Parking Notice

[Cynhaeaf]

I wish to know if I am legally obliged to pay a parking fine, on private land, that was notified to the car owner by letter dated 17 days after the date of the offence.
The details of the car owner would have been obtained via DVLA. In view of Covid, and DVLA's staffing problems, has there been any extension to the 14 day notice requirement?

[Cynhaeaf]

So if I write to them, quoting the delayed notification, can I legally refuse to pay the fine?

[ostell]

It was not notified to the car owner, there is no such register, it was the registered keeper. It's not a fine, it's an invoice

Dear Sirs,

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


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[Cynhaeaf]

It was not notified to the car owner, there is no such register, it was the registered keeper. It's not a fine, it's an invoice

Dear Sirs,

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 any post office.

Thank you so much for your help, I received yesterday a letter from the Parking Company stating that they were cancelling the Parking Charge Notice.

[Cynhaeaf]

Thank you so much for your help, I received yesterday a letter from the Parking Company stating that they were cancelling the Parking Charge Notice.