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Horizon Hatfield Galleria Parking Charge
DIR By: barnet driver
Date: February 13, 2026, 6:38 am
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My wife entered the galleria. The gate barrier stick was up and
open and no ticket was provided at machine at entrance to car
park. There were no clear signs what to do. She did not read any
small print that might have been there. when she left about 30
minutes later the gate and barrier to leave the car park opened
for my wife and as no ticket was given I assumed there’s no
parking fee to pay. Please advise if legally horizon parking can
charge me this charge and what is the best way to challenge? I
am the registered keeper. Breach was on 14.01. Charge issue was
28.01. I received the ticket in the post on Febuary 4. Is that
too late for them to serve charge? From the gate opening for
her, she reasonably assumed there was no fee.
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#Post#: 109697--------------------------------------------------
Re: Horizon Hatfield Galleria Parking Charge
DIR By: jfollows
Date: February 13, 2026, 6:54 am
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If you appeal as the registered keeper and do not identify the
driver, as you have done above, then the notice is not compliant
with PoFA 2012 to transfer liability from the unknown driver to
you, the registered keeper.
Horizon will probably reject your appeal simply because
accepting it means they get no money, but eventually you will
get to a point where you pay £0.
For example,
--- 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. 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. Horizon 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. Your NtK can only hold the driver liable.
Horizon have no hope at POPLA, so you are urged to save us both
a complete waste of time and cancel the PCN.
--- End Quote ---
The requirement to transfer liability is to issue the notice so
that it reaches the registered keeper within 14 days, two
working days after the issue date. In this case, the issue date
was too late for this to be possible.
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