UK CPM Advice

Starshine2026

Hi all

I received a PCN from these jokers which was issued very late and without photos of any signage. I appealed as below:

Re: Parking Charge Notice number: 703515 42 I dispute your 'parking charge' as the keeper of the vehicle. I deny any liability or contractual agreement, and there will be no admission as to who was driving and no assumptions can be drawn. Your Parking Charge Notice does not include a close-up photograph of the sign you contend was at the location and fully legible on the material date. The Parking Charge Notice was issued on 24th April 2026 - 21 days after the material date. Further, the Parking Charge Notice was not received at my address until 5th May 2026 - 32 days after the material date.. The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 requires notices to be sent within 14 days of the parking event. This notice does not comply with the legal requirements and should be cancelled

They have rejected my appeal and demanded payment or further appeal to IAS. Having read through this forum I see that IAS are considered biased and not worth appealing to. Am I right in thinking I should just hold tight and ignore everything until this get to "Letter Before Action" stage, especially as the charge was issued so late after the event and without all supporting evidence - i.e. signage?

Thanks

Gr1pr

Yes, correct

But bear in mind that if they failed to comply with Pofa2012 it doesn't stop them chasing you because they also had the fallback position of 6 months to obtain keeper details and one month to get the pcn to the keeper , making 7 months. ( Pofa2012 isn't mandatory. )

Coupon-mad

As it is a non-POFA NTK then you could try IAS to see if UKCPM offer no contest. It doesn't cost you anything.

@cooldude255220 might stop by this thread to write you some wording if you show us both sides of the NTK.