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PCM, Plaza West, Reading --> PLEASE ASSIST!

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  • da_rule
    da_rule Posts: 3,618 Forumite
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    If they issued a ticket affixed to the vehicle then no, but if there was no ticket affixed to the vehicle then naming the driver can reset the clock.

    Have you managed to get the proof of delivery from the Royal Mail website?
  • p3voices
    p3voices Posts: 9 Forumite
    I did download the information from Royal Mail's website.

    I sent the letter on 22Mar14 and it was signed for on 26Mar14 (the deadline was 25Mar14)! Unbelieveable! It is as you said ... these parking companies are sneaky.

    Regarding the PCN, the first I learned of it was via the NtK. I reviewed their evidence online and noticed that they apparently did affix a ticket to the windscreen, but this was never received as the night in question for the PCN was during a rainstorm (I assume it had washed away).

    I was not the driver, so was wondering if I could name the driver at this point?

    If not, what do you suggest?
  • BenefitMaster
    BenefitMaster Posts: 641 Forumite
    p3voices wrote: »
    I did download the information from Royal Mail's website.

    I sent the letter on 22Mar14 and it was signed for on 26Mar14 (the deadline was 25Mar14)! Unbelieveable! It is as you said ... these parking companies are sneaky.

    Regarding the PCN, the first I learned of it was via the NtK. I reviewed their evidence online and noticed that they apparently did affix a ticket to the windscreen, but this was never received as the night in question for the PCN was during a rainstorm (I assume it had washed away).

    I was not the driver, so was wondering if I could name the driver at this point?

    If not, what do you suggest?

    PM Me - I'm local to Reading and I'll assist with this as a Lay Rep off group. Lainiee and CouponMad can vouch for my Bona-Fides.
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,367 Forumite
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    edited 29 March 2014 at 12:03PM
    BenefitMaster wrote: »
    PM Me - I'm local to Reading and I'll assist with this as a Lay Rep off group. Lainiee and CouponMad can vouch for my Bona-Fides.

    Great offer OP, go with it.

    By the way, there is NO statutory time limit to appeal to the PPC, nor is there any time limit prescribed by the BPA.

    You can name the driver (with serviceable address) at any time up until the commencement of legal proceedings by the PPC (issuance of Court papers, not a LBC).
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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  • p3voices
    p3voices Posts: 9 Forumite
    Thank you for the offer.
    PM-ing you now ...
  • p3voices
    p3voices Posts: 9 Forumite
    Great news today ... my PCN has now been cancelled! :beer:

    Thank you everyone who assisted me on the forum.
    Thank you, BenefitMaster! :T:T:T

    To quote my response from PCM:

    "Thank you for your correspondence regarding the above Parking Charge Notice (PCN).

    We have considered your case carefully and have accepted your appeal to cancel the PCN. No further action is required from you in respect of the PCN.

    Please not that all appeals are considered on their individual merits and future appeals may not result in the cancellation of the PCN.    "
  • BenefitMaster
    BenefitMaster Posts: 641 Forumite
    Result :-)

    That boiled down to a letter saying "Recorded delivery appeal deemed served on 27th day. POPLA code or accept the appeal, or we treat this as criminal harrassment."

    So sometimes a strong stand against the PPC works.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 151,843 Forumite
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    Well done BM and p3voices! :T
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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