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    • Hi, we are looking to get some opinions on weather or not to bother fighting this PCN. This comes from a very big retail park parking where there are restaurants, hotel, amongst other businesses. Apparently there is a max 3 hours limit which we were not aware of. This means taking kids to softplay and then having a meal on one of the restaurants will more than likely take you over the limit. Makes us wonder how they deal with people staying in the hotel as the ANPR seems to be in public street that leads to the different parking areas including the hotel.  1 Date of the infringement 26/05/2024 2 Date on the NTK  31/05/2024 3 Date received 07/06/2024 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? Entry and exit photos however, based on the photographs we are almost sure the photos are taken on public street. This is the location I believe photos are taken from.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/eii8zSmFFhVZDRpbA 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? UKPA. UK Parking Administration LTD 8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] The Colonnades, Croydon, CR0 4RQ For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under. British Parking Association (BPA) Thanks in advance for any assistance.  UKPA PCN The Collonades-redacted.pdf
    • Thank you for posting their WS. If we start with the actual WS made by the director one would have doubts that they had even read PoFA let alone understood it. Point 10  we only have the word of the director that the contract has been extended. I should have had the corroboration of the Client. Point 12 The Judge HHJ Simkiss was not the usual Judge on motoring cases and his decisions on the necessity of contracts did not align with PoFA. In Schedule 4 [1[ it is quite clearly spelt out- “relevant contract” means a contract (including a contract arising only when the vehicle was parked on the relevant land) between the driver and a person who is—(a)the owner or occupier of the land; or (b authorised, under or  by virtue of arrangements made by the owner or occupier of the land, to enter into a contract with the driver requiring the payment of parking charges in respect of the parking of the vehicle on the land; And the laughable piece of paper from the land owners cannot be described as a contract. I respectfully ask that the case be dismissed as there is no contract. WE do not even know what the parking regulations are which is really basic. It is respectfully asked that without a valid contract the case cannot continue. One would imagine that were there a valid contract it would have been produced.  So the contract that Bank has with the motorist must come from the landowner. Bank on their own cannot impose their own contract. How could a director of a parking company sign a Statement of Truth which included Point 11. Point 14. There is no offer of a contract at the entrance to the car park. Doubtful if it is even an offer to treat. The entrance sign sign does not comply with the IPC Code of Conduct nor is there any indication that ANPR cameras are in force. A major fault and breach of GDPR. Despite the lack of being offered a contract at the entrance [and how anyone could see what was offered by way of a contract in the car park is impossible owing to none of the signs in the WS being at all legible] payment was made for the car to park. A young person in the car made the payment. But before they did that, they helped an elderly lady to make her payment as she was having difficulty. After arranging payment for the lady the young lad made his payment right behind. Unfortunately he entered the old lady's number again rather than paying .for the car he was in. This can be confirmed by looking at the Allow List print out on page 25. The defendant's car arrived at 12.49 and at 12.51 and 12.52  there are two payments for the same vrm. This was also remarked on by the IPC adjudicator when the PCN was appealed.  So it is quite disgraceful that Bank have continued to pursue the Defendant knowing that it was a question of  entering the wrong vrm.  Point 21 The Defendant is not obliged to name the driver, they are only invited to do so under S9[2][e]. Also it is unreasonable to assume that the keeper is the driver. The Courts do not do that for good reason. The keeper in this case does not have a driving licence. Point 22. The Defendant DID make a further appeal which though it was also turned down their reply was very telling and should have led to the charge being dropped were the company not greedy and willing to pursue the Defendant regardless of the evidence they had in their own hands. Point 23 [111] it's a bit rich asking the Defendant to act justly and at proportionate cost while acting completely unjustly themselves and then adding an unlawful 70% on to the invoice. This  is despite PoFA S4[5] (5)The maximum sum which may be recovered from the keeper by virtue of the right conferred by this paragraph is the amount specified in the notice to keeper under paragraph 9[2][d].  Point 23 [1v] the Director can deny all he wants but the PCN does not comply with PoFA. S9 [2][a] states  (2)The notice must— (a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates; The PCN only quotes the ANPR arrival and departure times which obviously includes a fair amount of driving between the two cameras. Plus the driver and passengers are a mixture of disabled and aged persons who require more time than just a young fit single driver to exit the car and later re enter. So the ANPR times cannot be the same as the required parking period as stipulated in the ACT. Moreover in S9[2][f]  (ii)the creditor does not know both the name of the driver and a current address for service for the driver, the creditor will (if all the applicable conditions under this Schedule are met) have the right to recover from the keeper so much of that amount as remains unpaid; You will note that in the PCN the words in parentheses are not included but at the start of Section 9 the word "must" is included. As there are two faults in the PCN it follows that Bank cannot pursue the keeper . And as the driver does not have a driving licence their case must fail on that alone. And that is not even taking into consideration that the payment was made. Point 23 [v] your company is wrong a payment was made. very difficult to prove a cash payment two weeks later when the PCN arrives. However the evidence was in your print out for anyone to see had they actually done due diligence prior to writing to the DVLA. Indeed as the Defendant had paid there was no reasonable cause to have applied for the keeper details. Point 24 the Defendant did not breach the contract. The PCN claimed the Defendant failed to make a payment when they had made a payment.   I haven't finished yet but that is something to start with
    • You don't appeal to anyone. You haven't' received a demand from a statutory body like the council, the police or the courts. It's just a dodgy cowboy company trying it on. You simply don't pay.  In the vast majority of these cases the company deforest the Amazon with threats about how they are going to divert a drone from Ukraine and make it land on your home - but in the end they do nothing.
    • honestly you sound like you work the claimant yes affixed dont appeal to anyone no cant be “argued either way”  
    • Because of the tsunami of cases we are having for this scam site, over the weekend I had a look at MET cases we have here stretching back to June 2014.  Yes, ten years. MET have not once had the guts to put a case in front of a judge. In about 5% of cases they have issued court papers in the hope that the motorist will be terrified of going to court and will give in.  However, when the motorist defended, it was MET who bottled it.  Every time.
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You need to stand up against these corporate thieves, any reasonable person can see that it wasnt your fault that you used your brothers pass, anyone could have made that honest mistake.

