Smart Parking - Belgrave Road Margate - Late NtK (PoFA 14-day failure)

YOUWEE · 2026-08-11T00:08:33+00:00

Hi everyone, I am looking for some guidance on an online appeal to Smart Parking for a PCN I received today as the Registered Keeper.

Key Dates & Details:

Date of Event: 20/07/2026
Location: Belgrave Road Car Park - Margate - CT1 1XG
Alleged Contravention: Paid for insufficient time (ANPR)
Date of Issue on Notice: 31/07/2026
Date Physically Received: 10/08/2026
Vehicle Status: Fully owned by me

The Situation:
The back of the notice explicitly states they are invoking Paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA). By my calculations, the 14-day statutory deadline for delivery was Monday, 3rd August. Given the issue date of Friday, 31st July, the deemed legal delivery date (2 working days later) falls on Tuesday, 4th August. The actual physical delivery didn't happen until Monday, 10th August. In both instances, the notice has been delivered outside of the mandatory 14-day window required to establish keeper liability. No driver has been identified or named, and I will be appealing strictly as the Registered Keeper. I have attached an image of the wording on the back of the notice for reference. Could you please advise if my understanding is right and is there any standard forum template for a late PoFA NtK which I can use for appealing?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Woodstok2000 · 2026-08-11T05:31:17+00:00

The notice is presumed delivered 2 working days after it was issued, unless you can prove otherwise. That still means it was presumed delivered on day 15 here though, so still not POFA compliant.

Check the newbies thread and do a search for pofa compliance to see similar cases.