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    • Hi all, I am wandering if this is appealable. It has already been through a challenge on the Islington website and the it was rejected. Basically there was a suspended bay sign on a post on Gee st which was obscured by a Pizza van. The suspension was for 3 bays outside 47 Gee st. I parked outside/between 47 & 55 Gee st. I paid via the phone system using a sign a few meters away from my car. When I got back to the car there was a PCN stuck to the windscreen which I had to dry out before I could read it due to rain getting into the plastic sticky holder.  I then appealed using the Islington website which was then rejected the next day. I have attached a pdf of images that I took and also which the parking officer took. There are two spaces in front of the van, one of which had a generator on it the other was a disabled space. I would count those as 3 bays? In the first image circled in red is the parking sign I read. In the 2nd image is the suspension notice obscured by the van. I would have had to stand in the middle of the road to read this, in fact that's where I was standing when I took the photo. I have pasted the appeal and rejection below. Many thanks for looking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my appeal statement: As you can see from the image attached (image 1) I actually paid £18.50 to park my car in Gee st. I parked the car at what I thought was outside 55 Gee st as seen in image 2 attached. When I read the PCN issued it stated there was a parking suspension. There was no suspension notice on the sign that I used to call the payment service outside number 55 Gee st. I looked for a suspension notice and eventually found one which was obscured by a large van and generator parked outside 47 Gee st. As seen in images 3 and 4 attached. I am guessing the parking suspension was to allow the Van to park and sell Pizza during the Clerkenwell design week. I was not obstructing the use or parking of the van, in fact the van was obstructing the suspension notice which meant I could not read or see it without prior knowledge it was there. I would have had to stand in the road to see it endangering myself as I had to to take images to illustrate the hidden notice. As there was no intention to avoid a parking charge and the fact the sign was not easily visible I would hope this challenge can be accepted. Many thanks.   This is the text from the rejection: Thank you for contacting us about the above Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). The PCN was issued because the vehicle was parked in a suspended bay or space. I note from your correspondence that there was no suspension notice on the sign that you used to call the payment serve outside number 55 Gee Street. I acknowledge your comments, however, your vehicle was parked in a bay which had been suspended. The regulations require the suspension warning to be clearly visible. It is a large bright yellow sign and is erected by the parking bay on the nearest parking plate to the area that is to be suspended. Parking is then not permitted in the bay for any reason or period of time, however brief. The signs relating to this suspension were sited in accordance with the regulations. Upon reviewing the Civil Enforcement Officer's (CEO's) images and notes, I am satisfied that sufficient signage was in place and that it meets statutory requirements. Whilst I note that the signage may have been obstructed by a large van and generator at the time, please note, it is the responsibility of the motorist to locate and check the time plate each time they park. This will ensure that any changes to the status of the bay are noted. I acknowledge that your vehicle possessed a RingGo session at the time, however, this does not authorize parking within a suspended bay. Suspension restrictions are established to facilitate specific activities like filming or construction, therefore, we anticipate the vehicle owner to relocate the vehicle from the suspended area until the specified date and time when the suspension concludes. Leaving a vehicle unattended for any period of time within a suspended bay, effectively renders the vehicle parked in contravention and a Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) may issue a PCN. Finally, the vehicle was left parked approximately 5 metres away from the closest time plate notice. It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure they park in a suitable parking place and check all signs and road markings prior to leaving their vehicle parked in contravention. It remains the driver's responsibility to ensure that the vehicle is parked legally at all times. With that being said, I would have to inform you, your appeal has been rejected at this stage. Please see the below images as taken by the CEO whilst issuing the PCN: You should now choose one of the following options: Pay the penalty charge. We will accept the discounted amount of £65.00 in settlement of this matter, provided it is received by 10 June 2024. After that date, the full penalty charge of £130.00 will be payable. Or Wait for a Notice to Owner (NtO) to be issued to the registered keeper of the vehicle, who is legally responsible for paying the penalty charge. Any further correspondence received prior to the NtO being issued may not be responded to. The NtO gives the recipient the right to make formal representations against the penalty charge. If we reject those representations, there will be the right of appeal to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicator.   Gee st pdf.pdf
    • Well done.   Please let us know how it goes or come back with any questions. HB
    • Incorrect as the debt will have been legally assigned to the DCA and they are therefore now the legal creditor. Read up on debt assignment.   Andy
    • Thanks Man in the Middle and everyone it's greatly appreciated form was filled in online yesterday now just have to wait and see
    • Hi,    I'm almost done. One question is should I include a header with " Claimant's Trial Documents" or something similar and include a copy of my WX from the trial since that has the claim form defence and documents that were relied upon at trial so that the judge can see that? or should I assume they will already have those documents on the file and so simply include a short statement of case to show the case I intend to prove at the appeal should permission be granted. Since I've made a shorter concise statement of case setting out what I intend to prove at an appeal hearing I'm thinking maybe removing the header of "Documents/Exhibits for use for Permission to Appeal   " since the permission to appeal focuses on the grounds of law and so I'm thinking of just having   Appellant's documents Statement Of Case Skeleton Argument    Then a seperate category named Trial Documents Claim Form Defence Claimant's Witness statement Exhibibts to Claimant's trial witness statement   I'm wondering you think would be better, only because I don't reference a single exhibit in my appeal statement of case since I am just explaining the undeveloped points of law around why the judge is wrong since the  statement only focuses on permission, not the outcome of the appeal so there is no reference to any exhibits?   Or should I just remove exhibits and not add trial documents or exhibits on the understanding the judge will already have the trial documents and that if permission is granted I then include them in my appeal bundle.   Thanks   N/B My statement of case doesn't have the claim form or defence or any witness staements in. it is simply a short 4 page document setting out the claim history and the points I intend to prove at the final appeal hearing should permission be granted.
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My girlfriend and I have been entangled in a dispute with SIP since August last year. A PCN was issued for an overstay at a private pay & display car park in Manchester. The guy was all too quick to dart out of the office and slap a ticket on our car even though we were standing a few yards away, albeit a few minutes past the ticket's expiry time. We also watched him take a number of photos of the car.

