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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: terminator x on May 12, 2026, 02:22:41 am

Title: Re: UKPC parked at a Hospital
Post by: Dave65 on May 12, 2026, 10:16:42 am

The parking charge date was 09-04-2026 and the PPN issue date 16-04-2026.
Within the 14 days!

Title: Re: UKPC parked at a Hospital
Post by: jfollows on May 12, 2026, 05:48:18 am

Hospitals usually are “relevant land”. However, if you know which specific byelaws apply to this specific hospital, it could be an exception.

You should use POPLA even if the outcome is the same, ie court, because it will look better that you tried all avenues to resolve this before court.

Title: UKPC parked at a Hospital
Post by: terminator x on May 12, 2026, 02:22:41 am

Hi there.

Help if possible pls, these guys seem persistent.

Car parked in a 10min waiting zone. First letter as follows:

<a href="https://ibb.co/d0yR3tz5"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/d0yR3tz5/2026-05-12-01-47-16-Apr-26-Redacted.png" alt="2026-05-12-01-47-16-Apr-26-Redacted" border="0" /></a>

I then replied standard wording on their website portal:

"I have just received your Notice to Keeper xxxxx for vehicle VRM xxxx

The car park appears to be not relevant land as defined by paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 of The Protection Of Freedoms Act 2012, being subject to byelaws. You cannot, therefore, transfer liability for the alleged charge from the driver at the time to me, the keeper.

Even if it were relevant land, you have failed to comply with the requirements of Schedule 4 of The Protection Of Freedoms Act 2012 namely, but not limited to, failing to deliver the notice within the relevant period of 14 days as prescribed by section 9 (4) of the Act.

There is no legal requirement to name the driver at the time and I will not be doing so.

I do not expect to hear from you again, or your debt collectors, except to confirm that no further action will be taken on this matter and my personal details have been removed from your records."

I then got this letter:

<a href="https://ibb.co/MxLmTKFC"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/MxLmTKFC/VPBn-Mh-DJy-QRSA-01-May-26-Redacted.png" alt="VPBn-Mh-DJy-QRSA-01-May-26-Redacted" border="0" /></a>

I then replied with same standard wording as above. They've now sent this letter:

<a href="https://ibb.co/JRLNBnJs"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/JRLNBnJs/VPBn-Mh-Dl22-XF1-005-11-May-26-Redacted.png" alt="VPBn-Mh-Dl22-XF1-005-11-May-26-Redacted" border="0" /></a>

Can I just (a) ignore them or (b) do I need to go to POPLA or (c) if ignored will it go to court etc eventually.

Help much appreciated, TX.