Scenario:
The driver visited a hotel car park for 14 minutes and the RK received the PCN from CEL within the necessary time frame. We assume it is 14 minutes because the PCN says so EVEN though the ANPR picture has no timestamp on it - just a picture of the car arriving and exiting the car park.

Obviously panic set in immediately and the aim is then to read and absorb all the knowledge that is out there on the forums in order to get this overturned as soon as possible. Panic turns to blind panic as even having read the Newbie Threads you can't actually believe your circumstances are the same and of course you are special and surely that initial appeal won't work.

Within several days I had read so much information that I was just overwhelmed.

BUT I did work my way through the list of things to do and firstly appealed to the hotel manager by email. I really didn't have any confidence in this as I had read a review on a well known travel forum of a driver in the same situation in one of their other hotels and the manager response was pretty much - tough mate, take it or leave it. You get 10 minutes to register your car at reception or you get a charge.

However, the manager did respond with a polite reply cancelling the PCN and offering an apology. So email was then sent by the RK to CEL to inform of this. Hopefully we don't hear from them again.

My point is - follow the Sticky points and work your way through the recommendations. I think I got very confused and overwhelmed with information in just wanting the matter closed. This is why I couldn't believe that the first template was relevant to this case and the fear of going to POPLA was just too much.

Anyway, thank you to every one who has contributed to this Board as the knowledge I have gained has been immense and a complete eye opener. The knowledge shared by the experts is so helpful.

Letter to MP on its way as well.