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Euro Car Parks PCN
robrymond
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I've posted on an existing thread about this, but someone I know has received a Euro Car Parks PCN from 'The Waterfront' in Walsall for not displaying a valid ticket.
They were unaware of any parking charges upon entering the site and hence they didn't pay. Usually these sites are camera active but with a 'free stay period' (they certainly are in Stoke for example where Euro car parks have ownership).
The only flaw in the letter I can see is the date and time of the alleged entry and exit which isn't super-imposed on the image.
I realise how difficult contesting these things are now, I personally have been successful in the past but there seems to have been a great amount of changes in recent years.
They also don't want to cough up the £100 so the £60 is more tempting. Again it isn't ideal but there is quite a difference between paying £60 now or loosing and paying £100.
They were unaware of any parking charges upon entering the site and hence they didn't pay. Usually these sites are camera active but with a 'free stay period' (they certainly are in Stoke for example where Euro car parks have ownership).
The only flaw in the letter I can see is the date and time of the alleged entry and exit which isn't super-imposed on the image.
I realise how difficult contesting these things are now, I personally have been successful in the past but there seems to have been a great amount of changes in recent years.
They also don't want to cough up the £100 so the £60 is more tempting. Again it isn't ideal but there is quite a difference between paying £60 now or loosing and paying £100.
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I would wait for the reminder in 2 weeks' time, because that's the document ECP call a 'Notice to Keeper' and they misstate the 'date of issue' on it. You want that letter.
If they lose, they don't actually PAY £100! So what if they lose?!PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Coupon-mad wrote: »I would wait for the reminder in 2 weeks' time, because that's the document ECP call a 'Notice to Keeper' and they misstate the 'date of issue' on it. You want that letter.
If they lose, they don't actually PAY £100! So what if they lose?!
So this is a given problem with them? Surely they will fix this issue if they keep loosing appeals, doesn't make sense?0 -
Robrymond, blank out the precise times on that pic of your PCN.
That is enough to uniquely identify your incident.0 -
So this is a given problem with them? Surely they will fix this issue if they keep loosing appeals, doesn't make sense?
They fixed it in the first letter - that had a flaw from March till June this year, some numpty in their offices thought the 'date issued' was the date of parking event, for a while. But recently, I've noticed that they haven't fixed it in the second letter.
What makes you think they keep losing appeals? What % of appeals do you reckon are from people on forums? We/you are a rare bunch, and so I doubt that they 'keep losing'. No doubt most appeals are from numpties writing about what happened.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Coupon-mad wrote: »What makes you think they keep losing appeals? What % of appeals do you reckon are from people on forums? We/you are a rare bunch, and so I doubt that they 'keep losing'. No doubt most appeals are from numpties writing about what happened.
Just reading around it seems much harder to get a successful appeal from POPLA than it used to be.0 -
Not that I've noticed. Very few threads about a lost POPLA appeal are from those we've helped them write.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Coupon-mad wrote: »I would wait for the reminder in 2 weeks' time, because that's the document ECP call a 'Notice to Keeper' and they misstate the 'date of issue' on it. You want that letter.
If they lose, they don't actually PAY £100! So what if they lose?!
Do they wait for the 2 weeks and THEN contact Euro Car Parks after the second letter or acknowledge it now and then use the second invoice as evidence to POPLA?0 -
Wait.
There is always 28 days to appeal from the first letter, so the second one will arrive in good time.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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