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Brittania Parking

ojf
ojf Posts: 2 Newbie
edited 20 February 2018 at 1:29PM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Hiya all, apologies that im probably asking questions that have been answered a million times, but i cant find any relating to my situation entirely.
(Will firstly state that i am not the keeper of the car, this PCN was issued to the keeper)
I am in the process of appealing a pcn from brittania issued at the start of this month with a contravention at the end of last.It was captured by ANPR, their images are grainy and poor quality, but include my car reg.
I have found the blue template in the newbies thread and was wondering if theres anything i might be worth adding to it, considering the contravention occurred between 8:30-11pm, an overstay of 30 minutes in a carpark lit only by a couple of streetlamps. The signs themselves are attached to said streetlamps, but i did not see any signs upon parking, and can only assume that its because they were improperly lit. Is this a valid reasoning to be utilised in my appeals process, or save until popla?
I can post an image of the signage if thats helpful?
Many thanks in advance, and sorry again.

Comments

  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    edited 20 February 2018 at 12:49PM
    [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Please read the stickies. We need much more detail than that which you have provided. Thousands of PCNs are issued each day, and it unlikely that your case is in any way unique. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
    [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]This is an entirely unregulated industry which is scamming the public with inflated claims for minor breaches of contracts for alleged parking offences. [/FONT]

    [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Parking Eye, Smart and a smaller company have already been named and shamed, as has Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (who take hundreds of these cases to court, and nearly always lose), who have also been reported to the regulatory authority. [/FONT]

    [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The problem has become so rampant that MPs have agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers. Watch the video of the Second Reading in the HofC recently.[/FONT]

    [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2f0384f2-eba5-4fff-ab07-cf24b6a22918?in=12:49:41[/FONT]

    [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]and complain in the most robust terms to your MP. With a fair wind most of these companies may well be put out of business by Christmas.[/FONT]
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • I am unsure how much detail and what details specifically to include in my post here. The car park was almost empty at the time and poorly lit, therefore as far as i can tell, they cant try and claim that its really a loss of earnings, as they earn nothing from the car park except issuing tickets. There is no pay and display and it is 2 hours maximum
  • fisherjim
    fisherjim Posts: 7,111 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Follow the advice in the newbies thread, don't try your own adaptation Britannia are Muppets anyway.

    Don't over think this the forum advice is tried and tested.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,392 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Also see some recent wins at POPLA v Britannia, posted at the end of the POPLA Decisions thread.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
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