Smart Parking - deemed delivery date

h4r1s

Hi,

I have followed the newbies guide and I'm in the ignore debt collectors phase but I just wanted to get ahead of the next step.

I am disputing on the basis that the PCN arrived late.

I thought I'd give contacting the debt collectors anyway and letting them know they are wasting their time as the PCN arrived late but their response has got me doubting whether I'm doing the right thing as the PCN is deemed delivered 2 working days from the PCN date. This makes it only just inside the 14 day window.

But in reality it arrived on 20th August, is there any way to prove this? I still have the original letter and envelope but couldn't see any date markings.

PCN issued for insufficient time

PCN date: 2nd August 2025
Issue date: 13th August 2025

Actual delivery date of the PCN: 20th August 2025.

No driver details provided.

Thank you in advance, appreciate the help

Gr1pr

No, highly unlikely that you can prove it,  just your word,  which most people would use if it could win every time 

The private parking company contracted with the mail delivery service provider,  typically Royal Mail,  who currently get fined due to failing contracts and delivery times etc  ( 21 million   ),  they expected to get what they paid for 

I recently copied and pasted the CoA decision about this very topic,  within the last week or so

You should be ignoring powerless debt collectors 

Coupon-mad

Yep ignore. Await the claim form next year, which is when you win.

Car1980

Doesn't matter as it's only Smart, who will give it to DCB Legal to make a claim and then discontinue.