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#Post#: 115692--------------------------------------------------
Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched area
- Request for Advice
DIR By: taylorjohn21
Date: April 13, 2026, 5:32 am
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I, recently, received a Notice To Keeper for a vehicle parked on
yellow lines/hatched area. (Images Car Parking 1, 2 and 3)
The alleged breach of contract took place at the Broadwalk
Centre, Edgware,
Station Road, HA8 7BD on 20/03/2026 at 10:57:46.
The Notice To Keeper was issued on the 25/03/2026 (see images
Notice To Keeper Front and Back).
A Notice To Keeper Reminder, demanding full payment, was issued
on the 08/04/2026 (see images Notice To Keeper Reminder Front
and Back).
I am the registered keeper of the vehicle.
I intend to appeal this parking charge on the following grounds:
1. The Notice to Keeper was not served within 14 days of the
alleged breach of contract to allow liability transfer to the
driver.
The alleged breach occurred on the 20/03/2026, the Notice To
Keeper was issued on the 25/03/2026, but I only received it,
in the post, on the 09/04/2026 (see image Notice To Keeper
Front).
2. The company - UKPC - alleging the breach of contract failed
to comply with the British Parking Association's Code of
Practise.
The Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practise states that
for a premises which holds more than 500 parking spaces a
minimum
consideration period of 10 minutes be must given before a
parking charge can be issued (see Annex B pages 34-36 and images
Parking Code
Annex B 34, 35 and 36). The visit to the Broadwalk Centre began
at 10:49 and the alleged breech of contract occurred at 10:57 -
2 minutes
before the consideration period ended. Compare the time on the
Entry Ticket with the time of the alleged breach of contract on
the Notice To Keeper -
see images Entry Ticket and Notice To Keeper Front.
The link to the full code of practise is provided below.
HTML https://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/AOS/NEW%20Redesigned%20Documents/sectorsingleCodeofPractice.pdf
HTML https://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/AOS/NEW%20Redesigned%20Documents/sectorsingleCodeofPractice.pdf
3. There was no opportunity to pay the reduced parking charge of
£60 since the 14 day window to do so had already passed
when the Notice to Keeper was received, in the post, on the
09/04/2026.
4. The terms and conditions displayed on the parking signage are
ambiguous. Next to the statement 'No parking on yellow lines
or in an area with Hatched markings' a pictorial representation
of yellow lines is displayed, but no representation of hatch
markings
is shown. It is, therefore, not clear what exactly constitutes a
breach of contract with regard to hatch markings (see images
Sign and Terms and Conditions).
Please can you advise me on this and let me know if you need any
further information.
Kind regards
John
#Post#: 115886--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: taylorjohn21
Date: April 14, 2026, 2:57 pm
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An adjunct to point 3.
3. There was no opportunity to pay the reduced parking charge of
£60 since the 14 day window to do so had
already passed when the Notice to Keeper was received. I
received The Notice to Keeper on the 09/04/2026
the day after the Notice To Keeper Final Reminder, demanding
full payment, had already been issued on the
08/04/2026 (see image Notice To Keeper Reminder Front) .
#Post#: 116041--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: taylorjohn21
Date: April 16, 2026, 4:58 am
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Below is the draft of the appeal I intend to send to the car
parking company - I decided not to include point 4.
Dear Sir or Madam,
Re: Parking Charge Notice number []
I dispute your 'parking charge', as the keeper of the vehicle. I
deny any liability or contractual agreement,
and there will be no admission as to who was driving and no
assumptions can be drawn.
1. The Notice to Keeper was not served within 14 days of the
alleged breach of contract to allow liability transfer to the
driver.
The alleged breach of contract was recorded on 20/03/2026, the
Notice To Keeper was issued on 25/03/2026, but only delivered,
by post, on 09/04/2026.
2. UKPC failed to comply with the British Parking Association's
Code of Practice.
The Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice states that
for a premises which holds more than 500 parking spaces a
minimum
consideration period of 10 minutes be must given before a
parking charge can be issued (see Annex B pages 34-36). The
vehicle
entered the Broadwalk Centre at 10:49, while the Notice to
Keeper states the alleged breach of contract occurred at 10:57.
This is 2 minutes before the end of the minimum consideration
period.
3. There was no opportunity to pay the reduced parking charge of
£60 since the 14 day window to do so had
already passed when the Notice to Keeper was delivered.
As stated in paragraph 1, the Notice to Keeper was delivered by
post on 09/04/2026. This is after the Notice To Keeper
Final Reminder, demanding full payment, had been issued on
08/04/2026.
Yours sincerely
John Taylor
#Post#: 116044--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: April 16, 2026, 5:10 am
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That should do for an initial appeal. I think it's sensible to
leave out point 4 - it'd be a tough sell.
#Post#: 116045--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: jfollows
Date: April 16, 2026, 5:11 am
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There’s nothing to stop you using your point 1, of course, but
the notice was deemed to be delivered on 27 March, the sender
can not be responsible for delays in the postal service.
#Post#: 116047--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: April 16, 2026, 5:18 am
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--- Quote from: jfollows link ---
>
> the sender can not be responsible for delays in the postal
service.
