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Nationwide Parking Control PCN - London
DIR By: Cgehansen
Date: January 5, 2026, 5:52 am
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I'm posting on behalf of a friend who received a PCN from
Nationwide Parking Control. They are the registered owner of a
vehicle that was parked briefly on an area adjacent to a service
station forecourt last November. The driver parked to use the
launderette on site but finding it was busy drove away again.
This is the PCN:
HTML https://ibb.co/21jJ51zL
HTML https://ibb.co/4RNsTYGz
They subsequently appealed but the content of this appeal has
been lost. Presumably NPC have it but the registered owner has
not requested it from them.
The appeal was rejected by NPC. This is the rejection letter:
HTML https://ibb.co/YFv3PQQQ
The registered keeper has now received a letter from a debt
collection agency claiming a total amount of £170. I've told
them to ignore this and any subsequent debt collection letters.
Here are some general pictures of the site:
HTML https://ibb.co/Ndf0CMt0
HTML https://ibb.co/TBYqtXNs
HTML https://ibb.co/8n7dnpcg
HTML https://ibb.co/3m2BTkxt
HTML https://ibb.co/XrF7dfbt
HTML https://ibb.co/spnS3hh1
Looking through the information provided I've noticed a number
of issues:
1. The PCN contains inconsistencies. It claims the term "No
Parking or Waiting at any Time" has been breached. However the
sign shown in the corner of one of the images states "No Parking
Zone"
2. The PCN refers to an observation time of 51 seconds but the
images show a time period of 15 seconds.
3. The signage on the site is inconsistent referring both to "No
parking" and "No parking or waiting at any time"
4. There is no entrance signage.
5. There is no ANPR signage at the entrance or visible from all
points
6. The appeal letter introduces a new term "no stopping" but
there is no evidence of security or safety grounds.
7. The claimed observation period is less than the Consideration
Period or the Grace Period
8. Parking, waiting and stopping are required to use the
facilities on the land - an inpost locker, petrol pumps, air and
water supplies and a launderette. Permission is therefore
implied and prohibition would be an unfair contract term.
9. The appeal letter refers to different prohibitions at
different locations on the site but there is no delineating
signage or surface markings to show this.
The registered keeper is happy to write back to NPC telling them
to drop their claim citing some or all of the grounds above. Are
there any pitfalls in doing so at this stage or is it better to
wait for a letter of claim?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately the registered keeper is not sure whether the
driver has been disclosed or not as they are unable to recall
the content of the first appeal.
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Re: Nationwide Parking Control PCN - London
DIR By: Cgehansen
Date: January 28, 2026, 3:57 am
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Just received another threatening letter from DCBL ...
HTML https://ibb.co/s9vz20DX
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