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pcn due to rail delay
Paddie01
Posts: 18 Forumite
Last Thursday I received a pcn for not displaying a valid ticket at East Grinstead railway station. Normally I get on the train and book on line (via Vinci) for my parking once I get to work. Unfortunately a one hour journey became a 5 hour nightmare and we ended up being evacuated from the train after a 3 hour halt outside Clapham Junction. I returned to my car hours later after abandoning any ambition to go to work and found myself a proud owner of the PCN - any thoughts how to proceed with this?
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My first thoughts are that due to a problem caused by Network Rail you should firstly call at the station and see if they can get the ticket cancelled.
If they go into denial you should then follow the procedures outlined in the NEWBIES section await the NTK and don't admit who was driving as this is probably not-relevant land for POFA 2012.
Come back for more guidance.REVENGE IS A DISH BETTER SERVED COLD0 -
No doubt they will say you could have paid online while twiddling your thumbs for 5 hours.I am not a cat (But my friend is)0
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Frustration of contract...Dedicated to driving up standards in parking0
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Who issued the PCN?My very sincere apologies for those hoping to request off-board assistance but I am now so inundated with requests that in order to do justice to those "already in the system" I am no longer accepting PM's and am unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future (August 2016).
For those seeking more detailed advice and guidance regarding small claims cases arising from private parking issues I recommend that you visit the Private Parking forum on PePiPoo.com0 -
Doesn't sound like a great way of doing things. You're parked there without permission until you get to work....Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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I would have if we had not been in a cutting trapped in a Gaussian cage0
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Do the signs at the car park allow you to buy your ticket in arrears? It sounds like your lucky you don't get more tickets between the time you park and the time you pay for the parking?Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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@ OP I am trying to assist here
Which company issued the PCN? (second time of asking).
Does the PCN make any mention of Railway Byelaws?My very sincere apologies for those hoping to request off-board assistance but I am now so inundated with requests that in order to do justice to those "already in the system" I am no longer accepting PM's and am unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future (August 2016).
For those seeking more detailed advice and guidance regarding small claims cases arising from private parking issues I recommend that you visit the Private Parking forum on PePiPoo.com0 -
Do the signs at the car park allow you to buy your ticket in arrears? It sounds like your lucky you don't get more tickets between the time you park and the time you pay for the parking?
Quite normal these days with people paying on mobile devices - at the hospital I frequently visit you can pay up to midnight on the same day as parking.
However, this doesn't explain why the OP got a PCN if payments are allowed in arrears. Eg - if you can pay in arrears up until midnight, a PCN shouldn't be issued until after midnight.0 -
the pcn was issued by Meteor - reason given "in breach of the terms and conditions: failing to display a valid ticket or voucher "0
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