One Parking Solution - Parking Charge - Patcham Communicty Centre - BHCC

ferrisbueller250

Hi all,

Having checked over lots of threads, I couldn't find the best way to approach this and so wanted to double check on what my next steps should be.

My car is on a PCP via my business and not owned by me personally.

Having taken my daughter swimming at Patcham school pool, due to no spaces in the normal car park, my wife parked in a space within the gates to the school but in a slightly different area and was shocked to return to a parking charge from One Parking Solution (i've attached the notice left under the windscreen).

The date of the charge was 7th July just over a week ago and my wife was driving the car.

No images were shown on the note, and I can't see that I can log in anywhere to see if they can prove who was driving. Given the time observed (18.01 - 18.17), my wife would have been by the pool and so there should be no way they would know who was driving the car (unless there are cameras on site).

As the car is owned by my business, should I do nothing for now, or should I appeal within 14 days and if so, claiming what reason?

We were on the site using facilities (the school swimming pool for a company running lessons) although not the facilities at 'Patcham Communicty Centre - BHCC' which on the notice is the site name.

Would of course love to not have to pay this and just looking for the best way to appeal or approach this.

Thank you so much for your help and support to a newbie on here :-)

ferrisbueller250

Here is the parking ticket

Gr1pr

OPS are not going to cancel the pcn, especially as they are IPC AOS members 

Study the newbies sticky thread in announcements,  maybe try plan A

Plus study the Edna Basher advice at the bottom of the first post too

What you have there is a Notice to Driver,  not a Notice to Keeper,  but as you mentioned a PCP I suppose that you are not the Registered Keeper,  so who or what is the Registered Keeper   ?

Castle

There's a OPS parking charge number still showing on the NTD.

ferrisbueller250

I've read through the newbies thread, the section for company owned vehicles, and another thread regarding this exact car park, trying to determine if I have a chance of getting off the charge, or if I should just pay the reduced £60?

Does the fact they can't determine who the driver was, help this case or not really?

Gr1pr

It may not help if they end up sending an NTK PCN letter to the actual Registered Keeper   ( so who is the Registered Keeper   ?  )

The Notice to Driver was received by the driver,  not you 

Presumably you are the hirer or lessee or keeper 

So the entity is important here,  hence my advice to study the Edna Basher advice before doing anything 

Presumably you are a director on behalf of the business,  so anything from you is on that basis 

Ps , Ownership is irrelevant, it wouldn't matter if VWFS or Barclays Bank own it

ferrisbueller250

Thanks for your help on this.

The car is owned by my limited company, of which there are two directors and the car paperwork is in the company name.

One of the directors (not me) was driving the car, when the ticket was issued.

Gr1pr

Then if nothing was done, the company would receive an NTK PCN letter in the post,  addressed to the company 

At the moment the director who was driving has passed the parcel to the director that wasn't driving,  but at the moment it's still a Notice to Driver,  a windscreen pcn for the alleged breach of the parking contract 

Previously you stated that the vehicle was on PCP finance,  so presumably the Finance company own the vehicle   ?  Not the business  !

The V5c shows the Registered Keeper,  even if that is your business 

ferrisbueller250

Hi there,

The V5 document for the car shows my personal name.

The car was bought on PCP finance, the finance is in my company's name.

Are we likely to be able to appeal the parking charge, with a chance of success, or am I better off just paying the fine do you think?

Gr1pr

My reply is,  Neither 

But if nothing is done,  they will probably try to hold you personally as legally liable,  by sending you an NTK PCN letter in the post next month,  because you are named as the Registered Keeper ( the RK  ) on the V5c,   ( not the company which is what you suggested earlier, you misled us on that aspect   )

ferrisbueller250

Apologies, didn't mean to mislead anyone.

The finance/PCP is in the business name and the V5 shows me (main director) as the keeper.

What would you recommend as the next steps for this, should I appeal the parking charge with OPS online, or do nothing and wait?