Land owner submitted an appeal on my behalf

MSNRRH

Hello all, first time poster here.

Due to an admin error on my part I did not recieve my initial PCN or reminder letter to my current address and as such missed the appeals stage. The owner of the car park in question has no contact details available anywhere online, a fact which causes me some suspicion, but I was able to acquire the address of their head office using HM Land Registry to which I submitted a written letter of complaint. I have also submitted a letter of complaint to the hotel that I was staying at who have agreed to contact the parking company on my behalf.

Upon reciept of my letter the land owner simply forwarded the letter to the parking company who took the letter to be an attempt at appeal. As such their email to me was simply a rejection of my supposed appeal attempt, demands that I pay, and a statement that no further correspondence regarding the matter would be engaged in.

My questions are this, do I just accept this course of action as a write-off or is it worth sending another letter to the land owner? And, can the fact that the land owner essentially submitted an appeal on my behalf be used in my defense should this reach a court?

Coupon-mad

None of the above.  Just ignore it unless you get a claim.  Why won't the Hotel just cancel it, hotels normally do?

Which PPC?

MSNRRH

Coupon-mad said:

None of the above.  Just ignore it unless you get a claim.  Why won't the Hotel just cancel it, hotels normally do?

Which PPC?

The car park is shared between multiple retailers and is owned by separate company, they have contacted the parking company to try and resolve the issue but I'm still awaiting a response.

MSNRRH

Coupon-mad said:

None of the above.  Just ignore it unless you get a claim.  Why won't the Hotel just cancel it, hotels normally do?

Which PPC?

Oh and it's Ocean Parking, employing Debt Recover Plus and CST Law.

Half_way

If the landowner has instructed its agents, the parking company to cancel then that should be that.
Who wags the tail?

MSNRRH

Half_way said:

If the landowner has instructed its agents, the parking company to cancel then that should be that.
Who wags the tail?

To clarify, the landowner has not instructed the parking company to waive the fine. I only know that they have forwarded my letter of complaint to the parking company, but I have no knowledge of the instructions that accompanied it.

The hotel is arguing for the cancellation of the fine but I don't believe they have the final say in the matter, as they are not the land owner.

Umkomaas

Follow @Coupon-mad's advice above and have a skim read of the following CST Letters Forum Group Thread. They are no threat. 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6166004/cst-letters-forum-group-thread/p1