Parking charge notice - issued after 14 days

[charitynjw]

Unfortunately, no.

Under contract law there is no set time limit.

In theory they can take up to about six years (Limitation Act 1980 s5), though the court may take a dim view of such delay. (The doctrine of laches & maxims of equity.)

"Equity aids the vigilant, not those who slumber on their rights''.

Basically under common law you say to the parking company "not my debt, mate, I'm just the registered keeper.....you need to chase the driver for your pound of flesh, whoever he or she may be!"

They might try to con you by insisting you must tell them, but they don't have police powers of investigation.

You have absolutely no obligation to tell them.

I'm pretty sure that I could legally drive that vehicle as my insurance allows me to drive other people's motors.

Not that I'm consenting to you giving my name to them though, I hasten to add!

Anyway, the burden is on them as the claimant to prove their case.

You, as our American cousins would say, can plead the 5th!

[ostell]

They can ask for the keeper data up till 6 months after the parking event but after 14 days they cannot hold the keeper liable for the actions of the driver. They can ask who the driver is but there is no legal requirement to tell them.

[Hattyfow]

Hi all,

i have have had the same notice issued to me.
but this time 31 days passed the date of the incident.

and I did bloody pay too! But didn’t receive a ticket from the machine and payed cash so no proof.. it was only a £1.

was there any update on your appeal I would love to know?

thanks in advance.


also if anyone could tell me what to wright in the appeal it would be very much appreciated

thanks

[ostell]

Please start your own thread and don't hijack someone else's. It can lead to confusion and wrong advice given.

Start your thread and post up the PCN received, redacted but leave dates, and if possible the signs.

[Devflynn]

charitynjw


Do you have any idea if this would still work if multiple fines from the same place are involved, some of which have been paid? Also the fines were from December 2019. I received a bunch of fines for parking in an NCP car park and I paid them as soon as I could. However, some fines weren't sent until months after the alleged incidents. I have 5 letters from NCP apologising for fines which were "delayed due to a technical fault" and offering me an extended "discount" period. These delayed fines were dated from the following day after the most recent one that I've paid

Is the fact that it wasn't served within 14 days enough to get this thrown out potentially in court?
In a nutshell, I've been very foolish and ignored them until now. Yeah, i'm filled with regret

[ostell]

START YOUR OWN THREAD !

Yes the same letter can be used.* Have a read of POFA.* Doesn't matter if the letters were delayed because of a technical glitch.
*

[PCN_newbie]

Hi, I am a newbie here. I just received a Parking Charge Notice through the post from SmartParking for the grounds within Havens Bank Retail Park, Exeter. The offence date was on 23/04 with the letter dated 06 May. I received the letter today 09 May. We did not see the sign nor the parking meter as we were late attending a birthday party in the bowling alley and had to rush off to another appointment after that. I would appreciate very much any advice that I could get. Will the template posted by "Ostell" dated 25th February 2019, 14:11:PM" work in my situation? Many thanks.