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       #Post#: 113805--------------------------------------------------
       UK Car Park Management PCN - Parked outside marked bay
       By: pockettwos Date: March 20, 2026, 5:33 am
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       Hi,
       I’ve received this PCN from UK CPM due to 'parking outside a
       marked bay'. The car park is on private land associated with a
       small shopping complex in Margate. I’m wondering whether it’s
       worth appealing?
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       The car was not intruding into another spot - the wheel is in
       this no mans land between the spot and the no parking hatches.
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       The conditions say ‘park wholly’ which is leading me to believe
       any appeal will be fruitless, but keen for any advice.
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       Thank you
       #Post#: 113807--------------------------------------------------
       Re: UK Car Park Management PCN - Parked outside marked bay
       By: jfollows Date: March 20, 2026, 5:39 am
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       The usual advice is to ensure the driver is not identified and
       appeal on the basis of non-compliance with PoFA 2012, which is
       the legislation under which liability can be transferred from
       the unknown driver to the registered keeper, because no “period
       of parking” is given on the notice, and possibly other failures.
       The appeal will be rejected, but if you stay the course it will
       end up in nothing.
       If you search the forum you will find similar cases and appeals.
       #Post#: 113810--------------------------------------------------
       Re: UK Car Park Management PCN - Parked outside marked bay
       By: pockettwos Date: March 20, 2026, 5:50 am
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       [quote author=jfollows link=topic=10287.msg113807#msg113807
       date=1774003181]
       The usual advice is to ensure the driver is not identified and
       appeal on the basis of non-compliance with PoFA 2012, which is
       the legislation under which liability can be transferred from
       the unknown driver to the registered keeper, because no “period
       of parking” is given on the notice, and possibly other failures.
       The appeal will be rejected, but if you stay the course it will
       end up in nothing.
       If you search the forum you will find similar cases and appeals.
       [/quote]
       Thank you.
       I've had a look at the PoFA 2012 legislation but it's not clear
       to me what 'period of parking' refers to. Does the incident
       date/time on the PCN not cover this? If not, what should have
       been included on the notice for it to be compliant?
       And when you say 'stay the course' what exactly do you mean?
       That they will give up before it goes to court?
       #Post#: 113811--------------------------------------------------
       Re: UK Car Park Management PCN - Parked outside marked bay
       By: jfollows Date: March 20, 2026, 5:54 am
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       A period is not a single instance in time.
       A period is a duration, which needs to be longer than the
       “consideration period” under which the driver can read the terms
       and conditions and choose not to accept them and leave.
       13:33 is not a period of time.
       #Post#: 113812--------------------------------------------------
       Re: UK Car Park Management PCN - Parked outside marked bay
       By: jfollows Date: March 20, 2026, 6:08 am
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       Search the forum, but you will probably need to defend a court
       claim from BW Legal in due course. If you see what’s involved,
       you can decide whether to pay up now or fight the case. This
       forum will support you if you take the latter approach.
       #Post#: 113814--------------------------------------------------
       Re: UK Car Park Management PCN - Parked outside marked bay
       By: InterCity125 Date: March 20, 2026, 6:22 am
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       The NtK appears to fail PoFA compliance on several issues as
       well as parking period.
       9(2)(e) is not satisfied.
       9(2)(f) is missing an important part of the required warning.
       #Post#: 113823--------------------------------------------------
       Re: UK Car Park Management PCN - Parked outside marked bay
       By: pockettwos Date: March 20, 2026, 7:22 am
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       [quote author=InterCity125 link=topic=10287.msg113814#msg113814
       date=1774005745]
       The NtK appears to fail PoFA compliance on several issues as
       well as parking period.
       9(2)(e) is not satisfied.
       9(2)(f) is missing an important part of the required warning.
       [/quote]
       What part of 9(2)(f) do you think is missing? The last para
       looked like it covered (i) and (ii) of 9(2)(f) to me
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