Help needed to challenge Smart Parking Parking charge notice

Travel_dreamer

Unfortunately I suspect it’s Smart Parking who get the profits and they will have been contracted by someone centrally.It’s a shared building, 2 surgeries and other NHS servicesX Rays, Dentist, they will all pay rent to NHS for use I guess

AJGuy

Try and find out who is in charge of the building management and ask nicely. Alternatively is there a discount if you pay early? I don’t know your financial circumstances but you need to weigh up if it’s worth the hassle and stress.

I find it immoral that the NHS use these awful companies, I’m sorry it’s stung you.

Coupon-mad

AJGuy wrote: »

You need to go to the practice maneger and make an official complaint. The surgery should not be profiting from this, by the sounds of things it’s a good source of income for them.

They don't profit. PPCs offer their protection rackets free, and they keep all penalties - you can see why that is banned in the NHS Car Parking Policy Principles!

No idea why you haven't simply sent the template appeal already, from the NEWBIES thread, there is no similar situation to look for and all of this is wasting time before it gets cancelled on appeal. There are no legal terms to worry about and the NEWBIES thread is not meant to be read by people looking for a similar case, that is not the point.

There is a template appeal (just one) in the NEWBIES thread. Use it, no editing.

Dead easy, we know what we are doing. Smart often fold, first try, no POPLA needed.

Please don't look for a 'case like mine' in the NEWBIES thread...the template appeal is one size fits all and the important thing is very simple - if you do not tell Smart who was driving, you WILL win at POPLA.

So easy. I did already tell you this in the first reply you got today.

There is no need to do ANYTHING else and in fact unplanned complaints and appeals about 'what happened' shoot people's toes off, as they blab about who parked!

Travel_dreamer

Thanks I wish I had your confidence and experience in dealing with all this, will look at template again tomorrow if time in between hospital appt - different car park!

Coupon-mad

Put Smart into the 'search this forum' box.

Show me any we lost?!

You will see...as long as people appeal using the template (in England/Wales) ALL are won. And I mean ALL of them, hence the confidence, we KNOW yours will be cancelled and you need to do none of the above, except do what the NEWBIES thread tells you.

I am so confident of this that we don't even need any Smart Parking threads, there is nothing new to say.

AJGuy

Ann I’ve just had a good look through the section coupon-mad is talking about, it seems relatively straightforward at first read and definitely worth while considering all the hard work has been done, take your time reading it tomorrow and let us know how you get on. I was clearly very lucky I had mine cancelled by the NHS even after admitting I was the driver.

Travel_dreamer

The more I read the less confident I am or worry about having the energy or time to do the appeal paperwork etc. I am wondering if there is a low cost option to get more 1 to 1 support outside the forum.

Egbert_Nobacon

How much energy or time does it take to copy and paste the BLUE template appeal in the NEWBIES?

Take Coupon-mad’s advice it’s the best you will get and it’s free !!

Travel_dreamer

In the Newbies thread it does say to complain very strongly to the owner eg hospital, shop etc. so was intending to do this if I can find right person,at same time as 1st appeal to ppc ?!

Umkomaas

Ann_H wrote: »

The more I read the less confident I am or worry about having the energy or time to do the appeal paperwork etc. I am wondering if there is a low cost option to get more 1 to 1 support outside the forum.

How much would you be prepared to pay for 1 to 1 support to save you £60?

All advice here is free, just follow it. The sooner you knock this on the head the better. The longer you leave it, the more difficult and time consuming it all becomes - for everyone!