Appeal following NTK rejected PCP

Leonsdad

Hi,

I received a NTK dated 18.03.14 to which I replied within the 14 days as the registered keeper using the newbies template from this site - notifying them that as keeper I wished to appeal. I have since received a (rather poorly written) response stating that the appeal can't be processed as it was sent outside of the 28 days permitted to the driver and that as driver I have forgone my right of appeal.

Fair enough you think - but I can 100% state that I wasn't the driver - I was about 10 miles away from the particular car park at the time - at work. I am not the only person with access to the vehicle though.

Any advice on what to next would be appreciated.

Thanks

da_rule

Write to them again (attach a copy of your appeal) stating that you were not the driver and did not appeal as the driver, you appealed as the registered keeper. Tell them that either they accept your appeal or they reject it and issue you a POPLA code.

Also, complain to the BPA. Contact details are in the Newbies sticky thread.

Coupon-mad

Is this 'Parkshield Collection Limited (Trading as PCP Enforcement Agency and P.C.P.E.A)'

...because they are not BPA members but are IPC members.

http://www.theipc.info/#!aos-members/cv75

Have a read of the IPC Code of Practice and complain to them and to the DVLA that as a non-driving registered keeper you are being denied your right to appeal the ticket even though under POFA 2012 you could be held liable. How is this fair, what are the IPC and DVLA going to do about it, how could a keeper know about a ghost ticket or one issued when they were not driving? How can a keeper be held liable yet be denied an appeal, and ask the DVLA why the two ATAs (the BPA and the IPC) are not the same in this regard, where is the consistency? And this isn't a mere detail, it's fundamental.

Email addy for the DVLA is in the NEWBIES sticky thread, post #6 about making complaints. Do not write to the BPA, it's the IPC and you'll need to familiarise yourself with their CoP as it's different and even the regulars here aren't fully au fait with it yet.

Guys_Dad

Excellent synopsis of the point by c-m. Use it when you complain to the DVLA. David Dunsford is the person to contact and threaten to involve your MP as well.

I have and await a reply.

Stroma

It would be useful to add the IPC email address to post #6 as well coupon I think