Mcdonald's Wisemore Walsall entrance sign

Darren104

I am curently appealing the drivers parking charge notice via POPLA. There are no pay and display machines on this site, its pay by the Ring Go app or via telephone,  yet the Entrance sign clearly states Pay and Display. See pic. Could this be used as one of my points of appeal? Thanks.

Gr1pr

Poor or inadequate signage should ALWAYS be in a Popla appeal, preferably by including the evidence of it, or lack of it

Coupon-mad

Yes I would say the words 'pay & display' at the entrance suggests you can pay by card or coins & get a tangible ticket to put on your windscreen.  This entices people in with an expectation of non-digital payment options. 

Darren104

Recieved letter of claim, as below. I will send the newbiz reply letter from the newbiz thread. Any other advice welcome. Thanks

Gr1pr

Presumably you lost at Popla  ?

Email the LoC response template to Moorside Legal 

Prepare to receive an N1SDT court claim pack from the CNBC in Northampton using MCOL in the post in due course 

Coupon-mad

We hope while your case is quiet that you can find time to respond with us to the Public Consultation, which is now open for August?

What parking operators do is is a national disgrace and a drain on Society, in terms of money and anxiety. To be part of the push to change things in future, it's very important that people like you tell the Government that:

a) motorists have no faith in POPLA or the IAS and that there must be a SINGLE APPEALS SERVICE that people trust. The sector is crying out for an independent and impartial appeals service - not two involved in a race to the bottom - that will give a real option to resolve disputed cases out of court.

If you lost at POPLA or found it not worth the effort, tell the MHCLG this.

b).  THE ENRICHMENT OF 'DEBT RECOVERY FEES' MUST BE COMPLETELY BANNED. CASES ARE NOT SOLVED BY DEMANDING MORE MONEY AND OFFERING A 'PAYMENT PLAN' THAT ONLY THE VULNERABLE PAY. DRAS LIKE MOORSIDE LEGAL MAKE NO MONEY IF THEY HANDLE DISPUTES IN THE SPIRIT OF THE APPEALS CHARTER, WHICH IS WHY THEY PLOUGH ON TO COURT CLAIMS AND CCJs, RATHER THAN OFFERING REAL RESOLUTION AT PRE-ACTION STAGE.

THEY OFFER NOTHING, NO LEGITIMATE OPTION TO KEEP CASES OUT OF COURT.  ABUSING THE PRE-ACTION PHASE AND JUST DEMANDING MONEY IS NOT SOMETHING TO CHARGE CONSUMERS FOR.

Responses are invited to the Consultation now:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-8-weeks-from-11th-july-2025/p1

We will discuss it further next week on that thread if you want more focus.