Scotland. Kinoull Street, Perth. Smart Parking. Wrong Registration

KeithP

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Umkomaas

Funnily enough someone has another charge relating to a separate offence.... stayed too long in a shop car park by 20 mins with no pay and display required...… but have ignored as was a company car. Powerless to determine who was driving.

That's potentially a dangerous stance in the context of a company car. If the NtK goes to the hire/lease company, they may well pay the charge (so many of them do), then charge the account of the hirer and land a hefty admin fee on top.

By which time, a bit too late, the hirer is then fighting the hire company. The PPC is quite happy, cos they've been fed!

Coupon-mad

but have ignored as was a company car.

That was (and continues to be) stupid/risky.

Sorry but you have these two cases the completely wrong way round. You appealed the one you should have ignored (assuming the Smart one relates to a non-company/leased car) and you MUST NEVER ignore any PCN of any type, when you have a company car.

Umkomaas explained why...oh dear, I hope we are in time to stop this calamity.

gmckay

Hmmm... certainly alternative advice. The managing director of said company was happy to ignore and he/she is the keeper of the car. I believe these cars are hire purchase. Could they still go to the selling company?

Umkomaas

gmckay wrote: »

Hmmm... certainly alternative advice. The managing director of said company was happy to ignore and he/she is the keeper of the car. I believe these cars are hire purchase. Could they still go to the selling company?

Depends who the registered keeper of the car is. If it's the actual MD, or his company named on the V5C (logbook), then ignoring is the best strategy in Scotland.

If the RK is a lease/hire company, then my (and Coupon-mad's) advice above continues to apply.