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Can I challenge a Parking Charge Notice (classed as a Major Keying Error) in Court?

LetLoveWin · 2025-07-22 16:18:31

Hello, I received a parking charge notice (PCN) of £100 from Euro Car Parks (ECP) recently. I appealed the PCN explaining that I paid but had mistakenly put the wrong vehicle registration number (that of my second car). I have received their decision to my appeal. Apparently, this is described as a “major keying error”.…

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Le_Kirk Posts: 24,549 Forumite

24 July at 1:24PM

When you decide to fight this and get around to writing your defence, raise the fact that there was contributory negligence on the part of the parking management company. If their ANPR captured you in the car park (which it must have done to be able to find your address details from DVLA) why did they not compare the VRM that you entered on the PDT with the cars in the car park and reject your submitted VRM? Answer, because they don't make any money that way!

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