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I've just joined having the forums having had some notable successes in the past and I pretty much wandered across this great site whilst looking around for this silly argument over a pcn with VCS.
Anyway...
[Incident]
I was parked at my halls unloading for a few minutes late on a Saturday evening as there was nowhere to park on the street - i didn't have a permit as the company that runs the halls wouldn't provide the paperwork - they are another story.
I received an apparent PCN a few minutes after pulling in.
No PCN was ever on my car.
[Situation]
I got home from university last week to find a letter from VCS demanding £120 because they hadn't recieved payment.
I fired off a quick email the same night. The day after another letter arrived, a followup and chase letter - I fired off another response. These two emails were perhaps not to the letter but pretty much declined liability.
I also issued a credit card payment, which I am told i can chargeback by my bank.
I today received a written response to my email via letter with photos and a copy of the PCN basically saying how they've reviewed the situation and you guessed it, i have no grounds for an appeal and that they haven't received my internet payment. I did note that I was only making the payment whilst it was resolved.
The evidence they have provided is a basic copy of the PCN, hardly legible but the same as all other PCN's they issue, no proper correspondence address or VAT number - same on their letter, has a VAT number but only a PO Box.
The photos show my windscreen and my number plate, nothing more and the date, the windscreen has the PCN attached.
I'm going to prepare a copy of another letter basically outlining several key points about how the photos pretty much show nothing and are not linkable either, just two close up's which could be any vehicle. Neither show the surroundings clearly or who was driving.
Going to go for a template letter I think and then add in my key comments.
What do people think? I'm always very open to feedback and comments...
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