Parking Ticketing Limited

mrsunnybunny

Update: edited the appeal to include a challenge re the use of a premium number. Couldn't find any other appeals using this so had to mostly draft it myself.

Edit in red in the appeal on first page.

Coupon-mad

Here's one I wrote on November which was about a firm which was using a premium rate number and was also trying to add a blanket cost for any card payment (also unlawful):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69655988#Comment_69655988

Not saying POPLA appeals are won on that point (never seen one) but it's worth including. Does the PCN in your case try to add a blanket admin fee for all card payments as well as the premium rate number?

mrsunnybunny

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Here's one I wrote on November which was about a firm which was using a premium rate number and was also trying to add a blanket cost for any card payment (also unlawful):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69655988#Comment_69655988

Not saying POPLA appeals are won on that point (never seen one) but it's worth including. Does the PCN in your case try to add a blanket admin fee for all card payments as well as the premium rate number?

Yes they do! Thanks for the link; I have edited my appeal accordingly.

pappa_golf

now you know why motorcyclists are happy to pay 5p for a carrier bag

Coupon-mad

I notice from your photos that the signs mentioning the parking charge are certainly not on every post/in every area - and nor are they lit.

mrsunnybunny

Coupon-mad wrote: »

I notice from your photos that the signs mentioning the parking charge are certainly not on every post/in every area - and nor are they lit.

Absolutely right, I will add this to the appeal.

mrsunnybunny

Management company informed me that they cannot get the ticket cancelled as the maximum number of tickets which they can cancel "has already been reached".

Does anyone know whether such a restriction is legal? Apparently it is in their contract

Fruitcake

mrsunnybunny wrote: »

Management company informed me that they cannot get the ticket cancelled as the maximum number of tickets which they can cancel "has already been reached".

Does anyone know whether such a restriction is legal? Apparently it is in their contract

Legal = Criminal law.
Lawful = Civil law.

It matters not here but should be remembered for anyone who ends up dealing with court.

Ask for an un-redacted copy of their contract showing this rubbish, sorry, clause with the number of cancellations permitted/month/year/eon. Say that your lease for the parking space trumps whatever they can produce, and that you were in any case displaying a valid permit. Show them the permit pictures. Scammers versus yours, and demand to know why they are permitting such a scam to be carried out.

mrsunnybunny

Fruitcake wrote: »

Legal = Criminal law.
Lawful = Civil law.

It matters not here but should be remembered for anyone who ends up dealing with court.

Ask for an un-redacted copy of their contract showing this rubbish, sorry, clause with the number of cancellations permitted/month/year/eon. Say that your lease for the parking space trumps whatever they can produce, and that you were in any case displaying a valid permit. Show them the permit pictures. Scammers versus yours, and demand to know why they are permitting such a scam to be carried out.

Thanks I will try although not very optimistic. They don't seem to give a flying !!!!... After all who cares if residents parking in their own bay have to pay £100. In fact, it benefits them as they seem get 10-20% of the moneys received from the fines!

Umkomaas

If they've had to cancel to the maximum number already, it must be an indicator that the PPC is unfairly/incorrectly issuing parking charges and the MA should either have the quota increased, or get rid of the problem entirely - sack the PPC off!