POPLA Decisions

Umkomaas

Coupon-mad wrote: »

True. I guess I was going by the fact the poster said it took over a year.

New POPLA were only a twinkle in Trouserfire's eyes then. Possibly the original parking event took place over 12 months ago?

Redx

maybe its one of those "conflict of interest" cases ? where it was referred to new POPLA as WH cannot deal with it ?

a good win nevertheless

and welcome back CM

CoCo_N

Umkomaas wrote: »

I don't think it's WHOPLA for the following reasons

1. WHOPLA never show the name of the Assessor

2. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/esther-sargeant-90340994 (Although the surname is spelt with an 'a' rather than an 'e' as transcribed by the OP.

You are correct - Mac autocorrect to blame for this one.
It's definitely Sargeant. Have edited original post, thank you

CoCo_N

Umkomaas wrote: »

New POPLA were only a twinkle in Trouserfire's eyes then. Possibly the original parking event took place over 12 months ago?

Correct - April or May of 2015 I believe

AliceMS88

Thank you for submitting your parking charge Appeal to POPLA.

An Appeal has been opened with the reference XXXXXXXXX.

Apex Parking Ltd have told us they do not wish to contest the Appeal. This means that your Appeal is successful and you do not need to pay the parking charge.

Yours sincerely

POPLA Team

Thread here:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5497028

spiderx

my advice would be ...Hey Newbies 'toughen up ' not' wise up' !! Maybe I was born lucky but for the second time in 5 years I have totally ignored Parking Eyes letters and they have have not pursued me , the latest for being 10 minutes over the 'free' 2 hours in an almost empty Aldi car park. I could understand if I had been causing an obstruction or stopping other shoppers from parking but the fact that a 300 space car park only had about 20 cars in it and they wanted to charge me £70 for the privilege of 10 minutes extra...well ...don't get me started !!!! Only my personal opinion but I do believe the forumites may be tackling this problem the wrong way...surely it should be on the basis of not agreeing to a contract or even an un-fair contract... just a suggestion ! But I know what I will do if I happen to make the mistake of overstaying my welcome in a Parking Eye car park again I i will be covering my numberplate with some paper or cloth until I am out of the car park and back on public roads again.

Coupon-mad

Can't disagree with the final tip - my car has been known to have a strategically placed car blanket accidentally 'trapped' sticking out from the boot, covering the numberplate as I left a car park.

The rest of what you say has been tried and I am afraid PE are still suing victims in droves (over 30,000 court papers in one year alone).

spiderx

I wouldn't dispute the amount of victims as I guess it's human nature to stand up and fight when accused of something you see as wrong, but I think if the vast majority of those victims had totally ignored the notices and not gone along with the parking companies little 'legal' games then it would have presented them with just too much hard work (and cost) to have pursued them all. But then again i could be wrong..!?!?

Coupon-mad

I suggest that is wrong, because PE firstly picked on ignorers AFAIK. They like ignorers.

spiderx

Well I for one would carry on 'ignoring' ...honestly they (parking companies) just want to have an easy life and make money for not too much hard work. Must admit though , first time I had a parking charge notice I was just about to move house and sold the car they had the number plate of before moving so a bit too much hard work to trace maybe ..? Well def think if you realise you have overstayed your welcome the covered number plate is the way to go. Cheers .