I cant imagine any court in the land taking their side over a poor stressed student like yourself.

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Courts are very even handed, they will look at the matter before them, and make decisions based on the evidence that is presented.

 

Whilst it is true that when a railway/bus company/Tescos or whatever prosecutes, the Court will know that the prosecution is in part brought to protect a private concern, they will also know that the Court is looking at the behaviour of the person accused of an offence, and his means to pay fines, or his ability to carry out a community punishment.

 

When Tfl are prosecuting, they are defending a public service, the 'public purse'.

 

The Court legal advisor will help the 'defendant'.

 

If a 'first time' fare evader found himself in Court against a time served prosecutor, who has been in Court hundred of times, the Court will explain processes. However, the Court legal advisor is limited to only giving help as far as ensuring a fair hearing. He or she cannot advise the defendant to plead 'guilty' or 'not guilty'.

 

It is very unusual for Court duty solicitors to assist rail/bus fare 'dodgers'. (Generally, the legal aid scheme would not pay for that level of offence)

 

Most Courts will give greater latitude to a defendant who represents themselves that a 'professional prosecutor'. It is expected that Tfl or a rail operator will have their paperwork properly sorted, and it is recognised that the defendant is more likely to stumble in the presentation of his defence.

 

But do not think for one moment that the Court is going to do anything other than look at the case before them. They do not exist to defend the 'peasants' against the 'barons'. The international wealth of the Company bringing the prosecution is irrelevant in the determination of whether a student has or has not bunked a fare.

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I think sleepy has a point, this is after all a consumer site & any advice given should be sympathetic to the unfortunate victim.

I shall endeavour to keep that thought in mind when posting in future....

 

You need to stand up against these corporate thieves, any reasonable person can see that it wasnt your fault that you used your brothers pass, anyone could have made that honest mistake.

I cant imagine any court in the land taking their side over a poor stressed student like yourself.

'Nuff said? ;)

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Hi Stigy and Old CodJA,thank u.....drafting the letter now and hope they pardon me for this ignorant mistake.I hope this one odd incidence does not ruin my future career and marriage and thus my life.....thank u all again..

