Debt Recovery Plus: APCOA Parking Charge

RandomUsername12

I have read all of the newbies thread, tens of other threads, and all related information to my case that I could find here.

I am the registered keeper of a vehicle which allegedly did not pay for parking at one of APCOA's sites. The registered keeper of the vehicle who is being accused of this was on holiday when the NTK was delivered in the post, by the time they got back the registered keeper of this vehicle had also recieved a letter from Debt Recovery Plus demanding £120 for the alleged action. Debt Recovery Plus claim to have sent over four letters to the registered keeper of this vehicle yet only two have been recieved and both while the registered keeper of the vehicle was not in the country. Otherwise for an alleged offence like this this individual would have appealed with the following format

'This is an appeal by the registered keeper - No driver details will be given. Please do NOT try the usual Group Nexus Trick of asking for driver details in order to get around the fact your NTK does not comply with POFA. As there is no keeper liability then liability cannot flow from the driver to the keeper and thus is an auto win @ POPLA. Please therefore cancel the notice or issue a POPLA code where you will auto withdraw'

This alleged incidence has now surpassed this. How would you recommend the individual aproaches said scenario. I have seen some individuals simply ignore Debt Recovery Plus and wait it out, if it proceeds to small claims court some people claim that a simple defence would win and the charges dropped. However, if there is a more concrete angle to aproach then it would be great to do so.

I look forward to hearing from you all about this alleged scenario and get your view on how to approach. 

Coupon-mad

Just ignore it at DRA threatogram stage, or send a complaint (not appeal) to APCOA using their complaints procedure, proving that the keeper was in holiday (flight passenger dates and details) and ask for the debt thugs to be called off and the PCN to be reissued or a POPLA Code, as required in these circumstances as per the Joint Code.

DO NOT imply who parked.