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CPP HOSPITAL OF ST. CROSS RUGBY WRONG NO. PLATE
Smelly_Dog
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Good evening. I hope that you are all well.
A friend's son has received a PCN dated 06/10/2025.
He hasn't even got a full licence yet (still on L Plates) and couldn't work out how he got a PCN.
It turns out that his stupid father borrowed his car to go to the rubbish tip and called in to the hospital for an appointment while he was out. When his Dad realised it must have been him he thought it was strange as he remembered paying for the parking at the machine and also took a photo of it as he always does. Upon closer inspection of the photographic evidence he realised that he had indeed paid for a ticket at the correct times and for the correct amounts. However, obviously worrying about his conversation with the Consultant he had absent-mindedly input the registration for his own vehicle instead of the one that he was driving!
In a civilised World you would expect to be able to call the Hospital/Parking Co. up and explain the simple mistake, show them proof of payment and that would be it. But we know that Parking companies are about as far from civilised as you can get and would more than likely interpret it as evidence that he didn't pay correctly.
So what to do next. Get the liability transferred to the father revealing the driver's name? Go through the appeals processes?
The last time I took on the hospital (last year) it turned out that their land owner authorisation was out of date and only allowed for a charge of £50 not the £100 that they were asking for giving us a win at POPLA.
What now please?
Redacted copies of the PCN and photo evidence of payment can be uploaded if necessary.
A friend's son has received a PCN dated 06/10/2025.
He hasn't even got a full licence yet (still on L Plates) and couldn't work out how he got a PCN.
It turns out that his stupid father borrowed his car to go to the rubbish tip and called in to the hospital for an appointment while he was out. When his Dad realised it must have been him he thought it was strange as he remembered paying for the parking at the machine and also took a photo of it as he always does. Upon closer inspection of the photographic evidence he realised that he had indeed paid for a ticket at the correct times and for the correct amounts. However, obviously worrying about his conversation with the Consultant he had absent-mindedly input the registration for his own vehicle instead of the one that he was driving!
In a civilised World you would expect to be able to call the Hospital/Parking Co. up and explain the simple mistake, show them proof of payment and that would be it. But we know that Parking companies are about as far from civilised as you can get and would more than likely interpret it as evidence that he didn't pay correctly.
So what to do next. Get the liability transferred to the father revealing the driver's name? Go through the appeals processes?
The last time I took on the hospital (last year) it turned out that their land owner authorisation was out of date and only allowed for a charge of £50 not the £100 that they were asking for giving us a win at POPLA.
What now please?
Redacted copies of the PCN and photo evidence of payment can be uploaded if necessary.
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Who is the parking company?2
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If the PCN is for £100 I'd reprise the POPLA win you achieved before. They won't have sorted out that error!
They'll offer to settle at £20 first though, as it falls under a major keying error.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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So get the lad to appeal as keeper without revealing the driver or transfer liability to Dad, the driver?0
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