Parking ticket in Dual use car park

sarahg1969

Have Park Smarter issued this PCN on behalf of the council? Is it a Penalty Charge Notice or a Parking Charge Notice (or similar)?

Valli

yes to both (it says Penalty Charge Notice)

sarahg1969

Please post up a photo of all of the PCN in that case, and someone will take a look at it for you.

BFG_2

if it's not a council or police ticket...ignore and bin it

sarahg1969

BFG wrote: »

if it's not a council or police ticket...ignore and bin it

Valli has already confirmed is it a council ticket (issued by the private company on behalf of the council). He needs to let us have a look if he wants some advice.

Valli

back of PCN

(photo was unreadable – sorry!)

How to pay

1 By telephone
Credit/debit card payments only. Automated payment line 0845 520 2468
(24 hours/7 days a week) Please ensure you have your card details and Penalty Charge Notice to hand

2 By Post (do not send cash)
(allow 2 working days for 1st class post and 5 working days for 2nd class) Cheques/postal order to be made payable to “Park Smarter2. Please write the penalty Charge Notice number and your vehicle registration number on the reverse of the cheque.
Send your payment together with the payment slip to
Central processing Unit, P O Box 9452, Nottingham NG15 5BR

3 Online
Online payments at www.parksmarter.org.uk Follow the links from ‘pay Penalty Charge (PCN)’

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE PENALTY SHOULD NOT BE PAID AND WISH TO CHALLENGE THE PCN

• write to: The Central Processing Unit P O Box 9452 Nottingham NG15 5 BR or
• online at Parksmarter.org.uk

If you require further clarification on how to challenge your PCN please telephone 0845 520 2468 and select option 3

Please quote the PCN number, the vehicle registration number and your address in all contacts.

Details of the enforcement authorities Policy and approach to challenges can be found at www.parksmarter.org.uk or seen at the Enforcement Authority’s offices. All challenges will be considered on their individual circumstances. If you challenge this PCN within 14 days and the challenge is rejected, The Central Processing Unit on behalf of the Enforcement Authority will usually re-offer the 14 day discount period.

IF THE PENALTY CHARGE IS NOT PAID OR SUCCESFULLY CHALLENGED
If the penalty charge is not paid on or before the end of the 28 day period as specified on the front of this notice or successfully challenged the Central processing unit on behalf of the Enforcement Authority may serve a Notice to Owner (NtO) on the owner of the vehicle requiring payment of the penalty charge. The owner can then make representations to the Central Processing Unit and may appeal to an independent adjudicator if those representations are rejected. The NtO will contain instructions for doing this.

If you challenge this PCN but the Central Processing Unit issues and NtO anyway the owner must follow instructions on the NtO

Further information about Civil Parking Enforcement (including PCNs and NtOs) is available on-line at www.patrol.uk.info

Then there's a tear off payment slip....

please note this is verbatim except for the underscoring of URLs which PC did. I'm a girl BTW...

Valli

Front –

(Topped with logos from 9 different Derbyshire Councils)

Penalty Charge Notice (PCN)

The Traffic Management Act 2004 S78: Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General regulations 2007 Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals regulations 2007 The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General (amendment) Regulations 2008


Enforcement Authority :
Chesterfield Borough Council

PCN Number (CGXXXXXXXX)
Served on 27/06/2009

by Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) CG013 who had reason to believe that the following contravention had occurred and that a penalty charge is now payable:

Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner.

Code: 87

Date of contravention 27/06/2009
Time of contravention 10:44
Location: North east Derbyshire District Council Car Park Chesterfield

Vehicle registration (MINE)
Make Citroen
Colour Silver
Tax Disc (NUMBER) Expiry 30/09/2009

Observed from 10:44 to 10:44
A penalty charge of £70 is now payable and must be paid not later than the last day of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the PCN was served (I.e. 27/06/2009)

The penalty charge will be reduced by a discount of 50% to £35 if it is paid not later than the last day of the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which this PCN was serves (I.e. 10/07/2009)

See reverse for

How to pay
How to challenge this PCN
What happens if no payment is made

DO NOT PAY THE CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

DO NOT SEND CASH BY POST

PAYMENT SLIP – See overleaf for payments details

PCN Number (CGXXXXXXXX)
Served on 27/06/2009 at 10:44
Vehicle registration (mine)

Contravention:

Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner.

Code: 87

The penalty charge is £70; or £35 if paid not later than the last day of the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which this PCN was served.

If payment is made by post, please detach this slip, complete the details on the revers and return it with your payment

Valli

note I have not included all identifying details but, sadly the car reg,, make etc are all accurate on the notice

BFG_2

Looks like a 'proper' PCN - so the option of ignoring it isn't to be recommended.

Valli

That's ok then because I have posted the letter...