Thanks so much for your reply! So the whole 2 days post thing is just a bit of cobblers? I havent seen anything 'official' which quotes that tbf. what about the charge? is the BBC article linked correct, and the maximum charge applied should be £50? I have emailed Bury Planning department to try find out more, but it takes them 10 business days to reply, all while the clock is ticking on the discount being offered in the notice - am I best to challenge the notice with SMART? will this put a pause on the clock for the discount period? The letter says if I pay then I accept liability, which makes me think that even if I pay, and then the Council come back to say it should be more than 45 mins, I wouldn't be able to recoup my money. what is the best way forward here? TIA

Hi, This is my first post so apologies I've missed something amongst the other threads i've read today regarding the same 'creditor' at the same location, The questionnaire is below: 1 Date of the infringement 03/09/2022 2 Date on the NTK [this must have been received within 14 days from the 'offence' date] 16/09/2022 3 Date received Today, 26/09/2022 4 Does the NTK mention schedule 4 of The Protections of Freedoms Act 2012? [Y/N?] NO 5 Is there any photographic evidence of the event? YES 6 Have you appealed? [Y/N?] post up your appeal] NO Have you had a response? [Y/N?] post it up N/A 7 Who is the parking company? SMART PARKING 8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] ANGOULEME WAY RETAIL PARK, BURY For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under IAS is mentioned on the back of the notice I have a few queries regarding this having read some of the threads on this site: 1 - It has taken 23 days from the date of contravention for me to receive this comms - this is the first comms I have received regarding these matters; my under standing there is 14 days for them to issue this notice, with the date detailed being 13 days, so no problem there. I have read there is then a 2 day allowance for post, so 16 days in total, meaning I should have had this by 19th September 22 - is my understanding correct? does this invalidate this invoice? is the Bank Holiday a mitigating circumstance for them? even then that is only 1 day - there hasn't been Postal Strikes in the period between date of issue (16/09/22) and date of receipt (26/09/22) 2 - the charge is for £100, reduced to £60 within the 14 day period (of which there is only 4 remaining) - I note a thread about these charges being capped at £50 now - is this a legitimate charge? Source - Private parking fines to be capped at £50 - BBC News 3 - The convention itself is for being 17 mins over a 45min 'free stay' period - 45 mins seems incredibly short and despite contacting the Landlord - CBRE, as well as the Planning Dept of the Local Authority, I've been unable to ascertain the legality of this enforcement. 5 of those minutes were spent queuing to exit the retail park, with the only exit leading onto a road that get congested due to volume of traffic looking to turn onto the A58 which runs perpendicular to the site. Any help or advise is greatly appreciated