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       #Post#: 112584--------------------------------------------------
       Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: mark_1
       Date: March 9, 2026, 2:50 pm
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       Received the attached parking charge.
       They stated "Posting notice" date as of 25.02. However it landed
       in my mailbox only this morning? Is that royal mail being slow
       or they are playing with the dates?
       Any feedback on how to appeal is highly appreciated.
       Thank you for help.
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       #Post#: 112606--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: RichardW
       Date: March 9, 2026, 5:17 pm
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       You can appeal and put them to proof that it was posted so that
       it was served in time - making clear that you require proof of
       actual posting (which they are supposed to keep) rather than
       just bundling it to a 3rd party mailer.
       It is also lacking a period of parking so not compliant with
       POFA to transfer liability to keeper.
       Make sure not to ID the driver, especially inadvertently (by
       saying I did for example).
       #Post#: 112616--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: InterCity125
       Date: March 10, 2026, 2:30 am
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       The NtK also fails to warn the keeper that the parking operator
       is required to meet the requitements of Schedule 4 in order to
       rely on PoFA.
       #Post#: 112629--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: mark_1
       Date: March 10, 2026, 4:31 am
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       Thank you InterCity125 and RichardW.
       Would below be sufficient as an appeal?
       I am appealing without admission as to the identity of the
       driver and expect this charge to be cancelled immediately.
       The notice fails to comply with the requirements of Schedule 4
       of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 because it does not
       specify the required period of parking and instead only provides
       a single timestamp. As such, you cannot transfer liability to
       the keeper.
       Additionally, the allegation of “parked within a restricted
       area” is vague and unsupported by sufficient evidence. The
       signage at the location was inadequate to form a contractual
       agreement with the driver.
       Please also provide evidence of your landowner authority to
       issue parking charges at this site, along with copies of the
       signage in place at the time of the alleged event.
       In the absence of this information, the charge must be
       cancelled.
       #Post#: 112630--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: DWMB2
       Date: March 10, 2026, 4:37 am
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       Leave out the bits about them providing gob evidence of signage
       and their contract with the landowner. They're not obliged to
       provide you with any evidence at this stage.
       #Post#: 112632--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: mark_1
       Date: March 10, 2026, 4:50 am
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       thank you DWMB2. Will do. I know they will reject my "appeal"
       and they are only part of so called IPA (but they aren't truly
       independent) so is this just a waste of time appealing?
       #Post#: 112639--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: InterCity125
       Date: March 10, 2026, 5:29 am
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       The appeal to the operator will fail 100% - it always does.
       We can make a better appeal to POPLA.
       #Post#: 112655--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postal Notification of Parking Charge from PCM 
   DIR By: mark_1
       Date: March 10, 2026, 6:23 am
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       Thank you InterCity125
       It looks like they are part of International Parking Community
       (IPC) not Popla?
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