 

However, the registration on the ticket was incorrect by 1 digit - an "E" had been inputted instead of an "F".

 

Before we had discovered what we know now thanks to these forums, we were too honest with the parking company and sent them a letter indicating the ticket was incorrectly issued and we want nothing to do with them. The registered address of the vehicle was not used for correspondence.

 

They threatened and abused my girlfriend over the phone following subsequent contact and accused us of altering the ticket in our favour to display an incorrect registration (we didn't touch it).

 

They obtained our details and issued us with a "Notice to Owner" and, having consulted this and other websites, we decided to use a template letter to write to them in which we indicated the signage was inadequate, their use of threatening language and accusations of altering the ticket contravened the "Administration of Justice Act 1970" etc etc. Our reply incidentally began "I am the driver and registered keeper and confirm I was so at the time of the alleged infringement", the closest we have come to admitting anything to them!

 

However, we have just received a letter from them which (to paraphrase) says "tough, pay up" and continues to allege tampering with the ticket. By all indications, this is essentially a standard letter as the grammar is far better than that used in previous correspondence. It also mentions they will use CCTV footage if necessary to take us to court. That, and the photos they took on the day itself, is a little worrying!

 

So have we gone too far to start ignoring them now??!? I know we shouldn't have contacted them in the first place but we are honest people and had no idea they were [causing problems] us!! Following our contact with them are we likely to be the 0.01% who are taken to court?

 

We have until the 18th March to pay up then they say they will add £15 per notice thereafter that is sent.

 

I will keep my mouth shut next time I promise!! Any help is appreciated!

 

I am affraid my friend that you may be honest which is something to be very proud of but PPC's are the exact opposite. By playing with a straight bat all you will do is leave your guard down. Having dealt with these companies in the past I can advise you that you are taking them far far too seriously. Don't write to them, phone them just ignore them. You have nothing to worry about.

 

They will not take you to court, all they are trying to do is scare you in to paying up - the threats are empty so please do not worry.

 

TFT

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TFT, Jogs, thanks for your replies.

 

We will gratefully take your advice and ignore everything we receive from them. Our concern was that they threaten to use CCTV footage as well as photographs of the car that they took on the day itself. However, if the bar that *owns* the car park keeps CCTV footage for more than six months, I'll be amazed.

 

How do these cowboys continue to fleece those who have not been fortunate enough to read the information on this site before paying up? Why doesn't this stuff make the local papers more often? If more people knew about their tricks it would put them out of business!

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They threatened and abused my girlfriend over the phone following subsequent contact and accused us of altering the ticket in our favour to display an incorrect registration (we didn't touch it).

 

They obtained our details and issued us with a "Notice to Owner" Interesting considering only the L.A can serve an official NTO- any chance you could post this to have a look at?

