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Smart Parking LTD - Anything I can do
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jefferson89
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Hey all, apologies if this has been said a million times, i have checked the forum but the post back in 2021 i'm not quite sure where to even start. But I received Parking Charge Notice from Smart Parking Limited at Bentley Bridge for £100, but it will be reduced to £60 if paid in 14 days. It was because i stayed longer than the free 3 hours. although it was always free at Bentley bridge, i never knew it had changed. But is there anyway to appeal this?
In addition to this i want to add, that date inqestion when it happened was on the 6th Jan 2023 and I got the notice via the post today 3rd feb 2023. The registered keeper was not the one driving or in the car for that matter. On the PCN they have sent pictures of the back and front of the vehicle and the times it was for arrival and departure.
thank you
In addition to this i want to add, that date inqestion when it happened was on the 6th Jan 2023 and I got the notice via the post today 3rd feb 2023. The registered keeper was not the one driving or in the car for that matter. On the PCN they have sent pictures of the back and front of the vehicle and the times it was for arrival and departure.
thank you
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You need to be reading the opening post on the NEWBIES thread.
Send the parking company the blue text template appeal easily found there.
Send it from the vehicle's keeper.
Do not give away the driver's identity.1 -
Smart are soooo easy to beat as long as you don't say who was driving, obviously.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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KeithP said:You need to be reading the opening post on the NEWBIES thread.
Send the parking company the blue text template appeal easily found there.
Send it from the vehicle's keeper.
Do not give away the driver's identity.
"I dispute your 'parking charge', as the keeper of the vehicle. I deny any liability or contractual agreement and I will be making a complaint about your predatory conduct to your client landowner.
There will be no admissions as to who was driving and no assumptions can be drawn. Since your PCN is a vague template, I require an explanation of the allegation and your evidence. You must include a close up actual photograph of the sign you contend was at the location on the material date as well as your images of the vehicle."
You mention in your post to "send it from the vehicle's keeper" . In regards to this do you literally mean send as: "From The Vehicles Keeper " or do you mean literally put the vehicle keepers name, which would be my wife. As she is the registered keeper, but i was the one who got the fine.
Thank you and appreciate all the help.0 -
The appeal is done with the same name and address Smart already have (your wife).
Clearly not you - so glad we stopped you ruining your wife's guaranteed win! You have now read the NEWBIES thread so you know why not to name the driver.
I'd remove the sentence about Pay & Display machines and replace it with:
I was not driving. Your NTK is non-POFA. Off you crawl back under your stone.
It isn't a fine. Read any Smart threads; search the forum. A cinch!PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Coupon-mad said:The appeal is done with the same name and address Smart already have (your wife).
Clearly not you - so glad we stopped you ruining your wife's guaranteed win! You have now read the NEWBIES thread so you know why not to name the driver.
I'd remove the sentence about Pay & Display machines and replace it with:
I was not driving. Your NTK is non-POFA. Off you crawl back under your stone.
It isn't a fine. Read any Smart threads; search the forum. A cinch!
Thank you for all the help. Very new to this and just trying to shoot my best shot.0 -
jefferson89 said:Coupon-mad said:The appeal is done with the same name and address Smart already have (your wife).
Clearly not you - so glad we stopped you ruining your wife's guaranteed win! You have now read the NEWBIES thread so you know why not to name the driver.
I'd remove the sentence about Pay & Display machines and replace it with:
I was not driving. Your NTK is non-POFA. Off you crawl back under your stone.
It isn't a fine. Read any Smart threads; search the forum. A cinch!
Thank you for all the help. Very new to this and just trying to shoot my best shot.Hey Pal thanks for this.Just so you know, @Coupon-mad is a lady - not sure what the female version of a 'Pal' is though!Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street3 -
Umkomaas said:- not sure what the female version of a 'Pal' is though!
A palette? (as in Lad ---> Ladette) which in Manchester it is shortened to pet.
BBC WatchDog “if you are struggling with an unfair parking charge do get in touch”
Please then tell us here that you have done so.2 -
Umkomaas said:jefferson89 said:Coupon-mad said:The appeal is done with the same name and address Smart already have (your wife).
Clearly not you - so glad we stopped you ruining your wife's guaranteed win! You have now read the NEWBIES thread so you know why not to name the driver.
I'd remove the sentence about Pay & Display machines and replace it with:
I was not driving. Your NTK is non-POFA. Off you crawl back under your stone.
It isn't a fine. Read any Smart threads; search the forum. A cinch!
Thank you for all the help. Very new to this and just trying to shoot my best shot.Hey Pal thanks for this.Just so you know, @Coupon-mad is a lady - not sure what the female version of a 'Pal' is though!
Lastly can I ask, I have made this mistake a few.more times after this and I am expecting a few.more.toncome through the post in coming days since it has taken smart over a month to get the PCN posted out me. If more do come should I just rinse and repeat what has been advised or should I wait for all of them to come at once and then possibly that has a different approach?
To add insult into injury the time they give you to pay it early to avoid the full £100 fine is already 8 days lapsed despite getting it today. Can see that it is clearly a scam0 -
Rinse and repeat. Do not miss any!
Guaranteed win for the KEEPER.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Thank you all very much, here is fingers crossed. I will keep all updated and should I get a successful outcome I will let you know and post the results to watch dog as someone suggested earlier.0
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