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    • Regarding a driver, that HAS paid for parking but input an incorrect Vehicle Registration Number.   This is an easy mistake to make, especially if a driver has access to more than one vehicle. First of all, upon receiving an NTK/PCN it is important to check that the Notice fully complies with PoFA 2012 Schedule 4 before deciding how to respond of course. The general advice is NOT to appeal to the Private Parking Company as, for example, you may identify yourself as driver and in certain circumstances that could harm your defence at a later stage. However, after following a recent thread on this subject, I have come to the conclusion that, in the case of inputting an incorrect Vehicle Registration Number, which is covered by “de minimis” it may actually HARM your defence at a later stage if you have not appealed to the PPC at the first appeal stage and explained that you DID pay for parking and CAN provide proof of parking, it was just that an incorrect VRN was input in error. Now, we all know that the BPA Code of Practice are guidelines from one bunch of charlatans for another bunch of charlatans to follow, but my thoughts are that there could be problems in court if a judge decides that a motorist has not followed these guidelines and has not made an appeal at the first appeal stage, therefore attempting to resolve the situation before it reaches court. From BPA Code of Practice: Section 17:  Keying Errors B) Major Keying Errors Examples of a major keying error could include: • Motorist entered their spouse’s car registration • Motorist entered something completely unrelated to their registration • Motorist made multiple keying errors (beyond one character being entered incorrectly) • Motorist has only entered a small part of their VRM, for example the first three digits In these instances we would expect that such errors are dealt with appropriately at the first appeal stage, especially if it can be proven that the motorist has paid for the parking event or that the motorist attempted to enter their VRM or were a legitimate user of the car park (eg a hospital patient or a patron of a restaurant). It is appreciated that in issuing a PCN in these instances, the operator will have incurred charges including but not limited to the DVLA fee and other processing costs therefore we believe that it is reasonable to seek to recover some of these costs by making a modest charge to the motorist of no more than £20 for a 14-day period from when the keying error was identified before reverting to the charge amount at the point of appeal. Now, we know that the "modest charge" is unenforceable in law, however, it would be up to the individual if they wanted to pay and make the problem go away or in fact if they wanted to contest the issue in court. If the motorist DOES appeal to the PPC explaining the error and the PPC rejects the appeal and the appeal fails, the motorist can use that in his favour at court.   Defence: "I entered the wrong VRN by mistake Judge, I explained this and I also submitted proof of payment for the relevant parking period in my appeal but the PPC wouldn't accept that"   If the motorist DOES NOT appeal to the PPC in the first instance the judge may well use that as a reason to dismiss the case in the claimant's favour because they may decide that they had the opportunity to resolve the matter at a much earlier stage in the proceedings. It is my humble opinion that a motorist, having paid and having proof of payment but entering the wrong VRN, should make an appeal at the first appeal stage in order to prevent problems at a later stage. In this instance, I think there is nothing to be gained by concealing the identity of the driver, especially if at a later stage, perhaps in court, it is said: “I (the driver) entered the wrong VRN.” Whether you agree or not, it is up to the individual to decide …. but worth thinking about. Any feedback, especially if you can prove to the contrary, gratefully received.
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Dear All,

 

I have received a pcn from harrow council for contravention 53 - failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone. In Station Road (College Rd - Sheepcote Rd)

 

The road sign stated that you could enter the zone for loading purposes and I was driving a van with the intention of pulling up outside a shop on the street to load tools and materials. As it happened i passed the shop by accident and eventually managed to find a way round to the rear of the premises.

 

Does anyone think that it would be worthwhile challenging the fine on the basis that i was entering the zone for the purposes of loading and therefore would not be in contravention of the order?

 

A couple of further points:

 

1. If i do challenge, with today being about day 13 of the notice date and am unsuccessful, will i still get the discounted rate?

 

2. The notice date was the 3-7-14 and the incident was on 12-6-14, did they meet the 21 day requirement?

 

What do you think, should i just pay up and take my medicine?

 

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Get an appeal in today! Nothing to lose, as they will hold it at the discounted rate until they've considered the appeal.

 

Just explain as you did here. Can you include something to show that you eventually did make a delivery, eg a job sheet?

 

I don't know about a 21 day deadline - others may be able to advise.

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Thanks for replying, i was concerned that if they refuse the challenge then i would end up paying double bubble.

 

I thought that i read somewhere on another post that the council have 21 days to issue the notice, in which case if you include the day of the incident then they issued on the 22nd day. But i might be barking up the wrong tree there.

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Just in the process of challenging the notice online and this paragraph is on the page.

 

"If your representation is accepted or the notice was issued in error, it will be cancelled and you will not have to pay. If we reject your representation you will have to pay the full fee (the amount will not be discounted)"

 

Really don't want to chance having to pay the full amount, what do you think?

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Well, if I'm reading from the same page as you, it says:

 

"If your challenge is accepted or the notice was issued in error, it will be cancelled and you will not have to pay. If we reject your challenge at the full rate you will have to pay the full fee (the amount will not be discounted)"

 

They are talking about formal representations submitted after a Notice to Owner has gone out, which is after the discount has already been forfeited.

 

It is highly unlikely they would ask you to pay the full amount if you appeal during the discount period. They just put the case on hold, as I understand it.

 

Have you got time to phone them and check what their policy is?

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  • 4 weeks later...

Hers the update:

 

My challenge to the ticket was:

 

" I believe that I was not in contravention of an order as I was driving a commercial vehicle within the zone for the purposes of loading and was therefore compliant with the road warning sign at the beginning of the zone ".

 

They have rejected the challenge stating:

 

" I note that you state you were at the location to load/unload, however, i have viewed the CCTV footage and no such activity is seen to be taking place.

 

as mentioned previously, i entered the zone with the intention of parking in a loading bay and unloading, however i missed the bay and had to abort loading from the front.

 

Does anyone know if i my challenge is less valid because i was unable to carry out what i entered the zone for in the first place or does it seem that they have rejected it as a routine procedure on the hope that i don't appeal?

 

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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Evidence of loading at premises near to the time would help. It sounds like you did the delivery on the day, so you need evidence from that business that you did do the delivery, so it can be seen why you were in the area.

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It was a plumbing job. I ended up going to another job that was more urgent and returned another day via access at the rear.

 

Difficult to appeal based on that, as you cannot evidence why you were there at the time. It would look like a made up excuse.

 

I know that area of London fairly well and it is busy most of the time, so can understand why someone would give up, to come back another day.

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