@lidluk Civil Parking Charge

[ericsbrother]

Ok, who is the company asking you to pay? Probably Parking Eye at Lidl but let us know as different parking co's vary in how sloppy they are with their demands.

What I would do is first of all write to the company and ask to see the contract that allows them to form a contract with you and claim for losses in their own name and then ask for a breakdown of the losses caused by your overstay and ask whether they have planning consent to limit your stay on someone else's property to 1.5 hours.

If they dont answer these questions then they are supposed to provide you with a code that allows you to appeal to POPLA. As your letter to them isnt strictly an appeal it will be interesting to see how they handle it as the content is exactly as you would put the matters to a POPLA appeal anyway.

[ericsbrother]

You need to appeal as the driver of the vehicle and make sure that they know that all correspondence is to be sent to you. If they fail to do this then they lose the right to claim from the keeper so you should let your company know this as well in case they get further demands. What you sat in your appeal to them doesnt really matter, claim lack of contract due to misleading and inadequate signage. They have to respond to you in a fixed time ad if they reject your appeal have to supply you with a POPLA code so you may appeal to the independent arbitrator. That is where you win using the arguments put forward on most of the threads here..

[ericsbrother]

So, no POPLA code? Then write to the boss of the BPA and copt yo POPLA saying that Athena have refused to send you a POPLA code and are abusing their authority as members of youtr organisation by failing to follow the procedures as prescribed in the PoFA and the BPA codes of practice and you demand that they are instructed to either follow the law or write to you and tell you that the matter is being dropped. as there is a limited time allowed in the PoFA you expect a resolution without delay. Demand to know what the BPA intend to do and ask for a copy of any documents they send to Athena that has you as the subject in this regard or you may consider a Subject Access Request to see it.

Copy letter to athena as well.

Many of these companies are trying to avoid the appeal as they know they will lose by the content of the appeals sent to them. They should grow up and take their medicine.

[ericsbrother]

no, it is so they can employ debt collectors to harass you by phoning 30 times a day.