>
--- End Quote ---
[member=636]jfollows[/member] that's not quite true. The
requirement under PoFA is to ensure that a notice is delivered
within 14 days. If they choose to deliver it by post, and it
arrives late then in theory that is their problem. The
difficulty in practice is proving any delays.
#Post#: 116105--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: taylorjohn21
Date: April 16, 2026, 3:04 pm
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Thank you for your advice. I will submit the appeal and let you
know what happens.
#Post#: 116766--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: taylorjohn21
Date: April 23, 2026, 5:26 am
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I received this reply after submitting my appeal - please can
you advise on how I should respond.
The parking firm has ignored the grounds for my appeal.
They have asked me to provide the name of the driver, which I
am, legally, not obliged to do at this stage.
I have seven days to reply.
Regards
John
--- Quote ---
> Dear,
>
> Thank you for your recent correspondence in relation to
parking charge reference
>
> To assist us in making a decision regarding your appeal,
please confirm the full name and address of the driver to our
Appeals Department within seven days of the date of this letter.
>
> Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 discusses
the recovery of unpaid parking charges. It allows parking
operators to hold the registered keeper liable to pay unpaid
parking charges if the operator has not been provided the name
and a serviceable address of the driver.
>
> This information may be confirmed by submitting another appeal
on our website at www.ukpcappeals.co.uk, or by post to the
address overleaf. Please ensure that if writing to us by post
that you include the parking charge reference number and vehicle
registration.
>
> Failure to provide this information will give us no
alternative other than to make our final decision based on the
previous information received. At this stage a POPLA
verification code will be provided.
>
> The parking charge has been placed on hold whilst under appeal
and may be settled in full at the current PCN rate of £100.00.
>
> Yours sincerely,
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 116770--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: jfollows
Date: April 23, 2026, 6:08 am
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Don’t reply.
It’s a fishing exercise trying to get you to identify the
driver.
If you feel a need to reply, search the forum for examples.
Your appeal will be rejected and a POPLA code supplied in either
case.
#Post#: 119404--------------------------------------------------
Re: Notice To Keeper for Vehicle Parked on yellow lines/hatched
area - Request for Advice
DIR By: taylorjohn21
Date: May 21, 2026, 7:48 am
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As advised by jfollows I did not reply to the previous letter
from the parking company asking me to provide details of the
driver.
The parking company has now sent me a letter rejecting my appeal
- they state the parking charge was issued correctly,
without responding to any of the points I raised.
Below is the text of the letter I received.
--- Quote ---
>
>
> Dear Mr John Taylor,
>
> We have previously written to you regarding the above parking
charge, requesting more information so we may reach a final
> decision for your appeal. As we have not received any further
correspondence, the appeals process is complete and our view
> is that the parking charge has been correctly issued.
>
> Our appeals process is now concluded, you may now choose one
of the following options:
>
> 1) Pay the parking charge detailed above at the reduced rate
of £60.00 to UK Parking Control Ltd. PLEASE REFER OVERLEAF FOR
> PAYMENT OPTIONS AND ADDRESS DETAILS.
>
> 2) Make an appeal to the independent adjudicator POPLA
(Parking on Private Land Appeals) using the verification code
provided above.
> Please note that if you wish to appeal to POPLA, you will lose
the right to pay the discounted rate of £60.00, and should POPLA
reject
> your appeal you will be required to pay the full amount of
£100.00. If you opt to pay the parking charge you will be unable
to appeal
> with POPLA. Appeals to POPLA must be made within twenty-eight
days from the date of this letter. To appeal with POPLA, please
visit
> www.popla.co.uk. If you are unable to access the internet, you
may appeal by post – this must be done using a POPLA
postal form
> which may be obtained by contacting POPLA by phone (0330 159
6126) or post (PO Box 1270, Warrington, WA4 9RL).
> ---
>
> 3) If you choose to do nothing the parking charge will
automatically increase after thirty-five days from the date of
this letter to
> £100.00 and the matter will be passed to our debt recovery
agent, at which point you will be liable to pay an additional
charge of £70,
> in accordance with the terms and conditions of parking, and
further charges will be claimed if court action is taken against
you. Any
> unpaid court judgement may adversely affect your credit
rating.
>
> Yours Sincerely,
>
>
--- End Quote ---
They have given me the option to pay the reduced parking charge
of £60.00, but state that if I appeal their decision
and lose the appeal, then the full parking charge of £100 will
be due. I note that in their two previous correspondence
- the Notice To Keeper Reminder and the letter asking for the
details of the driver - they demanded full payment of the
parking charge.
Do I have a reasonable chance of winning if I go to POPLA, based
on the points I raised in my appeal to the parking company
(see above post from April 16, 2026, 10:58:04 am)?
I believe points 1) and 2) are still valid, but Point 3) may no
longer be so as the parking company has now offered me a reduced
parking charge of £60.
However, I wonder whether the offer of a reduced parking charge
of £60.00 could also be considered an admission, on the parking
company's part,
that I did not have the opportunity to pay the reduced parking
charge, indicated in the Notice To Keeper, because the delay in
delivery meant the
14 day window to do so had already passed when I received it?
Please let me know what you think?
Thank you
John Taylor
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