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POPLA Appeal advice
My partner was issued a PCN and I have been appealing it with Civil Enforcement Limited.
We parked and attempted to pay. We did not have enough change so she rang the payment line and tried to pay via that. After being cut off several times, she got through only to be given an incorrect location, so she did not pay and we left the car park. We had been parked for 16 minutes according to the PCN.
In my initial appeal, I described her attempts to pay and so have implied that she was the driver.
I also tried the POFA time limit defense, but CEL dismissed that, as their PCN doesn't mention POFA.
So on to POPLA.
I have read through the AOS code of practice and think I have several grounds for appeal:
1. Grace Period, while we were parked over the 10 minute minimum grace period, we were actually trying to pay and have a phone bill to show it.
2. Entrance signage. The entrance to the car park sign does not bear the required AOS logo, nor mention who manages the car park.
3. Photo evidence. The PCN gives ANPR photos but they do not bear date stamps as required.
We are considering returning to the car park, but since it is 2hours away, it would be quite a trek to photograph signs and check for ANPR signs.
Are these reasonable grounds to appeal?
Is it better to with the grace period defence as that is the strongest to my mind?
We parked and attempted to pay. We did not have enough change so she rang the payment line and tried to pay via that. After being cut off several times, she got through only to be given an incorrect location, so she did not pay and we left the car park. We had been parked for 16 minutes according to the PCN.
In my initial appeal, I described her attempts to pay and so have implied that she was the driver.
I also tried the POFA time limit defense, but CEL dismissed that, as their PCN doesn't mention POFA.
So on to POPLA.
I have read through the AOS code of practice and think I have several grounds for appeal:
1. Grace Period, while we were parked over the 10 minute minimum grace period, we were actually trying to pay and have a phone bill to show it.
2. Entrance signage. The entrance to the car park sign does not bear the required AOS logo, nor mention who manages the car park.
3. Photo evidence. The PCN gives ANPR photos but they do not bear date stamps as required.
We are considering returning to the car park, but since it is 2hours away, it would be quite a trek to photograph signs and check for ANPR signs.
Are these reasonable grounds to appeal?
Is it better to with the grace period defence as that is the strongest to my mind?
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Best to ask in the parking tickets sub forum. There is a lot of knowledge there.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163
Do have a look at the stickies before posting. There are a few posters who give much of their time voluntarily to help and it is easier if you've done some research first0 -
I thought that's where I'd posted it. Oops.
I will repost it.0
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