 

However, we have just received a letter from them which (to paraphrase) says "tough, pay up" and continues to allege tampering with the ticket. By all indications, this is essentially a standard letter as the grammar is far better than that used in previous correspondence. It also mentions they will use CCTV footage if necessary to take us to court. That, and the photos they took on the day itself, is a little worrying! Its standard template nonsense and the footage is irrelevent.

 

So have we gone too far to start ignoring them now??!? I know we shouldn't have contacted them in the first place but we are honest people and had no idea they were [causing problems] us!! Following our contact with them are we likely to be the 0.01% who are taken to court? As one of the posters has mentioned your honesty has been your downfall. These PPC's are not interested. You will always get the standard response. Dont worry regarding court

 

We have until the 18th March to pay up then they say they will add £15 per notice thereafter that is sent. They may send you letters with fancy numbers on them but dont be intimidated by them

 

I will keep my mouth shut next time I promise!! Any help is appreciated!

Simply follow the advice given and youll be ok :D

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How do these cowboys continue to fleece those who have not been fortunate enough to read the information on this site before paying up? Why doesn't this stuff make the local papers more often? If more people knew about their tricks it would put them out of business!

 

Unfortunately thats how they make thier money-through the uneducated. It can be very intimidating when you recieve letters threatening all sorts if you dont pay up.

These issues do hit the media from time to time and are reported to the BPA and TS by motorists. I believe a few PPCs are being investigated as we speak.....;)

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TFT, Jogs, thanks for your replies.

 

We will gratefully take your advice and ignore everything we receive from them. Our concern was that they threaten to use CCTV footage as well as photographs of the car that they took on the day itself. However, if the bar that *owns* the car park keeps CCTV footage for more than six months, I'll be amazed.

 

How do these cowboys continue to fleece those who have not been fortunate enough to read the information on this site before paying up? Why doesn't this stuff make the local papers more often? If more people knew about their tricks it would put them out of business!

 

They manage to fleece people because they fake authenticity at every stage from the issuing of an invoice made to look like a local authority/police parking charge notice all the way through to the issuing of notice to owners. I think you would be quite amazed if you were to see inside one of these operations - even the debt collectors they use are often just different desks in the same office. They can have all the CCTV footage in the world, it still wont make it legal to issue a penalty under contract law which is exactly what they are trying to do. They simply wont bother with court because the odds are so firmly stacked against them - even if they did there are several legally sound defences you could use to defeat them.

 

Simply view it as a mail [problem] like the ones advertising dodgy time shares or telling you've won the Turkish lottery lol. If you have any further concerns always jump straight back on as we are all more than happy to help. Finally, you must stop communicating with them at all as they will just view as someone on the verge of coughing up.

 

All the best,

 

TFT

09/07/09 :)Business Studies BA(Hons) 2:1:)

 

eCar Insurance overpayment - £325

Settled in full - 15/09/08

NatWest Student A/C bank charges - £260

Settled under hardship scheme - 08/06/09

Natwest Business A/C bank charges - £60

Settled in full as GOGW - 20/04/09

Santander Consumer Finance late payment fees - £60

Part settled for £48 - 01/03/08

Peugeot Finance late payment fees - £50

Settled in full before county court hearing - 01/09/09

Peugeot Finance overpayment of £247

Settled in full - 01/12/08

Valley Leisure - complaint about collections agent

£160 part refund of gym membership in compensation - 01/02/09

HFC Bank - complaint about payment deducted from my account on wrong date

GOGW £10 - 01/05/09

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You should delete some more of the personal details so that the PPC cannot identify you.

Apart from that it is the usual unenforceable nonsense.

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I have scanned the front page of the Notice to Owner I recieved from SIP.

 

 

 

The more interesting stuff is on the back which didn't work but it says:

 

"Why should I respond to this notice?

 

If you fail to respond to this notice, legal proceedings may be issued against you in the county Courts/Sheriffs Court. This may result in:

 

1. You having to pay more in the end because of court costs

2. A court judgement/decree

3. Your possessions being seized"

 

Nonsense. If it should ever get to court (it wont)-the only way posessions would be seized if the judge ruled in thier favour (again extremely unlikely) then you didnt pay what was ruled and only then would the bailiffs be brought in-thats a very long way down the line.

The word 'may' is the optimum word here-its a favourite with all DCAs. It all adds up to the usual rubbish.

