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PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: Ed_rx7
Date: January 12, 2026, 8:28 am
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Hi All,
I am the registered keeper and I have received 3x PCNs. I would
like to know if these have been issued correctly in line with
POPLA.
Also would like advice on a course of action regarding theses
PCNs.
Thanks
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: January 12, 2026, 8:37 am
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It would be useful to get a bit of context as to the event(s) in
question. The 3 parking charges allege that they have been
issued for parking in a disabled bay - the first questions are:
(1) Was the disabled bay clearly marked? and (2) Was an occupant
of the vehicle disabled? If not, the logical next question in:
(3) Why did the driver park there?
There is an argument to be made that none of the notices do not
demonstrate a period of parking of sufficient duration to exceed
the relevant consideration period, although one could argue that
if the driver was indeed considering the terms, they ought to
have been visible in some of the photos, in which the signage
containing said terms is visible. This argument would not
persuade QP or the IAS, but could be argued in court.
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: jfollows
Date: January 12, 2026, 9:01 am
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By “POPLA” you mean PoFA 2012, and is there a “period of
parking” on these notices?
HTML https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4
--- Quote ---
> 9(1)A notice which is to be relied on as a notice to keeper
for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b) is given in accordance
with this paragraph if the following requirements are met.
>
> (2)The notice must—
>
> (a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was
parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates;
--- End Quote ---
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: Ed_rx7
Date: January 12, 2026, 9:40 am
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--- Quote from: DWMB2 link ---
>
> It would be useful to get a bit of context as to the event(s)
in question. The 3 parking charges allege that they have been
issued for parking in a disabled bay - the first questions are:
(1) Was the disabled bay clearly marked? and (2) Was an occupant
of the vehicle disabled? If not, the logical next question in:
(3) Why did the driver park there?
>
> There is an argument to be made that none of the notices do
not demonstrate a period of parking of sufficient duration to
exceed the relevant consideration period, although one could
argue that if the driver was indeed considering the terms, they
ought to have been visible in some of the photos, in which the
signage containing said terms is visible. This argument would
not persuade QP or the IAS, but could be argued in court.
>
--- End Quote ---
I have been informed by the driver that in hindsight they could
now see the bay was marked ( on the ground ). However they
parked as they didn’t notice the markings at the time and
assuming it was available to others as the bays are all mirrored
and the one on the End ( where they parked ) wasn’t a disabled
bay on the mirrored side.
Driver wasn’t disabled.
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: Ed_rx7
Date: January 12, 2026, 9:42 am
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--- Quote from: jfollows link ---
>
> By “POPLA” you mean PoFA 2012, and is there a “period of
parking” on these notices?
>
>
HTML https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4
>
> [quote]9(1)A notice which is to be relied on as a notice to
keeper for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b) is given in
accordance with this paragraph if the following requirements are
met.
>
> (2)The notice must—
>
> (a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was
parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates;
--- End Quote ---
[/quote]
As you may or may not be able to see on the notices there is no
time period specified only and exact time and date.
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: jfollows
Date: January 12, 2026, 9:49 am
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So a standard appeal is
--- Quote ---
> I am the keeper of the vehicle and I dispute your 'parking
charge'. I deny any liability or contractual agreement and I
will be making a complaint about your predatory conduct to your
client landowner.
>
> As your Notice to Keeper (NtK) does not fully comply with ALL
the requirements of PoFA 2012, you are unable to hold the keeper
of the vehicle liable for the charge. It does not specify “the
period of parking” as required. This omission renders the notice
non-compliant, and as such, the operator cannot rely on PoFA to
pursue the registered keeper.
>
> Partial or even substantial compliance is not sufficient.
There will be no admission as to who was driving and no
inference or assumptions can be drawn. UKPPO has relied on
contract law allegations of breach against the driver only.
>
> The registered keeper cannot be presumed or inferred to have
been the driver, nor pursued under some twisted interpretation
of the law of agency.
--- End Quote ---
They won’t accept your appeal, nor will the IAS, but eventually
they’ll give up if you follow the advice here. Be prepared for
it to take months.
Appeal each notice separately.
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: Ed_rx7
Date: January 12, 2026, 9:51 am
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Ok so please explain what that advice is ;)
Send the response and don’t respond to any further letters?
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: jfollows
Date: January 12, 2026, 9:55 am
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Send the response, appeal to the IAS if you want, ignore letters
from debt collectors and come back when you get a Letter of
Claim from a solicitor such as DCB Legal. Search the forum for
examples. You will see that these people try and frighten you
into paying but eventually give up.
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: Ed_rx7
Date: January 12, 2026, 9:56 am
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Thanks
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Re: PCN from UK parking Patrol Office
DIR By: Ed_rx7
Date: January 12, 2026, 10:00 am
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So there is no need to apply to an IAS?
Thanks for all your help btw
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