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Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: Far
Date: May 8, 2026, 9:20 am
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Around the beginning of may, I received a letter in the mail
saying I had parked on private property and that the passenger
and drivers should have remained in the car but didn’t and it
was a breach of their parking terms. The date of the offense was
01/04/2026 and the date of sending the notice was listed as
23/04/2026.
I appealed this on the fact that they had
14 days after the offence to submit the notice and they
rejected my appeal basically admitting yes we did not send it
within 14 days but you still have to pay because you broke the
agreed parking terms. I have not disclosed the driver and I am
unsure of how to continue.
This was their response to my appeal below:
HTML https://ibb.co/F4pbcfdY
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Re: Private Parking Fine appeal rejected now what?
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 8, 2026, 9:25 am
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Please read
HTML https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/<br
/>and follow its instructions on how to post images in
particular.
Your wall of text is better than nothing but very unpleasant to
read.
Your next step will be to appeal to the IAS on the basis of
non-compliance with PoFA 2012 legislation to transfer liability
from the unknown driver to the registered keeper.
Their tactics are to refuse your appeal, lie and bluster in the
knowledge that many people believe their nonsense and pay up.
Just continue to ensure you do not identify the driver.
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Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 9, 2026, 2:10 am
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Thanks for updating the image.
They totally ignore your appeal point, don’t they?
The notice needed to be dated 13 April or earlier to be deemed
served within 14 days.
A simple IAS appeal will cost them £23 and should be that the
driver has not been identified and that with the claimed breach
of terms on 1 April, the Notice to Keeper was issued too late to
use the provisions of PoFA 2012 to transfer liability from the
driver to the registered keeper.
I wouldn’t suggest adding other points, because then they will
ignore the difficult points. It is true that “leaving the site”
is also pretty unenforceable, but the issue date is a much
clearer appeal point.
#Post#: 118164--------------------------------------------------
Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: Far
Date: May 9, 2026, 5:03 am
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Yeah it is quite annoying they just literally ignored my point
and admitted to not following the law but are still trying to
squeeze money out of me. I have heard that the IAS doesn’t tend
to favour the person appealing and the appealing success rate is
quite low. I have appealed with the following message, just
wondering what would happen next if the IAS also rejected.
The operator has confirmed in its rejection letter that the
Notice to Keeper was issued outside the statutory period
required under Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
(“PoFA 2012”).
As the Notice to Keeper was not served within the required
14-day period, the operator has failed to comply with PoFA 2012
and cannot transfer liability from the driver to the registered
keeper.
The appellant has not identified the driver and is under no
obligation to do so. The operator has therefore failed to
establish keeper liability.
Accordingly, the charge should be cancelled.
#Post#: 118167--------------------------------------------------
Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 9, 2026, 5:55 am
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If the IAS doesn’t uphold your appeal, you let them take you to
court which you will defend. Search the forum for more details.
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Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: tincombe
Date: May 9, 2026, 6:41 am
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The 'notice' please and pl confirm that you are the registered
keeper*.
Compliance with PoFA is mandatory only if they wish to hold the
keeper liable, but their reply is a tad short of being this
explicit and we know that some PPCs do not rely upon PoFA.
When we see the notice and your clarification we'll see whether:
They regard you as being the keeper and the notice purports to
comply with PoFA, or
Perhaps you are a hirer*.
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Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: Far
Date: May 15, 2026, 4:54 pm
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The notice is here (
HTML https://ibb.co/zHZbZVYs
) and I am the
registered keeper. I appealed to IAA as said before and they
have responded with this.
The operator made their Prima Facie Case on 15/05/2026 22:19:43.
The operator reported that...
The appellant was the driver.
The appellant was the keeper.
The Notice to Keeper (Non-ANPR) was sent on 23/04/2026.
The ticket was issued on 01/04/2026.
The charge is based in Contract.
The operator made the following comments...
Please see attached evidence.
HTML https://ibb.co/zhckv9ks
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Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: Far
Date: May 15, 2026, 5:02 pm
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I'm thinking of replying with this:
The operator has failed to establish keeper liability under
Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“PoFA 2012”).
The Notice to Keeper was issued on 23/04/2026 in relation to an
event dated 01/04/2026. This is outside the statutory 14-day
period required by Paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 4 PoFA 2012.
The operator has therefore failed to comply with the mandatory
conditions required to transfer liability from the unidentified
driver to the registered keeper.
The operator now merely asserts that “the appellant was the
driver” but provides no evidence whatsoever as to the identity
of the driver.
No admission as to driver identity has been made.
The operator’s evidence only shows the vehicle and occupants
allegedly leaving the site. It does not identify the driver.
The operator also incorrectly states:
“It is the responsibility of the registered keeper to prove they
were not the driver.”
That is not the legal position. In the absence of PoFA
compliance, the burden remains on the operator to prove, on the
balance of probabilities, the identity of the driver. There is
no lawful presumption that the registered keeper was driving.
As the operator has failed both:
1. to comply with PoFA 2012; and
2. to prove the identity of the driver,
the appeal must be allowed.
#Post#: 118807--------------------------------------------------
Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 15, 2026, 5:06 pm
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--- Quote ---
> has been provided by the registered keeper to confirm they
were not the driver. Therefore, based on not receiving any
evidence to eliminate the registered keeper it is our assumption
that the registered keeper was the driver. It is
> the responsibility of the registered keeper to prove they were
not the driver.
--- End Quote ---
is total rubbish, it’s what normal people would call a lie.
The notice was issued too late to use the provisions of PoFA
2012 to transfer liability from the driver to the keeper, so as
long as the driver is not identified the keeper can not be
liable.
Your proposed response seems fine.
The IAS will probably side with the operator, but it doesn’t
matter other than that you have to put up with the tiresome
process of them raising a court claim against you. Ultimately
they will withdraw or lose.
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Re: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise
while parked
DIR By: Sander333
Date: May 16, 2026, 5:35 am
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Appeal to IAS but do not anticipate a positive outcome. The
whole replies from the PPC are farcical implying that the driver
can be responsible for the actions of passengers. Prepare
yourself for a number of scary letters and see what happens this
should die a death before court.
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