Cheers

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The ticket was issued on private property. They even say on another letter regarding our appeal "The car park in question is on private land which is not controlled by Local Authorities".

 

That's us off the hook if you ask me!

 

Thanks all.

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The ticket was issued on private property. They even say on another letter regarding our appeal "The car park in question is on private land which is not controlled by Local Authorities".

 

That's us off the hook if you ask me!

 

Thanks all.

 

Indeed :D

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Hi,

 

Thats the exact same Letter i was issued with a month ago from SIP, i have not responded and have no intention of doing so after all the good advice i receive from you guys on here, i'm expecting a 2nd letter soon, i will keep you informed.

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Just received this letter from SIP - it's in red now, OOOOOOOOHHHH!!

 

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What does being a member of the British Parking Association give to a private parking company?? Is it a government-run thing or simply a private set-up to monitor private set-ups?

 

Cheers.

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Hey DJXFM,

I received the RED Letter from SIP car parks also dated 18 march, its now increased to £132 also payable in 14 days, have a guess what i'm gonna do... tuck it away in the back of the draws with the previous ones and no doubt the future ones.

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I have received another red letter!

 

This time it says in big red letters:

 

"2nd reminder: Failure to respond to this letter may affect your credit rating and may lead to legal action".

 

Firstly I won't comment on their use of "2nd" to begin a paragraph nor will I mention too many uses of the word "may", but I will mention that they have never given me any credit so can't touch my credit rating!

 

They have charged me £15 for the honour of receiving their rubbish and now the "full charge amount" stands at £147 - it started at £25! (And even then I owed them nothing).

 

Keep 'em coming, S.I.P. The more letters I receive the more you shoot yourself in the legal (proverbial) foot.

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I have received another red letter!

 

This time it says in big red letters:

 

"2nd reminder: Failure to respond to this letter may affect your credit rating and may lead to legal action".

 

Firstly I won't comment on their use of "2nd" to begin a paragraph nor will I mention too many uses of the word "may", but I will mention that they have never given me any credit so can't touch my credit rating!

 

They have charged me £15 for the honour of receiving their rubbish and now the "full charge amount" stands at £147 - it started at £25! (And even then I owed them nothing).

 

Keep 'em coming, S.I.P. The more letters I receive the more you shoot yourself in the legal (proverbial) foot.

 

Utter PPC nonsense as usual. As you state the word 'may' gets used quite alot doesnt it! ;)

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I have received another red letter!

 

This time it says in big red letters:

 

"2nd reminder: Failure to respond to this letter may affect your credit rating and may lead to legal action".

 

Firstly I won't comment on their use of "2nd" to begin a paragraph nor will I mention too many uses of the word "may", but I will mention that they have never given me any credit so can't touch my credit rating!

 

They have charged me £15 for the honour of receiving their rubbish and now the "full charge amount" stands at £147 - it started at £25! (And even then I owed them nothing).

 

Keep 'em coming, S.I.P. The more letters I receive the more you shoot yourself in the legal (proverbial) foot.

 

I received this reminder 2 months ago demanding £147 within 14 days and I ignored it as advised in here. I then received their final notice saying that they will now take legal action if the amount remains unpaid for 28 days. Now I have a court date on 14th May. What should I do?

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I received this reminder 2 months ago demanding £147 within 14 days and I ignored it as advised in here. I then received their final notice saying that they will now take legal action if the amount remains unpaid for 28 days. Now I have a court date on 14th May. What should I do?

 

Hi there. Just a little more info. Was this from a PPC or was this a council ticket? Can you post the docs up here minus your details please? Hopefully its just a PPC [problem]. Council should never be ignored

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have you checked with the court ? if its PPC then you may have fallen for the dodgy wording. what di the letter say EXACTLY ? if they have issued real papers then get back here ASAP. you don't get a court date with Council PCNs - just an enforcement order via the TEC.

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I'd be interested to hear more about this too!

 

If there's another letter on it's way I'll be due one soon as the most recent correspondence from these people was a month ago. Was this letter from SIP Parking?

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I received this reminder 2 months ago demanding £147 within 14 days and I ignored it as advised in here. I then received their final notice saying that they will now take legal action if the amount remains unpaid for 28 days. Now I have a court date on 14th May. What should I do?

 

Hi, i have also received a similar letter from Northampton county court which i have to reply within next 5 days. I have also called and confirmed with the court. I dont know what to write back....

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