notice. Police tickets (speeding, a red light, a phone, insurance and the like) we write as a letter you send yourself.

### Do you handle speeding tickets and other police tickets?

Yes, differently. A Notice of Intended Prosecution for speeding or a red light, a police fixed penalty notice or a conditional offer, for a phone, insurance, a seat belt, careless driving and the like. We check it free and, for £34.99, write a letter of representations to the force in your name. You then copy it and send it yourself, by email, post or the force's own form: we cannot act for you with the police, so we do not file it, and the refund if we cannot file does not apply. Two things are yours alone: the notice's own dates run on whatever we write, and a camera notice's request for the driver's details has its own time limit, which our letter does not answer or pause. If the force does not withdraw the notice, only a court can decide it, and we do no court work: a solicitor can act for you there.

### What do you not handle?

Court papers and criminal charges: a summons, a charge, a Single Justice Procedure notice or requisition, a police penalty that is not about driving, a council tax liability order, a TV licensing prosecution, and anything where the only route is a court hearing, including a police ticket once a court is involved. We say so plainly, point you to Citizens Advice or a solicitor, and do not charge you. ByeFine does not handle court stage documents, such as an Order for Recovery, at the moment. If you have one, read it: it says what to do and by when. Citizens Advice gives free help, and a solicitor can act for you.

## Contact

- Email: support@byefine.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byefineuk/
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@byefineuk
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/byefine
- Trustpilot: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/byefine.com