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19 mins to purchase a ticket.

ws8219 · 2023-09-18 10:39:01

Is this how it plays out? Entered car park at 09:09 - purchased a ticket at 09:28. I received a phone call when parked up, hence the delay. Left within the allotted time. PCN issued - NTK - Charge £100 / £60. Appeal - Expect to be rejected. Second appeal - Expect to be rejected. Ignore all letters. It gets dropped or ends…

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20 September 2023 at 6:28PM edited 20 September 2023 at 6:31PM

Too late now but we win 99% of defended cases. Excel and their sister firm VCS don't use the POFA (same as Highview) and they have lost two appeal cases:

EXCEL v Smith

VCS v Edward

Both persuasive. and there's a new persuasive appeal judgment from HHJ Murch on the forum this week that will see many more parking cases struck out without a hearing.

All three judgments would have carried you through.

Are you at least going to get revenge by replying to the DLUHC's call for evidence?
As per two threads about it that I started?

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