Porking Pie PCN, PoFA and Scotland

jayyar66

Hi Guyz n Galz,
I currently have, in my sticky mitts, yet another PE invoice inviting me to pay £70. I have no problem at all with ignoring it, as I have previously done. TBH, I don't know why they insist on sending them out. . . It's not like I'm going to suddenly get a guilty conscience and start paying them!!
Anyway, this time, as it's post-1st Oct, they've included information about The PoFA and POPLA. My question is, as I live in Scotland, and the parking incident occurred in Scotland, are they sending out misleading information and could this cause problems for them (oh, please!!) if they are??
Cheers in advance

BASFORDLAD

Indeed it doesnt apply in Scotland

pogofish

I've been wondering if this was going to hapen - POFA does not apply here, so I hope you take this up with the DVLA ASAP. People here can point you at exactly the guy to email.

Sirdan

pogofish wrote: »

I've been wondering if this was going to hapen - POFA does not apply here, so I hope you take this up with the DVLA ASAP. People here can point you at exactly the guy to email.

mike.butler@dvla.gsi.gov.uk

BASFORDLAD

I think a lot of parking companies wont bother distinguishing between us and north of the border!

You need a passport don't you for Scotland these days

As an aside i love the Hebrides, mull is a beautiful place!, also like arran and dumfries/galloway, stunning scenery

ManxRed

I knew this would happen sooner or later!

@ jayyar66 - do please send a copy of your letter to Mike Butler as advised, you might possibly get Parking Eye in the brown stuff!

jayyar66

Thanks for the replies. Will indeed forward copies to your link, thanks Sirdan. ManxRed, this is indeed what I am hoping for

taffy056

If you scan your letter in and email mike at the dvla, you will get a fast turnaround. Just ensure that you say the incident happened in Scotland where pofa doesn't apply. This is grossly incompetent by PE, their misleading letter to you is a disgrace. But then their whole industry is a disgrace!

jayyar66

Will scan my letter and send it as soon as I can. In addition though, I've just read Renegades' post here:

forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4279685

and I quite like the idea of costing them £32, so I feel a letter coming on

taffy056

jayyar66 wrote: »

Will scan my letter and send it as soon as I can. In addition though, I've just read Renegades' post here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4279685

and I quite like the idea of costing them £32, so I feel a letter coming on

It won't cost them £32 though as they cannot use popla in Scotland at all

Coupon-mad

I think it will cost them £32 if you word the appeal carefully. They will have to pay if you can get this to POPLA (after all their ticket started it!).

How about NOT POINTING OUT THAT IT WAS IN SCOTLAND!

Word your first appeal to Parking Eye in any way you wish, usual stuff about the ticket being an unfair penalty, the signs being rubbish, the car park not being owned or leased by PE so they have no cause to claim a charge...that sort of thing. As 'your reference' just state the car reg and ticket number (not the car park/town). Do not give a postal address in Scotland. Do you have a family member's addy in England who wouldn't mind fielding any letters for you?

PE will reject and then they have to give you a POPLA verification code (unless they spot the problem...don't tell them!).

:T