Vehicle Control services ltd- PCN !!

wonkey

Hello.

I am looking for some advice.

I've recieved a PCN ticket on my car in a parking area or a friends flats. I was not aware this was a controlled area as there we no signs on the entrance and it was dark. There are a few signs dotted around but obscured by vehicles and lack of lighting.

The ticket stated the charge for parking in somebody elses bay

I have read you information and have waited for the NTK which I have recieved . I have copied your letter to send as an inital appeal.
My challeneges the signs are not correct , i have photographic evidence that there are no sign upon the entrance to this area. The ticket states a place that does not exsist according to google mapping . It does not state the actual address or the road name .

My main question is there are discrepancies between the PCN and NTK. Do I use these now or wait until they reject my appeal and use it for the popla one? As upon your advice i do not wnat to phrase as the driver ?
The NTK states differently from the PCN
Place name slighty different again
The time of offence is later
The offence , parked in a restricted area is different to one on ticket

Thanks in advance for your assistance

Stroma

Don't worry about the discrepancies as they will hold little relevance in your appeal. You have the NtK so use the appeal wording in coupons thread to appeal it, just get a free proof of postage from the post office. When you get the rejection come back here for help with popla, don't do it alone.

Coupon-mad

I would save the discrepancies for POPLA where you can have an additional paragraph (on top of the usual no GPEOL and no contract/standing) that says why the NTK isn't compliant with para8 of Schedule 4 of POFA2012. You'll win in the end.

Folkiedave

They should NOT be telling you that you need to name the driver to appeal - Paragraph 6.

Do they?

wonkey

Hi
thanks for replies much appreciated. I will send the first appeal letter tomorrow.

in relation to naming driver
Yes they are or asking you if you are appealing on behalf of the driver to name them, and to supply a written statement from the driver giving their permission for you to act on thier behalf.

Not enforcable i understand !!

Stroma

Complete garbage, the registered keeper can deal with this, they don't need permission from the driver, and vcs most certainly don't need that information. The dvla has given orders on this subject so you should complain to them.

“the following practices may be considered as Code breaches and must not be continued:
• Asking the motorist to enter into additional correspondence to obtain a POPLA code
• Failing to include a correct and/or valid POPLA Code within the Rejection correspondence
• Issuing a POPLA Code with a date identifier which is significantly different from the date of rejection
• Appearing to indicate that the issue of a POPLA Code is conditional on driver details being supplied “

wonkey

Thought as much .. Noted I will email them as well

These compaines are a nightmare !!!

Fingers crossed this can be sorted soon

Stroma

Ensure you scan the letter in from vcs and email both the dvla and bpa, both addresses in post #6 of coupons thread