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Fine for not displaying permit
berol7827007
Posts: 9 Forumite
Hi,
Could I please get some advice?
My friend has a fine for £60 for not displaying her permit whilst in her own parking bay on a housing estate. She sent off a letter to appeal against it but she has just heard back saying that she has to pay it! The letter also states that she can appeal further to Popla but if it is unsuccessful she will have to pay the full amount of £100 as she will lose the right to pay at the reduced rate. She will also have to pay all costs of recovery and court action if taken!
Should she just pay the fine?
Many thanks in advance!
Could I please get some advice?
My friend has a fine for £60 for not displaying her permit whilst in her own parking bay on a housing estate. She sent off a letter to appeal against it but she has just heard back saying that she has to pay it! The letter also states that she can appeal further to Popla but if it is unsuccessful she will have to pay the full amount of £100 as she will lose the right to pay at the reduced rate. She will also have to pay all costs of recovery and court action if taken!
Should she just pay the fine?
Many thanks in advance!
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It is not a fine and she should not pay.
Provided she follows forum advice she WILL win at POPLA, guaranteed.
First thing is to go to the POPLA Decisions thread (top of page 1) and read the last few pages. Then do some reading around the threads. You will soon see how to word a POPLA Appeal.
Come back here when you have a first draft and the regulars will help you finalise it.
Make sure she doesn't take her eye off the POPLA ball though, as the code is strictly time limited. If it expires, she loses her right to appeal to POPLA.I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.0 -
Just checking - has she been given the 10 digit POPLA code or just been told about their existence? If she hasn't had the code yet, she needs to get it from the PPC.0
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Also, is the registered keeper / parking event in Scotland or NI?
and which Parking Company (PPC) is it?I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.0 -
Is she an owner/ mortgage holder or lease holder or is she renting.Be happy...;)0
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Popla cannot be used without a code from the parking company, if they haven't supplied on rejection then go back to them and demand one. Also make complaints below attaching your rejection letter. You shouldn't have to beg for it!
aos@britishparking.co.uk
foi@dvla.gsi.gov.ukWhen posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
We don't need the following to help you.
Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
:beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:0 -
Hi
I think she's just been told about POPLA, she is renting & it happened in Sussex by a company called CPM Uk Car Management.
Many thanks!0 -
It's no good just being told about popla, we are telling you about popla as well, but without the verification code she can do sod all with them. And CPM are well known on here, a bunch of ex clampers!When posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
We don't need the following to help you.
Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
:beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:0 -
Hi I have sent her a message to ask if she has been given a code & also sent her the link for here so she can see all your answer, many thanks everyone!0
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She has got a code from them!0
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Who is she renting from ? is it a private landlord who owns the lease.
I am trying to establish who is the principle in this contract they are claiming on.
If the initial lease has no reference to any parking permit then as princaple and land holder they can instruct the parking firm to desist or produce a contract signed by the title holder, in which case they shall be instructing them to not pursue the charge.
These parking companies really do take the pi$$, either that or they are just thick ex-clampers with very little knowledge of the law they think they act under.Be happy...;)0
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