Longbridge parking charge

Coupon-mad

Sam264647 said:

I've emailed a complaint to Savills and I'm waiting to hear back.

Also the cones aren't normally there, so they may have been doing some unrelated work.

Coupon-mad said:

You can mention the unreadable text at POPLA stage and say that the NTK fails to identify the creditor due to the overwritten text. It's not a strong point though.

Do not pay this at any point.

Do not admit to driving.

However, your best appeal point (POPLA stage, not yet) will be the lack of additional signs warning people who are used to that being a drop-off bay, that it is now a trap because they have pointlessly reinvented it without telling local drivers about the new change!

That's a winning point at POPLA.

But of course you are NOT APPEALING YET are you. That's not Plan A.

https://www.parkplaceretail.co.uk/properties/longbridge-shopping-park-birmingham/

Coupon-mad said:

...ask yourself this: why does the area look like a bay or layby for cars?

No lines have been painted to demarcate it differently. Also, the sign is unlit by the looks of it, and there's no warning that CCTV is being used.

The camera is covertly hidden high up.

Please let me know how you get on appealing this.

I know this carpark. The current signage isn't consistent (from no parking to drop off 5 mins) and where you parked has changed from what used to be permitted.

I hope you are successful.

Yep, a typical current PPC scam.

Never mind the BPA CoP requirement for extra signage when rules in car parks are changed...

...and never mind the ICO's Surveillance Camera Code of Practice and never mind the Data Protection Principles under the DPA 2018 (the law) which both ban covert filming and ban excessive secret 24/7 camera use.

PPCs are currently taking the mick. Especially with their sudden use of CCTV in dark areas. We never used to see these PCNs in minutes from covert CCTV but the joke 'Joint Code' has enabled all this since 2024.

Sam264647

Update:

Great news, the ticket is being cancelled!
Unsurprisingly my appeal to Horizon was declined, but plan A seems to have worked. I can't say the reason for certain as I sent a few separate emails including a complaint to Savills, the landowner and got in touch with my MP, but I believe it's due to my MP as they're the only who who replied and have been helpful.
Thanks for all your help, it's really appreciated.

Coupon-mad

Brilliant! Plan A strikes again!