Parkingeye PCN Hoults Yard Newcastle

fisherjim

cheveleyaprkpaul said:

My comments back to the PE evidence...

Secondly the operator has provided no photographic evidence of the car park at night, only stock images of their alleged signage and a plan where they purport those signs to be in place. There is no evidence to assert that a driver coudl make a contract on that basis.

You have to lead POPLA by the hand with these things, if the "stock images" are just office stored masters not dated on site photos point that out.

Did your son get dated photos of the unlit signage in the dark (without flash) it hammers inadequate signage evidence home, POPLA always lean towards their paymasters unless it's all in their face.

cheveleyaprkpaul

I didn't get photos of the signage unfortunately, he sent me a picture but it didn't really serve to help my case, and I was running short of time for the appeal, so I left them out. I can't add any new evidence at this stage I believe, just reply to their comments.

Yes I will push the point on the stock images. 

cheveleyaprkpaul

Still waiting for POPLA which should have been done by 3-April (8 weeks after initial appeal). Anyone know how long POPLA are taking for decisions? Maybe they are being gummed up by endless MSE fuelled appeals. 

cheveleyaprkpaul

POPLA Finally came back with an assessment - decision Successful appeal. Thanks for all the forumites who provided helpful comments and of course the original newbie guides and information. 

On this one we wriggled out of the charge somewhat on a technicality - landowner permission had expired. 

I fear that it's rather an "arms race" with the parking operators - as drivers get better at evading the charges so the operators might up their game, but maybe they are making so much from the people who cbf they just don't care.

fisherjim

On this one we wriggled out of the charge somewhat on a technicality - landowner permission had expired.

Well done but that is not wriggling out of the charge on a technicality.

You received an invoice from a third party that they had no authority or vested interest to issue, in fact they were already breaking the terms and conditions they accused you of breaking.