Help! Parking ticket blew upside down

frog_bounce

Hi,
I have read the newbies section, but as we have already contacted Britannia Parking (BP) I am a little confused on the next stage.

We parked the car at a retail park (during Storm Brian where winds of about 70 mph were forecast), purchased a parking ticket using a bank card from the parking machine.
Left the ticket on the dash board, got the kids out of the car, went to the boot etc, went shopping and then returned to find a PCN on the windscreen (£50 within 14 or £80 after) and then noticed that the parking ticket had blown to the other side of the dashboard and was now face down.

The wife has contacted BP via their website (not sure if she gave away who was driving in the email she sent via their website form).

We have received no communication from BP, but have now received a letter from their debt collectors (DRP Debt Recovery Plus Ltd) demanding £160 within 14 days of the date on the letter.

I have read on this forum of a POPLA code, but we haven't received a POPLA code or anything else from BP?

Not sure what to do next as we don't have a POPLA code and have received no comms from Britannia, could anyone offer any help please? Thank you!

We have the original parking ticket form the parking machine and the proof that we paid via bank card on the bank statement.

Coupon-mad

Email them and complain, and copy in the BPA (email is in the NEWBIES thread post #5).

pappa_golf

who is BP ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Redx

the keeper could report BP to the BPA AOS team for not replying to the appeal and not issuing a popla code

but if BP can prove they issued one and it expired and was unused , you wont get anywhere at all

as this is with DRP, these are the people you can ignore , they are powerless

the chances are you would win in court for various reasons so you could stick everything in a folder for 6 years and defend this if BP ever issued an MCOL

BP have 6 years to issue an LBC and an MCOL

pappa_golf

Redx wrote: »

the keeper could report BP to the BPA AOS team for not replying to the appeal and not issuing a popla code

but if BP can prove they issued one and it expired and was unused , you wont get anywhere at all

as this is with DRP, these are the people you can ignore , they are powerless

the chances are you would win in court for various reasons so you could stick everything in a folder for 6 years and defend this if BP ever issued an MCOL

BP have 6 years to issue an LBC and an MCOL

are we guessing today ? I vote for https://bmpa.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/212481025-Bristol-Parking-Services-Ltd

unless told differently

KeithP

pappa_golf wrote: »

unless told differently

We are told differently... in the first line of the opening post...

Britannia Parking (BP)

pappa_golf

due to lack of editing facilities , people should not pre guess

no POPLa code could infer a non BPA company

Redx

I saw Britannia Parking (BP) in the first line , so no guessing was involved

frog_bounce

Thank you very much for taking your time to reply and sorry for the confusion.
BP = Britannia Parking

Do you know of anyone that has been successful in a case similar to this after buying a ticket using bank card and ticket blowing over?

Do you think we should contact BP tomorrow and ask for a POPLA code.

Redx

that kind of appeal will not wash at POPLA, so NO is the answer

arguments like that have been used in successful defences in court cases, but its not at that stage as yet

legal arguments win at POPLA, not "what happened" on the day , but only if you could get a code

the court supposition is always unknown as they may not even try court , so then its a moot point

the BMPA site has information about parking companies and the likelihood (or not) of court cases

Coupon-mad

Do you know of anyone that has been successful in a case similar to this after buying a ticket using bank card and ticket blowing over?

Everyone here! No-one PAYS these scam PCNs.

Anyway, do the complaint email to the BPA. Told you what to do in my earlier post.