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Hi I am new to this forum and am after some help and guidance regarding a PCN I received from Civil Enforcement Ltd. I have heard and read various articles on this with some saying ignore their letters & others giving guidance on appealing. Please help
I have received a PCN from Civil Enforcement Ltd. This was when I was parked at a leisure centre where they have put a 3hour max parking restriction in place. If you park over 3 hrs you need to register your car reg on a machine in the leisure centre. I am at the centre 2-3 times per week. On this occasion I was there for over 3hrs as I was attending an event. I do believe I entered my car reg, they are saying I didn't. They have put this restriction in place as people were parking in the leisure centre but walking into town etc and getting free parking. I was actually using the facilities and can prove that as was at an event. Anyway, I wrote back stating this and appealed the fine. They have written back again advising they will not cancel the enforcement notice and I still need to pay within 14 days or can appeal via popla. They have given me a popla code. If I pay within 14 days I will get to pay the reduced rate.
What should I do? Ignore this? Write back proving I was there & stating I did in fact put my car reg into the machine? Appeal via popla? Do I have a leg to stand on?
I do have a popla code they have sent me, what do I do with this? Is it worth appealing? Is that a long and hard process?
I think it’s so wrong trying to charge me £100 when I was using the facilities. It is not a pay and display car park its free parking for up to 3 hrs & if you're using the facilities then its free beyond 3 hrs as long as you enter your car details. I am sure that night I did but they are saying they have no record of it. Either way I think its so wrong as I was genuinely at the leisure centre. Its not as if I didn't pay for a car park ticket at a pay and display Please advise? Thanks a lot
I have received a PCN from Civil Enforcement Ltd. This was when I was parked at a leisure centre where they have put a 3hour max parking restriction in place. If you park over 3 hrs you need to register your car reg on a machine in the leisure centre. I am at the centre 2-3 times per week. On this occasion I was there for over 3hrs as I was attending an event. I do believe I entered my car reg, they are saying I didn't. They have put this restriction in place as people were parking in the leisure centre but walking into town etc and getting free parking. I was actually using the facilities and can prove that as was at an event. Anyway, I wrote back stating this and appealed the fine. They have written back again advising they will not cancel the enforcement notice and I still need to pay within 14 days or can appeal via popla. They have given me a popla code. If I pay within 14 days I will get to pay the reduced rate.
What should I do? Ignore this? Write back proving I was there & stating I did in fact put my car reg into the machine? Appeal via popla? Do I have a leg to stand on?
I do have a popla code they have sent me, what do I do with this? Is it worth appealing? Is that a long and hard process?
I think it’s so wrong trying to charge me £100 when I was using the facilities. It is not a pay and display car park its free parking for up to 3 hrs & if you're using the facilities then its free beyond 3 hrs as long as you enter your car details. I am sure that night I did but they are saying they have no record of it. Either way I think its so wrong as I was genuinely at the leisure centre. Its not as if I didn't pay for a car park ticket at a pay and display Please advise? Thanks a lot
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