POPLA declined my appeal

Dafidol

Hello,
I was wondering if you can help. I read so many forums now and cannot find answer to my specific problem.

I parked at the parking and took my toddler for a class. when I came back the car was really hot (parked in the sun) so I was looking for a space in the shade as I had to wait for my husband and wanted to feed my little one and change her nappy in the car. for her comfort and safety i found a space (the only one) at the parking next to this one (if you didnt read signs you wouldnt even know they are two different parkings). I parked and dealt with my little one for few minutes before I got out of the car to see if i can use my ticket in this parking. there was a parking attendant approaching so i asked him. he said that its ok to use my current ticket, no need to purchase another one as mine is still valid for another hour. few weeks later i got a letter to pay £100. i appealed to popla based on advice on your forums here and they refused it, stating that i dont have enough evidence. i supplied my ticket but cant get the attendants name...what can i do? The original parking is council and the one I reparked to is Parkingeye private

Coupon-mad

the one I reparked to is Parkingeye private

The parking attendant was not from ParkingEye. Sounds like a Council CEO giving you wrong advice. P/Eye attendants are as rare as hen's teeth.

All you can do is defend a court claim if P/Eye try. They don't issue claims for all locations, so where was this? Hospital? A free car park or one where you were meant to pay, or a permit holder area, or what?

Dafidol

Thank you for your response. I know...Parkingeye stated in their response to popla that they don't have attendant there.. he was so nice, I can't believe he was pretending to be. It was a paid private parking beside park. The council parking is attached to it...if I didn't read the little signs I wouldn't have known it's a completely different parking.
What can I do? Surely they can see I had a valid ticket from the parking next to it...why would I repark and risk fine if I wasn't sure that I can....it's not my fault I got cheated.

MistyZ

Just a heads up ... if I had a PCN and was unsure how to proceed, I'd answer any question Coupon-mad asked me ASAP! Same goes for the other very experienced regulars on here ... if they ask for info, you can be sure it'll help to clarify the situation.

Half_way

Who's car park was it?

Dafidol

I'm not sure yet...trying to find out who owns the land.

Dafidol

I'm not sure yet who's land it is... trying to find out.
Sorry for not responding straight away...am trying.
Should I write to the landowner even though I already appealed to popla?
Received letter from Parkingeye to pay until 8/11

Dafidol

Could I please ask if anyone knows how to find the ownership of land without paying? Thank you for all your advice. I really appreciate it!!!

Ralph-y

you could also ask the council who pays the business rates for said car park...


Ralph:cool:

Dafidol

Thank you Ralph. Will call them now.

Dafidol

Thank you Ralph. Found out that it's owned by Town estate office.