UK Parking Patrol Office PCN

Whysoserious

Hi all,

The keeper received a PCN in the post (no windscreen PCN prior), so is it correct to say that this is in effect the NtK? (It says Parking Charge Notice as the heading). Please advise if this is incorrect.

I know the first stage is to make an appeal to UK Parking Patrol Office (UKPPO) using the template in newbies thread, but I've noticed that nowhere on the postal PCN does it say "POFA 2012", although it does say they "have the right to recover the parking charge amount that remains unpaid from the keeper of the vehicle". Do they explicitly have to mention "POFA 2012" wording in the postal PCN? This will be the first time fighting a PCN from an IPC PPC - just curious to know if they are any more difficult to fight compared to a BPA PPC?

I guess whilst I'm here, I may as well ask are UKPPO litigious and go to court in the case of unpaid PCN's?

Thanks in advance guys!

Redx

its correct, the first postal Notice with a Keepers details on in is the NTK

POFA is not mandatory so no they do not have to follow POFA

yes they are and yes they do

there is no worthwhile second stage appeal with an IPC member, unlike POLA with a BPA member

its appeal once , then ignore, fight them in court

Coupon-mad

Is it a Newcastle Airport one, in which case join the whatsapp group on the UKPPO joint thread. If not, there are 3 or 4 other UKPPO threads already here about residential sites.

Whysoserious

Hi Coupon-mad, it's a retail park pcn

Coupon-mad

Wembley then, search the forum! We wouldn't have to type half as much if all newbies knew how to search the forum and SHOW RESULTS AS POSTS (not 'threads')!

The_Deep

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP after the election, as it can cause the scammer extra costs and work, and has been known to get the charge cancelled.

Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, many of whom are former clampers, and on 15th March 2019 a Bill was enacted to curb the excesses of these shysters. Codes of Practice are being drawn up, an independent appeals service will be set up, and access to the DVLA's date base more rigorously policed, persistent offenders denied access to the DVLA database and unable to operate.

Hopefully life will become impossible for the worst of these scammers, but until this is done you should still complain to your MP, citing the new legislation.

[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.[/FONT][/FONT]