please read this letter i am going to send to them to appeal this, does this sound ok?

Re. Clamping Fine on 21st September 2010

I was delivering Her Majesty’s Royal Mail special delivery on the main road in biggin hill, whilst being away from the vehicle, which may I state is a fully signed royal mail van, for a matter of minutes, your company was in the process of clamping the van. I had a discussion with your employees that it is an offence to interfere and impede with the delivery of her majesty’s mail and also stated that it is a government owned vehicle, but they were unaware/ignored this statement I made. Please refer to this statement below –

“Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 878 (C. 31) The Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001. S 69. - (1) A person commits an offence if, he/she intentionally delays or opens a postal packet in the course of its transmission by post”

I had no choice but to pay the heavy sum for the removal of the clamp, as it is my duty as an employee of her majesty’s royal mail to carry out my deliveries as per my contract. I also cannot leave the vehicle unattended for a period of time as wilful damage could have arisen.

I am appealing against the payment that I had to make on the removal of the clamp on the above reasons that have been stated. I await your prompt reply.

Yours faithfully,