PCN issued at Matisse road Hounslow by private parking solutions (London) limited - appeal rejected

Bob50000

Hi wajira27 - really sorry to see that the POPLA appeal failed.  I am a few weeks behind you with an appeal at the same location - awaiting POPLA judgement (not with much hope after yours).   I am absolutely gobsmacked that your appeal was not successful, the idea that it is legally justifiable for a parking company to fine you £60 + + + for stopping for 90 seconds to attend a medical situation is unfathomable to me - not to mention all the other obvious (to us) problems with their processes.  

I think these guys have created a money trap with this location and are rinsing it for everything they can get until it is legally challenged.  I intend to write a complaint to the BPA, POPLA, the land owner and the local MP or council off the back of this behaviour, there are several of us who have been 'caught' and who knows how many that have just paid the fine rather than fight it.  

It's also ludicrous that POPLA have allowed other (at least one on these forums) appeals through at the same location, one of which was due to 'forbidding signage' - the lack of consistency is nonsensical.  @ others on this forum, is there no way of pointing out these inconsistencies of judgement to POPLA? If not then what is the point of them as an arbiter?

@wajira27 - What are you planning to do next?  

Many thanks all

B789

If POPLA reject the appeal it doesn't matter. t could just be that the tea boy was going through the appeals on the day. If an appeal is rejected at POPLA stage, you just power on and weather the useless debt collector letter and wait until/if a claim is started. All covered in the Newbies/FAQ thread.

Coupon-mad

Everyone just ignores a lost POPLA appeal.

Bob50000

I have just received notification that my POPLA appeal was successful against PPS London Ltd at this location.  I have posted the decision in the "POPLA Decisions" thread.  @wajira27 Let me know if I can be of any assistance to you in your own attempts to get this overturned.

Alfakhir

wajira27 said:

fisherjim said:

B789 said:

I still think you should highlight to the POPLA assessor that, irrespective of what they decide regarding the validity of the contract between the landowner and the PPC, there was no contract between the driver and the PPC because of the forbidding sign.

Just two legs about "contracts" that you can use in your POPLA appeal. The PPC has to either rebut or lose and the assessor also knows this.

@w@wajira27 Did you actually mention this in your POPLA appeal because they don't seem to have addressed it, even though they state there can be no grace period because there is no offer to park?

They have yet again made a complete pigs ear of it in favour of a scam, if there is no parking service to offer, hence no contract, the charge must be a penalty for trespass which it cannot be!

yes i did explain - there was no contract between the driver and the PPC because of the forbidding sign.

What was the end result if you don't mind me asking?