Newbie in distress! Unfair parking charges - Car Parking Partnership

Guys_Dad

I get the point that you are up for it, but maybe Mum is wobbly.

See if this is of any help to her - I posted it on a couple of other threads.

She may be making the newbies' common mistake which is "I done wrong, guv, so they are right to charge me. How can I defend that??".

Our point is " regardless of the facts, PPCs are penalising motorists to a ludicrous extent to which they are not entitled and we concentrate on helping people based on that point"

Suppose you had been caught doing 35 mph in a 30 mph limit. You get to the Magistrates court and they say "Guilty. Lock her up for 2 years".

You would get a brief to appeal the sentence, not the verdict.

So that's the case here. You are appealing the "sentence" of £100 that does not fit the "crime",

So, you major on the "No genuine pre-estimate of loss" point.

Also, suppose the PPC didn't have the right to charge you 1p as they didn't have a valid contract with the landowner? So you demand that they produce the contract in question that actually specifies that they are allowed to charge you.

Going back to the "crime" of speeding. Suppose that there were no 30mph signs up and it wasn't obvious that you were in built up area. Would that be fair? So you challenge the signage of the park in question. Obviously the signage was inadequate or you would have seen it.

Basically, that's it in a nutshell.

ReformedBigSpender

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Chalk up another for the little man! I contacted the Head of Security at my institution, and he has agreed to rescind the ticket on condition that it doesn't happen again.

I explained the situation, devoid of BS, and providing the vehicle registration and CP number on the ticket, and he has emailed the company contact asking her to cancel it.

Once again, thank so much everyone for your help and reassurances

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Guys_Dad

Good result, but please wait for confirmation from PPC. If it doesn't come within a week, get in touch with them to make sure it has been cancelled.

ReformedBigSpender

Any idea how they will send me confirmation? I thought they couldn't contact the DVLA for the keeper's information until 14 days had passed, and that I wasn't to contact the PPC until they send me the NtK.

Coupon-mad

That's a good point, not sure but wait and see. I will add your success here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4766249

Nice proactive and polite complaint.