APCOA Birmingham Airport

BTBATOG

I have (as the registered keeper...driver not identified at this time nor should any assumptions be made / conclusions be drawn) received a PCN from these individuals who clearly have a penchant for false noses, large brightly coloured shoes, and vehicles that have items falling off spontaneously!
I shall copy the blue text from the Newbies thread and glean any useful stuff from similar if not identical succesful posts for the same location and update progress
£100 within 28 days, £50 within 14...Having (successfully thanks to individuals on here) dealt with a PPC on a previous occasion why am I not surprised by such tactics 

Umkomaas

I shall copy the blue text from the Newbies thread and glean any useful stuff from similar if not identical succesful posts for the same location and update progress

By all means use that, but add the following and it will be cancelled quickly. 

As your Parking Charge Notice does not comply with the requirements of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Schedule 4), you are, in law, unable to hold the registered keeper of the vehicle liable for the parking charge; I suggest therefore that you contact the driver. As there is no legal requirement placed on the registered keeper to identify the driver, I will not be doing so.'. 

Or you could just simply use that addition on its own, will still do the job!

Come back and tell us it's cancelled. 

BTBATOG

Thanks Umkomaas, helpful and useful advice as always, much appreciated.

Will do...or with any other relevant updates as you know 

BTBATOG

Well...surprise surprise...

Mail received:

We can confirm that this charge has now been cancelled

Coupon-mad

Easy when you know how, with non-POFA cases!

BTBATOG

Does anyone know whether this 'dubious practice!' by PPC's and their accomplices has been highlighted as part of the Public Consultation process?

Coupon-mad

I'm on the DLUHC Steering Group but can't discuss the work or what was and is covered in meetings.

However, I don't see any dubious practice here.  PPCs can send 'non-pofa' notices and it would be daft IMHO, to want to stop them. You won't catch me raising it.

It is APCOA's choice.  Let them make it easy to appeal.  I'm certainly not going to call for that to end!

BTBATOG

I understand and wasn't expecting anyone to divulge confidential information

Nothing dubious in being allowed to send notices for a public highway? Surely that would be for the police to manage and for any monies collected to go to the public purse? Or is the airport all private land in which case would red lines apply or mean anything?

All academic as the PCN has been cancelled but just curious as to whether APCOA actually have that choice!

fisherjim

BTBATOG said:

I understand and wasn't expecting anyone to divulge confidential information

Nothing dubious in being allowed to send notices for a public highway? Surely that would be for the police to manage and for any monies collected to go to the public purse? Or is the airport all private land in which case would red lines apply or mean anything?

All academic as the PCN has been cancelled but just curious as to whether APCOA actually have that choice!

It isn't a public highway as such, it's private land covered by Byelaws, that is why they use a private parking contractor.

Although most byelaws are made by local authorities, some powers are given to organisations like the National Trust and even to private companies.

In these cases, the laws usually cover a very small area. For example, companies which run airports can make byelaws to control safety rules and speed limits on airport roads.

Coupon-mad

The new Code of Practice published by the DLUHC even mentions stopping on Airport roads.

Not dubious IMHO.

BTBATOG

Thank you to everyone...particularly @Umkomaas