Confused as to what date I write to ParkingEye?

KeithP

Gareth, not many people are going to bother reading that slab of text you have thrown at us.

If you want someone to read it can I suggest that you break it up into reasonable sized paragraphs?

Coupon-mad

You never told us if the first PCN was a POFA one.  If it was, then appealing saying it wasn't POFA compliant was not going to win.

Redx

garethpick said:

Any advice on whether I should continue to fight?  Might be easier to throw in the towel and pay the £100

Don't really want the hassle of more letters, County Court Summons, bailiffs, debt collectors etc. etc.

There won't be any summons , it's not a criminal matter

MCOL is used to file a court claim , which they may well do and have 6 years to do so , a typical loss in court is less than £200

As for pay or fight , that is your choice to make , not ours !! But if you are willing to fight , consider the legal grounds , because you will need to win on a legal point , a summary is below

No Landowner authority
Poor and inadequate signage
Forbidding signage
POFA
CRA

The relevant CoP at the time of the incident

Your Popla appeal case revolved around the same legal points , yet failed , so you better have a good argument for any future court claim case.  Do you ?

D_P_Dance

Of course it is easier to pay, but it is a scam. Many judges regard this as a waste of time and throw out such cases.  Bide your time, and if they take you to court, in your defence mention de minimis and poor signage

https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/1-382-3382?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true#:~:text=De Minimis-,Related Content,of the breach is negligible.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5972164/parking-eye-signs-oxford-road-reading/p1

Umkomaas

The crucial question now at this stage is whether, in the event of non-payment, PE will issue court proceedings (or whether they have landowner authority to do so). You will only be able to determine the above by waiting to see what their next move is. 

A Letter of Claim (or similarly titled) from PE will be the first stage, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will sue, often LoCs are issued as frighteners. If you want to see this through for a bit longer, hold back and see if you receive a LoC, then come back for more advice. 

It's a bit of a game of Poker from here on.