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Hi Jim. The people who reply to your posts are all volunteers [ie unpaid]so there is an expectancy that when you have a problem with the private parking rogues that you do your bit too.

 

For instance if you read other threads on this section you will find that others have been harassed by Amtrac or another company for the same reason as yourself.

 

If you read through some of those threads you will see explanations of why your NTK has flaws.

Nevertheless these companies are stupid, greedy and venal so even if you tell them your notice is not compliant, most tend to ignore your plea and carry on pursuing you and even adding unlawful charges to the original cost.

 

So there is the possibility that you could end up in Court-not because they have a strong case but to encourage others to pay up rather then go to court.

 

With Armtrac it is perhaps not so likely that they will take you to court as some of the other companies, but if they do, it is better you find out yourself the whys and wherefores of what is happening to you.

 

That way, not only do you win in court, but you could get a sizeable payment from Amtrac for the aggravation etc awarded by the court.

 

These parking cheats to comply with the Law have to chase the driver, not you the registered keeper-they cannot assume in Law that you are one and the same person.

 

In all communication with them always word it so that you do not divulge that were the driver if you were.

Things like "I did not see any signs" would be a dead giveaway that you were the driver.

 

If instead you said something like the driver told me they did not see any signs, not only are you not admitting that you were the driver, you also have not indicated the sex of the driver either.

 

They should comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 [POFA] but some do not bother either through stupidity or laziness.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4/enacted will give you an idea of what the rogues should do to help win in court.

 

You are lucky in a way that Armtrac use the IPC as they know less about the Laws relating to private parking than you do.

 

Indeed their own Code of Conduct that their members have to adhere to has sections in it that are just totally wrong and would not stand up in Court. So it is perhaps not surprising that their members get the same things wrong too.

 

You would have thought that IPC would have found out by now themselves but stupid is as stupid does and it is in your favour that they cannot get it right.

 

It is a constant source of amazement to me that our ever alert DVLA [that was sarcasm] who have "robust"checks on the private parking companies appear either have not read their Code or if they have, do not understand that what they are reading is wrong in Law.

 

When you read some of the other threads,

you may come across on of Erics brother's suggested letter to a PPC which may seem rude.

 

It is intended to be and once it has been read the less stupid often give up and chase some one else who has less knowledge of the parking laws than they have.

 

The more venal of them keep going and demanding even more money which immediately renders those claims unlawful. The mind boggles as to how dumb these companies are.

 

However when you do get stuck or need help do ask