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Only my opinion, but I think you need to get this matter in perspective. I rather doubt that many of us have lived a totally blameless life. I have a clean driving licence, now, there was atime it had 6 points on. It was a nuisance at the time, and I didn't enjoy paying the fines, but none of my friend deserted me, it wasn't the cause of matrimonial breakup, and no where near as painful as all of the other afflictions of getting older.

 

Deal with it, move on. :-)

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`Hi Wriggler, I full appreciate what u said .Yes indeed my husband will not break the marriage due to this incidence as he knows that this is not me-I am not a fraud.However, I meant to say that he plan to move to US and I doubt that I would get the visa for US with a criminal record as I have read on the forums...I do not know what are the full implications of this prosecution but as far as I understand from the forums,this one idiotic mistake could cost a professional career and movements to other countries like US .Ahhh...I feel so sick of me now....anyways thank you for the motivation.

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Ok, so now you have calmed down a bit?

 

The letter from Tfl will show what the alleged offence is. It may have the 'Act & Section' shown.

 

If you post the Act & section on here, 'someone' will know if it is a recordable or non-recordable offence. The difference is that 'non-recordable' offences do not create a criminal record, and all of your fears about going to America will evaporate.

 

If it is 'recordable', I still doubt that it will damage your chances that much, it is 'fare dodging' not international war crimes! Many employers will smile at some youthful indiscretions, as long as they are disclosed. Failure to disclose is (for some employers) a whole different ball game.

 

Still probably worth contacting the prosecution team. Unless you are a serial offender, or were 'rude' to staff, they will probably want to close the matter by the easiest route available.

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As a 'PS', I cannot imagine wanting to go to the US, any country that thinks that hash browns and Hershey bars are food is strictly off limits to me!

 

That should stir some debate! :-)

 

Whats a PS? I have run through the abbreviations that spring to mind and none are food related ;)

 

I love US food btw, except hershey which taste like vomit........

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Only my opinion, but I think you need to get this matter in perspective. I rather doubt that many of us have lived a totally blameless life. I have a clean driving licence, now, there was atime it had 6 points on. It was a nuisance at the time, and I didn't enjoy paying the fines, but none of my friend deserted me, it wasn't the cause of matrimonial breakup, and no where near as painful as all of the other afflictions of getting older.

 

Deal with it, move on. :-)

Couldn't agree more...I had 11-points on my licence at one point and needed it for my job. I too was a bit of a nuisence, although never been arrested...strangely, lol. I very nearly didn't get a job because of a previous conviction. All said and done, these things rarely wreck lives, as some would lead you to believe!

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Day and night-TFL is the horror of my life these days.....I wanted to seek the opinion from people here that in case they do not consider my reply and decide to prosecute....what would happen then? How is it decided if the offense is recordable or non recordable?

 

Ok, so now you have calmed down a bit?

 

The letter from Tfl will show what the alleged offence is. It may have the 'Act & Section' shown.

 

If you post the Act & section on here, 'someone' will know if it is a recordable or non-recordable offence. The difference is that 'non-recordable' offences do not create a criminal record, and all of your fears about going to America will evaporate.

 

If it is 'recordable', I still doubt that it will damage your chances that much, it is 'fare dodging' not international war crimes! Many employers will smile at some youthful indiscretions, as long as they are disclosed. Failure to disclose is (for some employers) a whole different ball game.

 

Still probably worth contacting the prosecution team. Unless you are a serial offender, or were 'rude' to staff, they will probably want to close the matter by the easiest route available.

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Day and night-TFL is the horror of my life these days.....I wanted to seek the opinion from people here that in case they do not consider my reply and decide to prosecute....what would happen then? How is it decided if the offense is recordable or non recordable?

 

I do think that you really are reading a little too much into this. Please stop worrying about things that are incredibly unlikely to happen.

 

Whilst they are considered to be a serious enough 'breach of rule' for the matter to be elligible to be heard by a Magistrates Court, these offences are not so important as to be life changing in ANY sense for 999 out of every 1000 convicted offenders.

 

If you have received a summons, and if you tell us exactly what the wording of the charge on the Summons is, then we could tell whether any conviction might be recordable, but really, please do stop panicking. The best advice that I think I can give you is to answer their letter to the best of your ability, wait for the response and then you will know exactly what you are dealing with.

