Colchester Hospital Parking Ticket - Car Parking Partnership

P1471

Hi
This is a bit of an odd one

I have received a parking ticket (in the post, addressed to registered keeper) for parking in the staff car park without a permit.
What  happened was the driver parked in the public car park when dropping someone off for a coronavirus vaccine. With 2 children in the car getting irritable and there being very little traffic around, the driver went for a drive around the hospital grounds as well as out onto the main road. At no point did the driver believe they entered another car park.

There are ANPR photos on the ticket, which are solid black except for the headlights and numberplate. I truly have no idea where the photos were taken.

I understand the first thing to do is to appeal to PALS, do I also appeal to CPP at the same time? The ticket has a section about POFA and pursuing the keeper, so is there any benefit to not identifying the driver still?

Many thanks

Redx

PALS first

CPP before the 28th day expiry , so on say day 25

Stay as keeper for now , the royal WE is a useful tool , WE visited blah blah

Anpr pictures are not passport photos , so dark pictures are common and the number plate is enhanced

There is a full anpr analysis on the parking prankster website about 5 years ago , please read it

Le_Kirk

I understand the first thing to do is to appeal to PALS,

Not quite, you complain to PALS.

KeithP

P1471 said:

 The ticket has a section about POFA and pursuing the keeper, so is there any benefit to not identifying the driver still?

That depends.

Is that 'section about POFA' sufficient to transfer the driver's liability to the keeper? The first post of the NEWBIES thread will help you decide that.
If not, do not disclose the driver's identity.

P1471

Le_Kirk said:

I understand the first thing to do is to appeal to PALS,

Not quite, you complain to PALS.

Thanks, by this do you mean adopting a more assertive tone? Or just that I should make sure to call it a complaint.

flea72

If they drove around the grounds, then they drove through the carpark.  The staff carpark has a road running through it, with parking on either side.  There is no barrier to stop anyone driving down the road,  but there are signs stating its a staff parking area, and anpr is in use

Coupon-mad

You call it a complaint, not an appeal and you should be polite but distressed, in tone.

D_P_Dance

Have you complained to PALS and your MP?

Fruitcake

flea72 said:

If they drove around the grounds, then they drove through the carpark.  The staff carpark has a road running through it, with parking on either side.  There is no barrier to stop anyone driving down the road,  but there are signs stating its a staff parking area, and anpr is in use

This is what the OP should include in their complaint, stating that the vehicle did not stop and did not park, therefore the hospital and their agent have breached the DPA/GDPR and are jointly liable for unlawfully obtaining the vehicle keeper's personal data.

D_P_Dance

Indeed, threaten them with a counter claim for misuse of personal data and harassment.  If they are daft enough to take it to court act on your threat.  

P1471

Thank you all for your comments, I have had the charge cancelled through PALS.