Penalty notice

bosmore61

Six months age my wife received a penalty charge notice which from memory was £60 or £35 if paid promptly. She has just received a penalty notice from Indigo for £100 or £60 if paid promptly. I have no complaints about the issuing of either ticket, but can a private company charge almost double the amount the local council do?

Umkomaas

but can a private company charge almost double the amount the local council do?

Nothing to stop them, but you must be alert to a try-on. Does the Notice to Keeper (NtK) contain the actual word ‘PENALTY’?

Was this at a railway station.

Loadsofchildren123

Yes. The private parking industry is essentially unregulated.

They base claims on a breach of contract, the contract being offered in the signage on the land and the driver's acceptance being the act of parking. The terms "offered" include a charge, which is usually £100 discounted to £60 if paid within 14 days.

Many signs are inadequate either in their wording or their display to form a contract. Other claims fail on things like grace periods, faulty ANPR etc.
Welcome to the murky world of private parking.

I suggest you start educating yourself by reading a few threads. Don't do anything until you know more about how to deal with this.

PPCs are generally highly litigious. They have 6 years to sue. They can sue the driver if identified, otherwise the registered keeper (provided the requirements of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 are complied with).
If you make proper use of this forum you have a very good chance of seeing this off.

Get ready to receive a series of chasing letters from various debt collectors....

The_Deep

If it was a railway station they would struggle to realise even one penny, especially if they do not know who was driving., Read some of these

https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&ei=5hD2Wb-FBabHgAab1JSYCQ&q=parking+fines+at+railway+stations&oq=parking+fines+at+railway+stations&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30k1.1270.18065.0.21041.33.33.0.0.0.0.135.3582.7j26.33.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.33.3574...0j0i131k1j0i131i46k1j46i131k1j0i22i30k1j0i13i30k1j0i8i13i30k1.0.wXUoMWOLOIE

bosmore61

Thanks, it was at a railway station & the ticket says penalty notice.
I've no problem with the actual ticket. My wife parked without a ticket for 5 minutes. My gripe is the amount of the fine. I think I need to read a few more threads. My initial thought was to offer the same amount the council charge - £35

Redx

as it was a penalty notice then bylaws apply and there is no KEEPER liability (they have or will send an NTK to the keeper)

the TOC have 6 months to take the owner to MAGISTRATES court (which never happens)

INDIGO have no legal authority to issue penalty charge notices , so dont even bother paying it , or offering anything at all

send the blue text template from the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread near the top of this forum , as is , from the KEEPER

NO NAMING THE DRIVER

if you dont understand what I am telling you , read ten or twenty other INDIGO RAILWAY posts and threads on here until you DO understand the position

start by reading this one

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5718256

they are bamboozling people who dont know any better , and pretending they have an authority that they do not have