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Hi, I have received the summons now and since I received them late, i have to respond back max by day after tomm.Appreciate the quick help pls.The summon has given 3 options: plead guilty(do not appear in court), plead guilty in person and dont plead guilty.I had sent the apology letter earlier to TFL explaining my circumstances and did mention everything advised but of no use.Now what do u suggest me to do in response to the summon.

 

Also, want to know if this would be a black spot on my career and life now? they have mentioned the following acts and section : Section 5(3)(a) of regulation of railways act 1889 as amended by section 84(2) of transport act 1962 and section 18 of the British railways act 1970. please advice if this will bring a criminal record in my name??

 

appreciate all suggestions and advices pls....

 

 

 

 

 

I do think that you really are reading a little too much into this. Please stop worrying about things that are incredibly unlikely to happen.

 

Whilst they are considered to be a serious enough 'breach of rule' for the matter to be elligible to be heard by a Magistrates Court, these offences are not so important as to be life changing in ANY sense for 999 out of every 1000 convicted offenders.

 

If you have received a summons, and if you tell us exactly what the wording of the charge on the Summons is, then we could tell whether any conviction might be recordable, but really, please do stop panicking. The best advice that I think I can give you is to answer their letter to the best of your ability, wait for the response and then you will know exactly what you are dealing with.

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Firstly, the word 'advice' has a special meaning in court work. I will not give 'advice' unless I have full and unfettered access to the defendant and the evidence as presented. Quite happy to give some thoughts though.

 

Read carefully the summons and the evidence. Do the dates & places in the statement agree with the date in the summons?

 

Section 5,3 of the RRA 1889 offences are 'recordable'. They can end up in the 'criminal record'.

 

If you accept that you are guilty, then pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity will get you a 'discount' at court. Turning up on the day will normally get the greatest discount, and explaining why/how the offence occurred can be good.

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It is also a good idea to make yourself notes of what you intend to say. Those of us who spend a lot of time in Court can usually waffle quite well, most first time defendants tend to 'dry up', and, frankly, make themselves look stupid. You may think about obtaining a solicitor. The costs that a solicitor will charge you are generally more than the potential saving in Court. You will not normally get legal aid, or help from the 'duty solicitor'. If you feel the need for a solicitor, go and talk to one as soon as possible.

 

You can plead guilty by post, include a letter of 'mitigation'. (And the form MC100 that came with the summons)

 

If you feel that you are 'not guilty', and if you think that there are flaws in the evidence, then plead 'not guilty' by post. Include with the plea dates that you cannot attend Court, and the reason you cannot attend Court. (I have to go to work is not a good reason, I will be on holiday/in hospital having a brain transplant is)

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You can, of course, write a further letyter to Tfl prosecutions, explaining the severe effect that a conviction will have on your life, and offering to pay the full costs of the prosecution.

 

You need to make it easier for them to accept that solution that to refuse it. I suggest that you include a cheque with your letter to the value of the cost claim and the fares that are owed. They might then take the view that a bird in the Strand is worth two in Shepherds Bush, and stop the case. They might, or they might not. I think it might be worth a try.

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Firstly, the word 'advice' has a special meaning in court work. I will not give 'advice' unless I have full and unfettered access to the defendant and the evidence as presented. Quite happy to give some thoughts though.

 

Only just spotted that and Wriggler7 is absolutely right of course

 

In reality, where I used the word 'advice' in suggesting we could comment, it should be read as 'opinion or thoughts based on the limited information your post provided'.

 

No-one on here could do anything else

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I have received the notice of fine and collection order which states the breakup of the total fine and mentions the way to pay it.Ofc, i am going to pay the fine ASAP.However, i wanted to check that the letter does not mention anything else. Would this still make a crime record for me and flash in my CRB check or disclosure check?? :((((

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No, if a case is settled administratively, that is without prosecution, there is no 'fine' and will be no record to put on PNC

 

If the notice of fine and collection order came from a Court it means the case was heard by the Magistrates / District Judge and a conviction has been recorded.

 

From the wording you have used, it looks to me as if you were summonsed, didn't attend and the case heard in absence so YES, there is a record of the conviction whether you pay the fine or not.

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