Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

[tiny-b-91]

Hi,

I've been looking around the internet to research what is best to do about a PCN, and have ended up going around in circles. I was issued with a PCN from Premier Parking Ltd on 19/10/15 and have been charged a fine for not buying a ticket when I parked in the Maritime Car Park in Falmouth.

I still had my parking ticket from when I stayed in this car park so checked the details. I realised that I did make a mistake by putting in the wrong registration into the car park ticket machine. I entered the first half of the registration incorrectly, I entered the first four digits from my previously owned car. Even though the details did not match, this still proves that I bought a parking ticket. So I sent an appeal to Premier Park on 24/10/15 stating this mix up and attached copies of the ticket, but they did eventually reply with a decline of appeal on 03/11/15.

Copy of appeal that I sent:

'Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to appeal against the parking notice that you issued on 19/10/15. Attached is a file of the ticket that I paid for, which I have only just now realised I accidentally put the wrong registration in (I mixed the first half of the registration with a car that I previously owned.) The enclosed file shows the date and time that I bought this ticket; which corresponds with your parking notice. I hope this is sufficient proof of purchase.

Kind regards,
Rebecca Witt'

I was hoping someone could help as to whether I still have grounds to appeal or whether this is my own fault and should just stump up the £100 fine. Surely Premier Park would have the incorrect registration on there system, so they could see that my ticket matches the registration and date and time it would have been entered?

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[mystery1]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

Very much so.

http://www.parkingcowboys.co.uk/popla-code-checker/

When is your due date ?

M1

[tiny-b-91]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

I have a deadline to pay a reduced fine amount of £60 by 17/11/15 and my appeal deadline is 01/12/15.

[mystery1]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

Sadly, after Beavis, it might be best to take the discounted amount. You appear to have admitted driving and obviously saw a sign if you paid. Going to popla you are relying on them not having a contract or not producing it or other evidence. It has happened in the past but i fear now they've been legitimised that they'll all start to get their act together.

Come back in 8/9days before paying to get a better idea when the dust settles.

M1

[tiny-b-91]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

I've read through the Beavis case and think you are right. Will be better to take the discounted amount and not make the mistake again! Thank you for your help

[ostell]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

Hold it, the required fee has been paid and the ticket retained. A typing error would be de minimis. What have the company lost?

[tiny-b-91]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

This is what I thought I could fight with because technically I did pay, however due to my own stupidity entered half of the registration incorrectly. From my view, surely they could go back through their system and CCTV to see that another car did not go into that car park with the same registration that I entered into their machine?

I think from their view they could say that someone else could have given me that car parking ticket, which would have meant that I didn't pay a fee to park my car. What would your advice be?

[mystery1]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

Hold it, the required fee has been paid and the ticket retained. A typing error would be de minimis. What have the company lost?

Popla will ignore that argument. Essentially, for popla, it's a £40 gamble as to whether they produce a contract. They probably won't but it must surely be a matter of time for them to get that act together unless the suspicions about certain clauses the PPCs do not want seen are correct.

M1

[neonblue]

Re: Premier Park Ltd, Appeal Rejected - Is it worth sending an appeal to POPLA?

try to avoid any contact with premier parks,they will hound you with mail for 12 months,threaten court action ,balifs,incresed charges,it all comes to nothing-they did not take court action against me ,but drove me to drink in their pursuit of an unpaid fine