PCN where I have no excuse

Shotgun_Rider

We've received a PCN from National Parking Enforcement Ltd for a car park owned by LCP. My only defence is that we thought it was local authority owned and that parking charges were suspended due to covid. It isn't, they weren't.

The PCN is for 9 minutes.
My thoughts are that the best way to fight it is to send a letter saying that we won't pay as per the No Nonsense approach detailed on the main site.

Any thoughts?

Redx

Waste of time following any of the foolish advice issued by mse

Read the newbies FAQ sticky thread near the top of the forum and use the blue text template to appeal as keeper , no blabbing about who was driving and no foolish thoughts about stating , I am not paying

Download and read the IPC CoP from their website , especially reading the section on grace periods

Bear in mind that it's the registered keeper that appeals this , not you , you have nothing to do with it at the moment , but you can assist the RK. The last thing either of you want is the claimant knowing who was driving

Fruitcake

Edit your post to remove information about who parked. Only ever refer to The Driver and The Keeper. The Keeper has protections in law that The Driver does not.

If The Driver did not realise there were parking restrictions then the signage cannot have been adequate.

Never use anything from the main site when dealing with private parking charges. The advice there is awful, out of date, and could cost you money.

Send the template in blue text from the sticky thread for NEWBIES that asks you to read it before posting.
Send the appeal unedited from The Keeper.
Read up on what to do next if/when it is rejected. Get pics of the site and signage in readiness.

D_P_Dance

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 in some cases, cancellation. 

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, and an independent appeals service will be set up,


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.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/of these Private Parking Companies.

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

Coupon-mad

My thoughts are that the best way to fight it is to send a letter saying that we won't pay as per the No Nonsense approach detailed on the main site.

arrrrghhhhh nonono!  STOP READING THAT.

The main site article is dangerously badly written and we've tried to get it altered so many times!

Read the NEWBIES thread.  Do the template appeal. Win if they try a court claim, but ignore debt demands.

Coupon-mad

Mickey666 said:

Shotgun_Rider said:

We've received a PCN from National Parking Enforcement Ltd for a car park owned by LCP. My only defence is that I thought it was local authority owned and that parking charges were suspended due to covid. It isn't, they weren't.

The PCN is for 9 minutes. I was the driver but not the registered keeper.
My thoughts are that the best way to fight it is to send a letter saying that we won't pay as per the No Nonsense approach detailed on the main site.

Any thoughts?

You could be honest, admit your mistake, pay the charge and move on with your life.

So bad you said it twice, 666? 

Luckily, no-one here is that stupid that they pay ex-clamper thugs £100.

Being at a site for NINE minutes is within the minimum grace period.  
  

Shotgun_Rider

Thanks all.
We'll ignore the main site and follow the advice on the sticky.