RobinHood- Doncaster Airport, approach road, Parking charge notice

martini.kiwi

Hello Everyone, I recently got a parking ticket for stopping on a roadway where stopping is prohibited (at the entrance to Doncaster airport where I have stopped for 40 seconds to pick my wife and daughter up) and reading forums regarding this topic, I've seen that some of you guys know well what to do in these type of cases, which is why I would appreciate your help. My case is a little bit different than what I've been reading...In January 2015 I got a letter from Debt Recovery Plus Ltd informing me of this parking charge and asking to pay 160£. The reason why I didn't get anything before was that I've been moving few times over past 2 years and at the time that happened (Parking charge date: 09/05/2014) my mother in law died which is when I was picking up my wife from the airport as she went for the funeral and I just forgot to change my address at DVLA. I have already appealed to them and you can guess what their response was. The appeal that I've wrote was not good at all and the points that I made there were irrelevant (Unforunately I didn't do research before I did that ) and now I just don't know what to do and it's so hard to get help from anyone (Citizen advice or even solicitors were not very helpful) After reading the forums, I do get a little bit more about the Parking charge notices but I don't fully understand them. Could you please help me in any way possible with my case? If yes, could you private message me or just response here. Thank you in advance!

System

Did the signs at the Airport have a big "P". If not they were not offering parking and the amount they are looking for is "liquidated damages". That can only ever be a couple of quid

Write back to DR+ and thank them for an amusing letter. Tell them to refer it back to their client as you are not suckered by their odd comments and their inability to know the difference between consideration and GPEOL - and you do not have the time to explain......

Think Nigerian email "offer" and you are close to what they are doing

martini.kiwi

I'm not too sure what sort of signs there are as I live in Blackpool so I can't really get to Doncaster to see...I personally didn't see any signs there at the time (it was night) but after doing some research online there is a usual Restricted zone, No stopping at any time sign. I'm not too sure about the "P" sign...
Thank you for your reply.

Redx

doesnt really matter as you can see the signs on parking pranksters blog about this honey trap

you can IGNORE drp, we say it all the time , you just IGNORE them for the next 5 years (6 years in total under small claims court statute)

time you had some facts about what should have been done

VCS ANPR cameras clocked the vehicle stopping on a roadway

VCS try to use parking charges to enforce road issues on non relevant land (like RHA)

POFA 2012 does not apply on non-relevant land, so no identifying the driver

an NTK would have been sent out to the RK

the RK should have appealed it to VCS within 28 days

VCS would deny the appeal and give the RK a popla code

RK appeals to popla within 28 days using one of the dozens of threads on here with a standard airport appeal, win at popla and pay nothing

end of story

like this later one from august 2014

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5038501

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what do you do now ?

now, because no appeal went in , no popla was offered and its too late now to reset it all (or it was offered and you did not use it), so you are now in IGNORE mode for 6 years UNLESS an LBCCC or an MCOL comes at you from VCS (not DRP)

so ignore DRP, read post #4 of the NEWBIES sticky thread which tells you about the debt collectors and their threatograms, but they are powerless, so as you did nothing about it last year, you are now in IGNORE mode

see this thread here too, posts #12 and #13

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5161978

as well as post #4 of the NEWBIES sticky thread

its only if VCS send an LBC or an MCOL you need to deal with this

DoaM

All correct ... except VCS are IPC now so IAS not POPLA.

Redx

DoaM wrote: »

All correct ... except VCS are IPC now so IAS not POPLA.

wrong, it is true now but it was popla when this occurred (may 2014), hence my use of popla in my reply

martini.kiwi

Do you have any idea if I will get a letter from LBC or an MCOL, do I have any chances of winning?

Ralph-y

If you read through the advice Redx gave you you would find the answer plus some you have not thought of yet

Where you the actual driver on that visit?

Ralph:cool:

Redx

if the driver is not the RK then as the RK is the one with the charge , they can truthfully plead they were not driving on that day last year

if you get an LBC or an MCOL you can ask the court for POPLA mediation as ADR which you would then submit an appeal drafted from ther many other RHA popla appeals on here from last year when they were in the BPA

they have another 5 years to try it, so never say never, plus yes they do try a few court cases , as do their sister company Excel , so not one person on here can answer your question , other than to say , yes , its possible

but as you have no alternative you are in IGNORE mode until then

in other words, short of paying (which we do not advise) you are stuck in limbo until the statute runs out

the sticky threads give advise on LBCCC and on MCOL (court) , so I advise you to read them

if it was the case the the driver and RK are one and the same, I would not answer the previous question, self incrimination is a bad idea !

a "no comment" interview is better

martini.kiwi

Unfortunately I tried to appeal to them before I did some research and they already know that I was driving
Anyway, I have to just wait and see now....Thanks so much for your help and I don't know if there's anything else but if you have any more advice please let me know.
Thanks again!

Redx

did they issue a popla code ?

or did they say it was too late ?

if they didnt issue one, you have a better chance of forcing it to popla if a court case ensued , which is why I am asking

in the meantime there is only one course of action

IGNORE the debt collectors and their scary letters

its VCS letters you must read and check and ask about, nothing else