Timid poster, advice on technicalities and grace period

Davidmwroe93

Sent as instructed this is the reply

Dear Miss Turner,



Re: Parking Charge Notice 7014080



We write to acknowledge receipt of your recent online appeal, on behalf of the driver, appealing against the issuing of a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) to the vehicle.



We note your comments and must refer you to the Protection of Freedoms Act (PoFA) 2012, Schedule 4 - Recovery of unpaid Parking Charges. This is available to view online at:

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4



We must therefore request that the details of the driver of the vehicle at the time of the contravention are supplied; this must include their full name and serviceable UK postal address. If you are unwilling or unable to provide these details the registered keeper of this vehicle will remain liable for this PCN. This information should be provided by 9th August 2017. Please note, Premier Park Limited will not reply to any correspondence until after the above date, if the requested information is not provided.



If we do not receive this information by the date given, the registered keeper of the vehicle at the date of event will be held liable.



If you would like to view our photographic evidence, please visit .pcnpayment


Please respond by return or by filling in the Transfer of Liability form on the reverse of the PCN and posting it to Premier Park, PO Box 624, Exeter, EX1 9JG.





Yours Sincerely,

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The Appeals Team

Premier Park Ltd


Don't see a popla code? What's the next step

Quentin

Await your popla code

Davidmwroe93

Will it be sent by post then?

Coupon-mad

Yes, as per all other PP cases you care to read, they do this all the time.

Guys_Dad

But your POPLA appeal will be based on Grace in the BPA CoP
http://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/AOS_Code_of_Practice_October_2015_update_V6..pdf

13.4 You should allow the driver a reasonable period to leave the
private car park after the parking contract has ended, before
you take enforcement action. If the location is one where
parking is normally permitted, the Grace Period at the end
of the parking period should be a minimum of 10 minutes.

plus the magic words from their annual report.

http://www.popla.co.uk/docs/default-source/default-document-library/popla-annual-report-2016.pdf?sfvrsn=2

In an ANPR controlled car park where no statement on the signs indicates that the parking period begins on entry to the car park, as opposed to when a vehicle parks, we may discount (meaning ignore) the amount of time between entry and parking when calculating the grace period at the end
of the contract. This is because the average motorist would assume that a period of parking begins when they park the vehicle, and not when they enter the car park.

So simply base your appeal around that - the POPLA annual report words for the time to be allowed prior to parking and the BPA words for the end of parking. But keep it simple and straight to the point saying that they must allow a minimum of 10 minutes grace at the end by their own trade association and that 1 extra minute to find a space and park is well within the POPLA guidelines as well, as long as their signage does not state that the clock starts when you enter the car parking area.