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Royal Holloway PCN Legit?

Hi,

I received a PCN from RHUL a few days ago as I parked on their site for a few hours in the night. Their main body used for parking is FirstParking, are these guys legit and do they actually get on case about unpaid PCN's? Any help would be appreciated thanks.

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  • emcwill
    emcwill Posts: 1,739 Forumite
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    I got one of these dropping my son. I didn’t even spot the signs. He managed to get RHUL to cancel it.
    'In penguins and pearls we'll drink and we'll dance, 'til the end of our days, 'cause it ain't left to chance that we win...'
  • John_Doe544
    John_Doe544 Posts: 6 Forumite
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    emcwill said:
    I got one of these dropping my son. I didn’t even spot the signs. He managed to get RHUL to cancel it.
    how so? did he email them?
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,839 Forumite
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    edited 29 October at 7:48AM
    First Parking are 'legit' (if that's how anyone wishes to term a private parking firm!). Your first line of 'attack' is to ask the landowner to cancel the charge (Plan A), if that doesn't work, the NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, post number ONE, will guide you through dealing with the charge. 

    Come back if you need further advice after following above. 
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • emcwill
    emcwill Posts: 1,739 Forumite
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    emcwill said:
    I got one of these dropping my son. I didn’t even spot the signs. He managed to get RHUL to cancel it.
    how so? did he email them?
    He’s a student there and I was dropping him off. He had failed to get a permit that we didn’t know anything about. He emailed the parking estates team pointing out that we are struggling to support him financially as it is and money spent on this was money not available to support him, and he received this back:


    'In penguins and pearls we'll drink and we'll dance, 'til the end of our days, 'cause it ain't left to chance that we win...'
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