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Parking Charge Notice

jettyboy66
jettyboy66 Posts: 3 Newbie
Tenth Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker
in Parking tickets, fines & parking

I received a PCN from Euro Carparks originally stating that I hadn't paid and displayed. I contacted them to say that I did and provided evidence from my bank statement showing the payment & location.

They have since rejected my appeal as I only paid for 2 hours and stayed for 2hrs 47mins.

I'm my defence, which is not much granted, it was raining and without my glasses I tried at least twice to obtain a ticket.

My question is, as I obviously I made a payment so there was a clear intention to get a ticket, can I appeal to POPLA against the charge because I went 47 minutes over?

Any advice is appreciated

Comments

  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 159,934 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 5 March at 3:44PM

    Forget POPLA. It will NOT work.

    DO NOT PAY.

    Let it continue to DCB group, which will signal the end game when they (DCB Legal) always discontinue defended claims.

    No CCJ is risked as long as you don't do something silly like move house and not tell ECP or DCB Legal. Dead easy stuff.

    Read a few examples on the DCB Legal discontinuances thread by Umkomaas and also read & bookmark the Template Defence thread. The process is copy & paste and far easier than (considered bent) POPLA.

    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • jettyboy66
    jettyboy66 Posts: 3 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker

    Cheers, I appreciate the advice. I will read up on the DCB Legal process to see what the crack is.

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