Company PCN parking fine

Frugallife

I've received a letter to my company (limited company) from PCN for overstaying parking.
I paid for parking on the machine in the carpark.
I overstayed the time by longer than any grace period.
13:48 - 16:14 and I had paid for 2 hours.

I'm sure there are some who will consider the following an excuse, but I have ADHD and was attending an appointment with a Psychologist and I got the timings muddled up. I had arrived way too early because I over plan (to counter the ADHD!) and my appointment was 3pm - 4pm, so I really had got it completely wrong and must have been thinking it was 14:48 in my head.

I had not used an NCP carpark before and did not have the app, but noted when I first went to pay that I could download it and extent the time if needed.

When I knew that I was going to overstay I downloaded the app, registered and tried to create a new time period (I could not simply extend as I had not purchased parking on the app).
It would not work - no idea why, but the app just wasn't working.
I have a screenshot of the date I downloaded the app to show that I had intended to address the overstaying issue.
So whilst out and about there was nothing more I could do.
I got back to the carpark and I couldn't get another ticket retrospectively to cover the  and saw a sign saying something about paying after you have stayed.

When I got home I attempted to do this.
It wouldn't let me on the app because it said that that option was not available at that carpark. 
I am going to drive over to the carpark and take a photo of the sign, because I'm fairly sure it was not clear that I could not pay later for that site.
I then sent them a message to explain that I wanted to pay but couldn't with all my details.
They have never responded.

Today I got the letter.
Rather, my company got the letter - leased car through the company. They do not have my name. Could anyone advise please?

It says:

Payment for the Parking Charge (PCN)ZP******** is due.
Please pay the amount of £60 now.
Parking Contravention: Parked longer than the time paid for

A Parking Charge was issued when a vehicle you have been named as hiring was parked at Lincoln Central on 16/04/2025 at 16:14.

The vehicle breached the following condition: Parked longer than the time paid for. Signs clearly displayed in the car park state that breaching the terms of parking may result in a charge.

We have received your details following a transfer of liability from the hire company naming you as the hirer of the vehicle at the time of contravention. If you were not the hirer of the vehicle at the time it was parked, or if the vehicle was stolen before the charge was issued, please, let us know.

 

Gr1pr

Seems to me that whoever the Registered Keeper is,  they named you or your company as the hirer, hence why the new letter arrived to the hirer

The contravention  ( its not a fine , its an invoice  ) will be insufficient payment for the period that the vehicle was onsite 

I am afraid that excuses etc wont help you to fight it,  but the laws will

The chances are that the Claimant Parking company,  NCP, failed to comply with Pofa 2012,  the law that could make the hirer liable for the invoice from NCP, usually because they dont include a copy of the hire agreement 

Study the first post in the newbies sticky thread in announcements near the top of the forum,  checking the bottom section that specifically deals with hire or company vehicles.   Follow the advice given in there by member Edna Basher 

No blabbing about who was driving,  not to anyone,  because you should prevail using the lack of Pofa2012 compliance as your get out

Coupon-mad

It's not your own company is it? As in, you're the Director? Why not just appeal as them citing no keeper liability? 

DO NOT SAY WHO WAS DRIVING.