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Tesco Overstay - Keeper was not driver - Horizon NTK after 14
days
DIR By: MyronAub
Date: January 19, 2026, 5:37 am
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The registered keeper was not the driver and thanks to Christmas
the NtK was not even issued until 21 days after the alleged
parking breach so I am assuming this is a slam-dunk fail for
transferring liability from the driver to the keeper.
My question when contesting is whether to point out the specific
'over 14 days' aspect or stick with the generic 'As your Notice
to Keeper (NtK) does not fully comply with ALL the requirements
of PoFA 2012' which seems to be routinely advised here?
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Re: Tesco Overstay - Keeper was not driver - Horizon NTK after
14 days
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: January 19, 2026, 5:48 am
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Yes, that's pretty much all correct.
Horizon have (mostly) got their house in order re. PoFA, but
still on occasion inexplicably issue charges too late. Any
wording that raises this PoFA issue should do the trick, such as
the below. They may be awkward and reject, but if they do, POPLA
should succeed.
[indent]Dear Sirs,
I have received your Parking Charge Notice (Ref: ________) for
vehicle registration mark ____ ___, in which you allege that the
driver has incurred a parking charge. I note from your
correspondence that you are not seeking to hold me liable as the
registered keeper, under Schedule 4 of the Protection of
Freedoms Act 2012 ("The Act"). You have chosen not to issue a
Notice to Keeper in accordance with The Act, and it is now too
late for you to do so.
There is no obligation for me to name the driver and I will not
be doing so. I am therefore unable to help you further with this
matter, and look forward to your confirmation that the charge
has been cancelled. If you choose to decline this appeal, you
must issue a POPLA code.
Yours,[/indent]
If appealing online, be careful there are no drop down/tick
boxes that cause you to identify who was driving, and keep a
close eye on your spam folder for their response. If they do not
respond within 28 days, chase them.
#Post#: 106647--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tesco Overstay - Keeper was not driver - Horizon NTK after
14 days
DIR By: MyronAub
Date: January 20, 2026, 6:50 am
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Thanks, that wording worked perfectly and, fair play to Horizon,
in this instance they did the right thing without any
shenanigans:
--- Quote ---
> I can confirm the Parking Charge has now been cancelled and no
further action will be taken in this matter.
--- End Quote ---
#Post#: 106655--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tesco Overstay - Keeper was not driver - Horizon NTK after
14 days
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: January 20, 2026, 7:19 am
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Good news - to Horizon's limited credit, they do usually give up
without a fuss when they know they don't have any chance of
success.
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