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Parking charge UKPC
DIR By: tawnyess
Date: May 15, 2026, 5:12 pm
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Please see attached parking charge received. I am the registered
keeper and it was sent to my address.
HTML https://ibb.co/Z1hPWxzY
HTML https://ibb.co/7JSwbKTk
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Re: Parking charge UKPC
DIR By: Dave65
Date: May 16, 2026, 4:51 am
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Do you have any photos of the signage?
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Re: Parking charge UKPC
DIR By: tawnyess
Date: May 16, 2026, 9:09 am
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Unfortunately not. There isn’t any signage upon entry of the
road. Nor where the car was parked
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Re: Parking charge UKPC
DIR By: tawnyess
Date: May 18, 2026, 4:08 am
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Any assistance on this please ?
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Re: Parking charge UKPC
DIR By: Dave65
Date: May 18, 2026, 4:28 am
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There must be some signage on the road area, this makes the
contract.
However, it is known that UKPC would most likely discontinue the
claim before the time came to pay the court fee.
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Re: Parking charge UKPC
DIR By: tawnyess
Date: May 18, 2026, 11:10 am
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These are the signs I got off google maps. Couldn’t get a
clearer blue one.
HTML https://ibb.co/5gQ5gpYh
HTML https://ibb.co/7FLDyRk
What steps do I need to follow from here?
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Re: Parking charge UKPC
DIR By: tawnyess
Date: June 18, 2026, 9:30 am
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Please see below if this is a good enough appeal letter before I
send it:
I am the registered keeper of the above vehicle and I deny any
liability whatsoever for this invoice.
At the outset, I am under no obligation to identify the driver
and will not be doing so. Any attempt to infer the identity of
the driver from this correspondence should be disregarded.
Your allegation appears to be based solely upon photographs
showing a vehicle present at a location for a period of 6
minutes and 47 seconds. Those photographs do not establish that
any contract was formed, that any contractual terms were
accepted, or that any breach occurred.
Simply entering an area, manoeuvring within it, stopping
briefly, or assessing whether parking restrictions apply does
not amount to acceptance of a contractual agreement. Contract
law requires that terms be adequately brought to a driver's
attention before any agreement can be formed. You have provided
no evidence whatsoever that the driver saw, passed, or had a
reasonable opportunity to read and accept any terms and
conditions.
If you disagree, please provide:
Video footage or photographic evidence showing the vehicle
passing signage upon entry.
Evidence demonstrating that the signage was visible and readable
from a driver's perspective.
A site plan identifying the location of all signs relied upon.
Clear photographs of all signage as it appeared on the date of
the alleged event.
Furthermore, please provide strict proof that UK Parking Control
Ltd had the necessary authority from the landowner to enter into
contracts with motorists and to pursue parking charges at this
location on the date in question. A generic statement or
redacted summary will not suffice.
Given the extremely short duration alleged, your own evidence is
entirely consistent with a driver entering the area, observing
the surroundings, deciding not to park, and leaving. That is not
evidence of contractual acceptance and certainly not evidence of
a breach.
In light of the above, I suggest that you cancel this invoice
immediately. Should you choose not to do so, I require all
evidence upon which you intend to rely, including photographs,
video footage, signage evidence, site plans, and proof of
landowner authority.
If UK Parking Control believes its evidence is sufficient, it is
of course free to pursue the matter through the courts, where
the burden will remain firmly on you to prove that a contract
was formed, that the driver accepted its terms, and that the
charge is legally recoverable.
I look forward to receiving confirmation that this Parking
Charge Notice has been cancelled.
Yours faithfully,
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