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      MET ANPR PCN - NtK - BP Blue Boys Tonbridge - Burger King Car Park NOT BP car park.

      By lookinforinfo · Posted

      The DVLA keeps two records of you. One as a driver and one for your car. If they differ you might find out in around a month when they will send you a reminder as well as to your other half for their car. If you receive nothing then you can be fairly sure that you were tailgating though wouldn't explain why they didn't pick up your car on one of drive past their cameras. However even if you do get a PCN later the your situation will not change. The current PCN does not comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4 which is the main law that covers private parking. It doesn't comply for two reasons. 1. Section 9 [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 states 47 minutes which are the arrival and departure times not the time you were actually parked. So if you subtract the time you took to drive from the entrance. look for a parking place and park in it perhaps having to manoeuvre a couple of times to fit within the lines and then unload the children followed by reloading the children getting seat belts on etc before driving to the exit stopping for cars, pedestrians on the way you may well find that the actual time you were parked was quite likely to be around ten minutes over the required time.  Motorists are allowed a MINIMUM of ten minutes Grace period [something that the rogues in the parking industry conveniently forget-the word minimum] . So it could be that you did not overstay. 2] Sectio9 [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; Your PCN does not include the words in brackets and in 2a the Act included the word "must". Another fail. What those failures mean is that MET cannot transfer the liability to pay the charge from the driver to the keeper. Only the driver is now liable which is why we recommend our members not to appeal. It is so easy to reveal who was driving by saying "when I parked the car" than "when the driver parked the car".  As long as they don't know who was driving they have little chance of winning in court. This is partly because Courts do not accept that the driver and the keeper are the same person. And because anyone with a valid motor insurance policy is able to drive your cars. It is a shame that you are too far away to get photos of the car park signage. It is often poor and quite often the parking rogues lose in Court on their poor signage alone. I hope hat you can now relax and not panic about the PCN. You will receive many letters from Met, their unregulated debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors threatening you with ever higher amounts of money. The poor dears have never read the Act which states quite clearly that the maximum sum that can be charged is the amount on the signs. The Act has only been in force for 12 years so it may take a  few more years for the penny to drop.  You can safely ignore everything they send you unless or until they send you a Letter of Claim. Just come back to us if they do send one of those love letters to you and we will advise on a snotty letter to send them. In the meantime go on and enjoy your life. Continue reading other threads and if you do get any worrying letters let us know. 
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      Hopefully the ANPR cameras didn't pick up the two vehicles, but I don't think you're out of the woods just yet. MET's "work" consists of sending out hundreds of these invoices every week so yours might be a few days behind your partner's. There is also the matter of Royal Mail.  I once sold two second-hand books to someone on eBay.  Weirdly the cost of sending them separately was less than the cost of sending them in one parcel.  So to save a few bob I sent them seperately.  One turned up the next day.  One arrived after four days.  They were  sent from the same post office at the same time! But let's hope I'm being too pessimistic. Please update us of any developments.
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Hello, I'm new here and hoping for some advice.

 

I'm not looking for sympathy as my situation is my fault. I have received a letter today from tax credits saying the household income I stated for renewal is incorrect to the records they hold for my 10/11 award(I declared 2500 less). The letter isn't threatening as such it just says that I should ring them if I disagree, if they don't hear from me before the end of this month they will amend my award.

 

Obviously, I have been overpaid and will have to pay this back in my next tax credits year, but my question is, will I be prosecuted? is it likely to go further? I feel so sick to my stomach and so angry at myself for cheating like this. I will be devastated if this is made public and my children are hurt.

 

I'm so ashamed of myself, but things have been very tough for my family over the past year, no excuse I know :sad:

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There are a lot more people on here that are probably able to give you advice, but have you thought about ringing them up ? If you know you have incorrectly claimed then it will look better if you ring them and explain? Just a thought anyway. I am here with a problem and the guys on here have been fantastic...put it this way I think I would of cracked had it not been for people on here.

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Thanks Annie, I feel sick with worry. The letter I got says they already know the correct salary and that it is different to the declared. It then says 'What to do now?' and goes on to say that if I disagree I should ring then and send my P60, but if they don't hear from me my award will be amended with the info they hold. I assume they will lower my payments this year to claim back the overpayment.

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It is easy for anyone to say do not worry, blimey have had it said to me so many times, but doesnt stop you from worrying does it?

 

Well I am not sure what to advise to be honest, just thought if you rang them and said, that the annual income they have now is correct and could your tax credits be reviewed, but if you prefer to leave it, then its your choice to make. There are more and more tax credits posts on here, just in the last two weeks I have been here, so it is happening to a lot to people, and in coming here it shows you want to sort it out, by asking advice. I am sure someone else will read your post and help you.

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Hello there, welcome to the forum. It's up to you as Annie says, but my thought is that you might as well ring and tell them how it is. That way, you can start to put life back in order.

 

I don't think they're going to tell you off, and you're certainly not the only one. But it isn't going to be sorted unless you make contact.

 

My best, HB

Illegitimi non carborundum

 

 

 

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It is easy for anyone to say do not worry, blimey have had it said to me so many times, but doesnt stop you from worrying does it?

 

Well I am not sure what to advise to be honest, just thought if you rang them and said, that the annual income they have now is correct and could your tax credits be reviewed, but if you prefer to leave it, then its your choice to make. There are more and more tax credits posts on here, just in the last two weeks I have been here, so it is happening to a lot to people, and in coming here it shows you want to sort it out, by asking advice. I am sure someone else will read your post and help you.

 

With the greatest of respect, there is no attempt here to sort anything out. The poster wants to know what action HMRC will take now the false figure has been corrected.

 

In answer to the original poster, tax credits will likely reduce your future public funding (tax credits) to pay it back

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With the greatest of respect, there is no attempt here to sort anything out. The poster wants to know what action HMRC will take now the false figure has been corrected.

 

In answer to the original poster, tax credits will likely reduce your future public funding (tax credits) to pay it back

 

I'm really sorry if that's how I have come across, I do want to sort it out having spent a sleepless night worrying. I am going to ring them today to confirm the details and apologise for my mistake. Thank you for your help:-(

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Hi, just to update you. I have just rung the office in Preston where the letter was from, and spoke to a lovely lady. I told her that I had given the wrong information when renewing. I apologised profusely, managing not to cry and told her the correct details. She said my claim would be amended as advised in the letter and thank you for ringing to confirm and that lots of people get information wrong (I think she could hear my wobbly voice)

 

Panic over, lesson definitely learned. Thank you for your help xx

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Hi, just to update you. I have just rung the office in Preston where the letter was from, and spoke to a lovely lady. I told her that I had given the wrong information when renewing. I apologised profusely, managing not to cry and told her the correct details. She said my claim would be amended as advised in the letter and thank you for ringing to confirm and that lots of people get information wrong (I think she could hear my wobbly voice)

 

Panic over, lesson definitely learned. Thank you for your help xx

 

Great :)

When(if) you get ann overpayment letter, someone will see if it's correct.

 

Tax credits are normally easier to deal with and just want their money back (with or without a penalty)

 

If it was other benefits such as housing, then you could have been looking at a IUC, and a wait to see if you were charged with fraud.

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