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Park Indigo Milton Keynes Station

Hi

I’ve read the sticky but I’m still not clear what to do- sorry!

I received a ticket in the above station car park. The sign was obscured by another vehicle and the space was marked in white like all other spaces. I paid £ 31.60 for three days and got a ticket for parking in an employee only space.

At this stage I have done nothing. Should I appeal? Ignore? My car is a lease!

Thanks in advance

Comments

  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Seventh Anniversary Name Dropper
    I guess you missed this in the first post that you read
    * COMPANY, LEASE OR HIRE CARS ANYWHERE IN THE UK

    In the case of a company car or hire car, if you get a windscreen ticket you MUST appeal before day 28 (well before day 21 when it's an IPC firm which only 'offers' 21 days to appeal - check the PCN). This is in order to hook the PPC in your direction, before they get a chance to get the keeper's details from the DVLA.

    You should also warn the owner/keeper (Fleet Manager) not to pay if they do get a letter about it because they have no business to get involved in a fake PCN you have already appealed as driver, and you won't reimburse them if they are daft enough to pay it.

    If the hire/lease co gets a postal PCN and names you as the driver/hirer, that is a good thing as it removes them from the loop entirely and then you can follow the above advice as appropriate to your case - but check and see if they have charged an admin fee. Challenge that admin fee with the Fleet Manager, Hire firm or your HR Manager, if your car use t&cs do not support this deduction for a mere invoice (as opposed to a fine/penalty).

    Here are some examples of a successful first appeal. These examples relate to a situation where the PPC has (pretty much ALWAYS!) failed to send the required documents to the hirer (you) with the postal Notice, by day 21 after the date they were informed of the hirer's details:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5703794

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69859059#Comment_69859059

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69767583#Comment_69767583


    Thanks to Edna Basher for the template appeal for when it's a Hire/company/lease car and a postal Notice has been sent out, after the hirer/lessee/company car user has been named. Remember, that does not mean they have named the 'driver'! So stay schtum about who was driving!

    Here is Edna Basher's latest 2018 draft appeal for a Fleet Manager (hirer company) to use:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5881338/pcn-for-lease-car-vehicle
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Read the lease cars section in the NEWBIES thread, near the end of the 1st post.

    And read the Indigo railway station Q&A link to a thread telling you what to do.

    No-one will re-write the NEWBIES thread for anyone - newbies can all take their time and read it. It's not written in legalese or anything.

    I struggle to see the problem when Indigo/station PCNs are covered in a link specially in the Q&A right near the top of the sticky...
    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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