PCN Smart Parking Northern Ireland

123jwg

Hi all

Read the newbies guide so think I have a good understanding of the main points but I wanted to raise a few questions that I couldn’t answer from reading the forum.

The original PCN was *wrongly* sent to a friend (he doesn’t have a valid license atm and I was insured to drive his car for a few weeks while mine was off the road). He panicked when debt agency letters came and told them I was the driver. Now 3 months later I have received a PCN in my name.

I’m wondering how I should go about appealing if Smart Parking have confirmation from the keeper of the vehicle that I was driving (as the golden rule seems to be never disclose this information).

Appealing to POPLA in Northern Ireland requires you to disclose who was driving - the newbies guide isn’t clear on whether going to POPLA is therefore not advisable for people in Northern Ireland - can anybody clarify this point? 

If POPLA isn’t advisable in Northern Ireland then can somebody please confirm what the steps in Northern Ireland would be?

Thanks in advance!

Le_Kirk

The advice in the NEWBIE sticky is based on not revealing who the driver is.  If that has been done, however inadvertently, and you have received a PCN in your name as DRIVER, what is your reticence in appealing to POPLA?  Have you appealed to the PPC and received a POPLA code?  The alternative is to ignore and await letter of/before claim and whatever system you have in NI for small claims court

Coupon-mad

Don't bother.  Ignore them in NI and instead get it cancelled by complaining to the landowner.

D_P_Dance

Also complain to your MP..

BigLove

Coupon-mad said:

Don't bother.  Ignore them in NI and instead get it cancelled by complaining to the landowner.

I am trying to complain to the landowner as I got a PCN from an M&S car park, how do I find out who the landowner is and how do I complain?

Umkomaas

This is advice I give to those seeking landowner information in England/Wales, some of it might apply to NI. 

SOME IDEAS ON DETERMINING WHO OWNS THE LAND 

1. Google searches

2. If a retail park, check on any signage which lists the on-site outlets

3. Ask retailers on the site if there is a managing agent

4. Ask retailers on the site to whom do they pay rent

5. Contact the local authority and ask who pays the non-domestic/business rate for the car park (some councils have a spreadsheet on their website)

6. Contact the local Valuation Office and ask if they know. They often have a website which might provide the information 

7. Contact The Land Registry and for around £3 they should be able to provide definitive detail.

If this gets you nowhere, if you are in NI, then you can safely ignore Smart Parking.

Coupon-mad

BigLove said:

Coupon-mad said:

Don't bother.  Ignore them in NI and instead get it cancelled by complaining to the landowner.

I am trying to complain to the landowner as I got a PCN from an M&S car park, how do I find out who the landowner is and how do I complain?

Start with M&S.

If you are in NI, certainly don't appeal.