The owner was surprised to see that the registration was totally unreadable so wrote to Wellington pointing out the issue and requesting a court hearing should they disagree.
The correspondence was ignored, the owner’s rights circumvented and the ticket is with MoJ for enforcement.
I am in receipt of your letter stating that I am liable for the fine you’ve issued:
As you can see from the photograph you sent, the registration of the vehicle in question is unreadable. I am advised that there if a photograph is illegible and that if it has to be enhanced and manipulated then it is not enforceable.
This photograph is illegible. If you do not agree then I request a court hearing.