More hire car hassles

Today I have gone into bat against these guys to battle the imposition of a Congestion Charge penalty notice against a vehicle that I hired over Easter. The charge was occasioned when I was directed off my planned route (which would have kept me outside the zone) by a uniformed police officer as a result of an overturned lorry blocking part of the road ahead. I went about 20 yards into the Congestion Charge zone before doing a U–turn to get back out of the zone and back onto my planned route. Because the notice has gone via the hire company, it’s going to cost me £80 quid if I end up having to pay it. But I think it’s a bit of a cheek and I shouldn’t bloody well have to pay it, so I’m going to fight for a while. No doubt I’ll cave in once they start threatening to get CCJs against me or have me struck off as a solicitor (as I did after blowing hard for a while about that ticket for parking on the pavement) but nobody tell them what a pussy I am when the going gets tough and maybe I’ll be able to convince them to waive it!