Hello All,

This is my first thread at this forum, so I'm sorry if I missed some rules. I'm not a native speaker, but live in UK, so my apologise for any grammar or spelling mistakes.

I have received Parking Charge Notice from Euro Car Parks. I will try to answer question posted by "silverfox1961" to explain what happened and what I did.

1 Date of the infringement

On 1st July 2017 I parked at Solent Retail Park in Havant to go with my wife for shopping. We were there few times before, but never noticed any information that there is a maximum stay time. because I am not from Havant I cannot check right now what is the allowed parking time, but I assumed it is 2 hours. From the letter I received I see that I exceeded this time by 45 minutes. They are asking me now for £90 or £50 if paid in 14 days.

2 Date on the NTK [this must have been received within 14 days from the 'offence' date]

Letter was issued on 12th July.

3 Date received

Because I leased the car form my company letter from ECP was sent first to them and then I got an email and printed version on 14th July (I think my company received it at the same day).

4 Does the NTK mention schedule 4 of The Protections of Freedoms Act 2012? [y/n?]

Yes.

5 Is there any photographic evidence of the event?

Document encloses only pictures of car's registration plates.

6 Have you appealed? {y/n?] post up you appeal]

Have you had a response? [Y/N?] post it up

No, I have not appeal yet.

7 Who is the parking company?

Euro Car Parks

8. Where exactly [carpark name and town]

Solent Retail Park - Havant -Car Park 2

4-7 Solent Retail Park

Solent Road

Hampshire

PO9 1ND

9. For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under.

There are two official bodies, the BPA and the IAS.

ECP is a member of BPA.

10. If you have received any other correspondence, please mention it her.

No other correspondence.

I will be very grateful for help, what should I do now. I can attach pdf of a letter from ECP if needed.

Regards

Lukasz

you're doing fine, thanks for the form ..

back soon

Dx100uk

I notice the OP is not an English as a first language speaker.

Can this be used as a defence that the driver didn't fully understand the sign.

Also what would happen if the driver either couldn't read or write, was dyslexic and couldn't understand the sign?

For a contract to be valid there must be a "meeting of the minds"

I've not seen anyone throw up this argument before

Thank you sgtbush for suggestion. But should I appeal? So they will know that I don't agree to pay or just leave it.

The problem is that the car was registered for my company and all correspondence will thru it. I'm worry that after some time they will pay and later charge me anyway.

your company cant pay it

they entered into no contract will the fleecers

you as the driver did.

stop panicking.

OK, I understand.

What about contact with them and appeal the letter they sent me?

can you go bak to the site and photograph the signs and the entrance to the land so we can advise more fully.

once you have done this we will probably advise you to tell them that you were the driver at the time and are appealing in that capacity. All correspondence HAS to come to you then.