pub carpark

[malco]

I have just received a letter from a parking company stating that I parked in a pub car park and di not signi nto the bar computer. however teh offence was on the 10/05/2025 and date issued is 24/05 but has just been recieved on the 09/06/25.. I was not driving do I have to pay ghe charge. They stipulagte it must be paid within 14 days of the issue. the driver has said he signed in

[PallasAthena]

I had a similar problem a few months ago and the first thing I did was complain to the pub manager.

The manager advised that there had been a technical fault on the pub's signing in system that day which had meant the registration numbers entered that day had not been sent to the parking company. The pub had instructed the parking company to cancel all PCNs issued that day.

They hadn't of course and had just tried to get money from the pub's customers anyway. Eventually the pub got my PCN cancelled.

[des8]

No need to pay anything

Besides getting onto the pub, you can also write to the parking company::

I have just received your Notice to Keeper xxxxx for vehicle VRM xxxx

You have failed to comply with the requirements of Schedule 4 of The Protection Of Freedoms Act 2012 namely, but not limited to, failing to deliver the notice within the relevant period of 14 days as prescribed by section 9 (4) of the Act. You cannot, therefore, transfer liability for the alleged charge from the driver at the time to me, the keeper.

There is no legal requirement to name the driver at the time and I will not be doing so.

Any further communication with me on this matter, apart from confirmation of no further action and my details being removed from your records, will be considered vexatious and harassment. This includes communication from any Debt Collection companies you care to instruct.

Yours etc

first class post with free certificate of posting from a post office

If neither approach works come back to this thread