Smart Parking PCN

littleblueridinghood

Hello

I need a bit of advice on the following please, after havign read the newbies thread.

The registered keeper  of a vehicle received a Parking Charge Notice from Smart Parking who alleged that a "contravention" occured on 18/03/2020 when the vehicle entered a residents zone at 1653HRS and exit at 1705 according to the ANPR cameras footage. The location of the incident is OAKLAND QUAY, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON.

In fact, the vehicle is a privat hire and only attended the area to pick up a customer, who, eventually cancelled the ride but the driver pulled up for few minutes to sort his ride out.

Having read the newbies thread, I need a bit of advice wether:

1. Contesting the PCN - given the fact that it was issued on 01/04/2020 for the incident occuring on 18/03/2020 (1st April being the 14th day) therefore they havent complied with POFA Schedule 4 Paragraph 9

2. Complaining to the landowner - as the driver believes they have grounds to request for the PCN to be cancelled due to the circumstances of their presence at the location.

NB. The PCN is not a Notice to keeper, it purely says Parking Charge Notice with no mention of "keeper" or "driver".

Thank you

KeithP

NB. The PCN is not a Notice to keeper, it purely says Parking Charge Notice with no mention of "keeper" or "driver".

Yes it is a Notice to Keeper. It is a Notice and it is addressed to the Keeper.

Coupon-mad

No need for any more Smart Parking threads, as we keep saying, they don't use the POFA wording.

Use the template appeal from the NEWBIES thread.  

D_P_Dance

Read what Pete Wishart MP said recently in the House of commons about Smart Parking.

"I am sick and tired of receiving emails from people complaining about the behaviour of parking companies, telling me that they will never again visit Perth city centre because of the negative experience they had when they had the misfortune to end up in a car park operated by one of these companies. I have received more complaints about one car park in the city of Perth than about any other issue. That car park is operated by the lone ranger of the parking cowboys: the hated and appalling Smart Parking—I see that many other Members are unfortunate enough to have Smart Parking operating in their constituencies. It has reached the stage where one member of my staff now spends a good part of each day just helping my constituents and visitors to my constituency to navigate the appeals process.
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The BPA does not have the ability to regulate these companies and has shown no sign whatsoever that it is trying to get on top of some of the sharper practices. The BPA gives a veneer of legitimacy to some of the more outlandish rogue operators by including them in their membership, allowing them to continue to operate. The Bill will oblige operators such as Smart Parking to amend their practices.

Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP, 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, when life gets back to normal, it will become impossible for those scammers who are left to continue their vile trade, but until this is done you should still complain to your MP, citing the new legislation.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted

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