POPLA Decisions

Northlakes

Decision
Successful
Assessor Name
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Assessor summary of operator case

The operator has not provided any evidence for this appeal.
Assessor summary of your case

The appellant states the operator has failed to comply with the Protections of Freedoms Act 2012. He advises there was no visible signage.
Assessor supporting rational for decision

By issuing the appellant with a Parking Charge Notice (PCN), the operator has implied that the appellant has not complied with the terms and conditions of the car park in question. It is the duty of the operator to provide evidence to POPLA of the terms and conditions that the appellant did not comply with and with evidence that the appellant did not indeed comply with these terms and conditions. In this case, the operator has not provided any evidence to POPLA. As the operator has not provided a response to the appeal, it has not demonstrated that the PCN is valid.

Umkomaas

@Northlakes - ParkingEye?

Coupon-mad

Umkomaas wrote: »

@Northlakes - ParkingEye?

Nope, All Parking Services, here's another lucky recipient of one of their surprise tickets:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=108234

No signs there to speak of; terrible car park. How it gets past BPA 'audits' is beyond me. Maybe they add signs specially for the audit.

I remember being astonished by the utter lack of signs when I helped someone win a POPLA appeal here (APS always fold).

Edna_Basher

It seems that rather than folding (i.e. by notifying POPLA that they have cancelled the charge before the 21-day deadline) APSUK simply don't bother to submit any evidence and then lose by default.

A POPLA assessor actually has to consider the case - hopefully this means that APSUK have to pay POPLA's fee rather than getting away with paying nothing to POPLA

AJ16

We got our POPLA appeal result yesterday, ECP did not contest the appeal, probably due to falling woefully short on signage compliance.

warehouse

Dear Warehouse

Thank you for submitting your parking charge Appeal to POPLA.

An Appeal has been opened with the reference xxxxxxxxxx.

Parking Eye 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


Link to my thread and POPLA appeal in full is below:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5517502

one-oh-two

POPLA upheld my appeal as UKPC declined to contest:

"UK Parking Control 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."

Link to original thread here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5485916

Appeal was submitted using the template points in this thread, plus a small additional complaint about ghost ticketing with evidence presented from Channel 4.

Thanks all, well chuffed!

Myriddin

Another attempt by CEL to fleece the public bites the dust:

[FONT=&quot]Thank you for submitting your parking charge Appeal to POPLA.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]An Appeal has been opened with the reference xxxxxxxxx[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Civil Enforcement 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.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Yours sincerely[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]POPLA Team [/FONT]

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[/FONT]I wonder why all these 'can't be arsed to defend' decisions are becoming popular?
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Northlakes

Perhaps if they don't have to pay a POPLA fee they are taking the motorist one step further in having to prepare a POPLA appeal rather than cancelling at the initial appeal.
It seems daft to me that POPLA aren't charging as they have to communicate with the PPC, so there is a cost or have I misunderstood the new regime rules?

yotmon

By not charging the PPC for a non contested popla case has left them with nothing to lose.

Why would they bother cancelling at the first appeal stage, better to let the 'victim' wriggle away on the hook. He/she may just pay up without taking it to popla but if they do, then the PPC can just throw in the towel , it's no skin of their nose !