Let's not waste an opportunity. Updated now with the sweet taste of victory.

Sue_Danim

I will notify the local MP/MLA tomorrow about continued pursuit of the charge, as anyone who had paid it would appear that by their assertion that it was issued correctly any one who has already paid is unlikely to have been refunded.  I will update the existing complaint with the BPA to include the absence of a POPLA code.

DoaM

Nanu Nanu ... poor show, getting that wrong.

Sue_Danim

Update: they cancelled it an hour ago, they yave up easier than expected.

BPA complaint amounted to nothing, the points raised of not having land owner permission owing to it be a public road and no popla code on rejection of appeal were swept aside. The lack of popla code was because the appeal, submitted through the appeal section on smartparking website, smart parking chose not to be an appeal apparently. The BPA said they had reviewed the contract and were happy it did not breach their code. I have already requested the deeds and ownership info from the land registry. Hopefully I can help get all the other ones cancelled as well.

Thanks to everyone who chipped in here.

Fruitcake

Please follow up your complaint to the DVLA once you have proof the land is council owned/a public road. Include the fact that the BPA have taken no action about this sanctionable "offence" by one of their members which brings the suitability of the BPA into question. Include the council's comments/instructions to the scammers that the BPA seem to have ignored.

Well done on getting your PCN cancelled.

Castle

As Fruitcake mentioned above; and in addition, you should also update your MP/MLA about the "response" you received from the BPA.

Sue_Danim

Consider that done, once I get the registry info I'll be forwarding it to him as his office has the contact details for dozens of charges people hopefully it can get the others cancelled or refunded in addition to highlighting the impotence of the BPA.

Umkomaas

Sue_Danim said:

Consider that done, once I get the registry info I'll be forwarding it to him as his office has the contact details for dozens of charges people hopefully it can get the others cancelled or refunded in addition to highlighting the impotence of the BPA.

Try 'complicity'.  😮

D_P_Dance

Is this a matter which might be of interest to Trading Standards?

Coupon-mad

I love your reply about owning a flying egg, not a car, and this bit:

I received your semi-generic rejection of my appeal. I will let you reconsider. Let me first reiterate I dispute this debt in it's entirety, I asked you prove it with 4 points, you failed to even prove one, I will return to this shortly. First Let us consider the abomination of a reply You produced, you are to be congratulated I suppose for your continued belief that the charge is legitimate despite the evidence against it. In fact your complete disregard for all evidence presented is impressive, I would suggest you could go far in the Flat-Earth or Anti-Vax movements if you are not already associated with them.

Brilliant!  Nanu nanu indeed!

Can you confirm that you complained specifically to Steve Clark at the BPA?  Surely he didn't defend this?    If you didn't deal with Steve, now forward it all (including your evidence) to him and say, even though your PCN is cancelled, the MSE community are extremely concerned that Smart have been issuing PCNs on a public highway and have not yet cancelled/refunded those of other less hardy victims.

Umkomaas

steve.c@britishparking.co.uk