Ocean Parking - Do I still appeal if I'm past the 28days?

mymisc2839

Hi, I've read the Newbies thread and have followed it through previously as I received a claim form and did all of the Mcol stuff. Anyway, this one is just starting from the start. Ocean Parking issued a PCN for staying in a McDonald's car park for longer than the 20mins allowed. The driver stayed for 50mins apparently. The letter just says 'Parking Charge Details/Notice'. It doesn't seem to say introduce the letter as the notice to keeper. Should there be a difference?

Anyway, I'm over the 28days to appeal to Ocean Parking as I initially tried to complain to the landowner but they weren't helpful at all. Do I still appeal this even though it's after 28days? 

I would typically ignore but I've now had two of these go all the way through to CCJ. One, I paid, the other I'm awaiting my 'mediation call appointment'. I don't have the time or energy for this one to go that far but I'm also not planning to just give in to the buggers.

Please recommend whether I still send the templated appeal to Ocean Parking (though it's later than 28 days) or do I now wait until I receive the first debt collection letter, then appeal as though it's the notice to keeper?

Gr1pr

Probably a waste of time,  but it's your choice,  they won't cancel the pcn, no matter what you do 

Plan A is always the best option in these cases,  so complain about the pcn to the business or landlord or landowner,  try to get them to cancel it 

mymisc2839

Gr1pr said:

Probably a waste of time,  but it's your choice,  they won't cancel the pcn, no matter what you do 

Plan A is always the best option in these cases,  so complain about the pcn to the business or landlord or landowner,  try to get them to cancel it 

Thanks for responding so quickly. I tried to landowner already. No joy.
Ok, so you recommend not to appeal right now. If I get a NTK letter, do I appeal that one? Or wait until the first debt collection letter?

kryten3000

Wait for their Letter of Claim.  No need to respond to the powerless debt recovery scavengers.

Car1980

Ocean Parking issued a PCN for staying in a McDonald's car park for longer than the 20mins allowed

Only 20 minutes can't be right surely?

Gr1pr

mymisc2839 said:

Gr1pr said:

Probably a waste of time,  but it's your choice,  they won't cancel the pcn, no matter what you do 

Plan A is always the best option in these cases,  so complain about the pcn to the business or landlord or landowner,  try to get them to cancel it 

Thanks for responding so quickly. I tried to landowner already. No joy.
Ok, so you recommend not to appeal right now. If I get a NTK letter, do I appeal that one? Or wait until the first debt collection letter?

Sounds like you received a windscreen pcn,  to the driver,  so not a postal NTK PCN letter , or if you DID receive a postal pcn, it's an NTK PCN letter,  even if it doesn't say it !

So on reflection,  you received a postal NTK PCN letter,  so ignore it 

Post some pictures of the signage on that private property 

mymisc2839

Gr1pr said:

mymisc2839 said:

Gr1pr said:

Probably a waste of time,  but it's your choice,  they won't cancel the pcn, no matter what you do 

Plan A is always the best option in these cases,  so complain about the pcn to the business or landlord or landowner,  try to get them to cancel it 

Thanks for responding so quickly. I tried to landowner already. No joy.
Ok, so you recommend not to appeal right now. If I get a NTK letter, do I appeal that one? Or wait until the first debt collection letter?

Sounds like you received a windscreen pcn,  to the driver,  so not a postal NTK PCN letter , or if you DID receive a postal pcn, it's an NTK PCN letter,  even if it doesn't say it !

So on reflection,  you received a postal NTK PCN letter,  so ignore it 

Post some pictures of the signage on that private property 

Oh yes, it wasn't on my windscreen. It came through the post. When I went into McDs, I discovered I would have had to put my reg into the tablet. But of course I went through the drive through, then parked.

Coupon-mad

Ocean Parking are unlikely to sue but if you are past the appeal deadline then just ignore them.

mymisc2839

Coupon-mad said:

Ocean Parking are unlikely to sue but if you are past the appeal deadline then just ignore them.

Ok, thank you. I'll just wait it out.

95Rollers

Id personally leave. I imagine the online appeals portal wpuld have closed by then anyway. Its poorly lit and poorly signed so they'd pretty daft thinking they'd get it past a judge. I don't think I've seen much about this company and court chess.