UKPC Parking Charge in residential area :(

inflationbuster

Wondering where l stand with this?

I got a parking charge from UKPC for parking my car on a residential extension.

This is what it says,

Parking attendant No: XXXXX had reasonable cause to believe that the following breach of terms and conditions of parking occurred on private land (details of which are prominently displayed and agreed to by the drive by the act of parking the vehicle):-

Parked in a permit area without displaying a valid permit.


1. I asked where the sign was and it was further along the road so it's something new they just put up. There's not enough signage that's for sure, which he agreed

2. I asked why another car didn't have a permit and the warden said because the car belongs to the neighbour (fair enough it was parked outside the house). I suspect the neighbour confirmed my car doesn't belong there. But still why no parking permit on the window has me suspicious.

Unfortunately what l didn't mention is l do live on the same housing estate, just the other side of it. I only parked there to go to the shop for a couple of minutes and that's when l got stung.

Do l have reason enough to contest this? What should l write apart from telling them l live on the same housing estate part of the private land.

£40 is just daylight robbery - ruined my lunch :mad:

Redx

clearly you have not read the NEWBIES sticky thread above this one

please read it

inflationbuster

Redx wrote: »

clearly you have not read the NEWBIES sticky thread above this one

please read it

So it's classed as a private parking ticket then?

I will of course check the newbie section.

SevenTowers

inflationbuster wrote: »

So it's classed as a private parking ticket then?

I will of course check the newbie section.

Yes, just another private parking "fine"

Follow the advice on the Newbies thread, UKPC are very easy to defeat.

inflationbuster

Just wanted to update.

I contacted the landowner of the housing estate and they got in touch with UKPC to cancel the ticket.

So if you park on private land well worth contacting the landowner!

DiddlyN

What did you say to the landowner, to get them cancel it?

inflationbuster

DiddlyN wrote: »

What did you say to the landowner, to get them cancel it?

Basically l said l live on the same housing estate and l didn't realise l needed a permit to park on the other side of the estate. I asked if they appointed UKPC and they rung me up and agreed to cancel it.

Just avoids having to go through the hassle of dealing with UKPC.