Claiming parking charge notices after 14 days

[Maddog2018]

Can companies successfully take you to court for parking charge notices that they claimed for 6 months after they took place?
The protection of Freedoms Act states they must be within 14 days.

I used to park on Asda in Walsall after a staff member told me that the cameras were out of order and so was the ticket machine. The ticket machine remained covered so I occasionally parked there. This was may 2017 and in November 2017 I received 7 parking charge notices.
I have appealed unsuccessfully and was too late to appeal through Popla. They have now passed these to a debt recovery agency with the threat of court and ccjs.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Kind regards

[ostell]

For a start edit your post so that the identity of the drivier cannot be inferred. Use "The driver........" etc

Yes POFA states that the Notice to keeper must be received within 14 days if there is no windscreen ticket. Which Parking company?

If the Notice to Keepers that you have received are basically the same can you post one up please. Redact identifying details but leave the dates.

Most times you can just ignore the debt recovery companies like DRP.

[Maddog2018]

Seems I am unable to attach files or edit. The company is Parking Eye and the fine was actually issued on 29.09.17 for an incident that occurred on 03.05.17. Should the driver respond to the correspondence from Equita Ltd who are trying to recover a debt? Any other advice on how the driver should proceed? Many thanks

[wales01man]

Are Equita acting as debt collectors or bailiffs

[ostell]

The driver does nothing, you are the keeper of the vehicle and the keeper does the appealing. Edit the first post so that the identity of the driver cannot be inferred. Use " The Driver......" etc.