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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: beano5892 on May 13, 2026, 06:35:47 pm

Title: Re: PCN OP5385161 : failure to pay for parking : Stratford Chobham Academy car park
Post by: Sander333 on May 13, 2026, 11:03:43 pm

First things first contact the school and ask that the PCN is cancelled under the circumstances forget the 14 days it is 28 days. Also looking at the images it is NCP who on the entrance and exit signs but the notice is issued by Ocean so whose terms and conditions apply.

This can be looked into further but it should be resolved by the school.

Title: Re: PCN OP5385161 : failure to pay for parking : Stratford Chobham Academy car park
Post by: beano5892 on May 13, 2026, 06:43:49 pm

https://maps.app.goo.gl/23PtoVMaaNMT1eTWA

Title: PCN OP5385161 : failure to pay for parking : Stratford Chobham Academy car park
Post by: beano5892 on May 13, 2026, 06:35:47 pm

Please note that 14 day window expires tomorrow as PCN was not opened until today as I have been away and the driver did not open any post not addressed to them.

Facts:
The car was driven to a school for the driver to provide free hockey coaching lessons for years 4&5. On arriving at the school they were told that the school car park was not available and was directed and accompanied to this car park where other staff members had parked. The signage for the car park clearly says that staff members can park there. The driver was not given any parking permit or badge but simply told to park there

A PCN has now been received by the owner saying that no parking charges were paid, which is correct because the driver was told to park there by the school and no mention was made that the driver needed to pay.

The driver has contacted to school and was informed that multiple members of staff also received tickets that week and that they will handle but the 14 day window to pay/appeal is tomorrow and I don't know what to do. The letter was only opened today as I have just arrived back from holiday and the driver did not open the PCN as it was addressed to me, as the owner.  As owner (and not a teacher) I don't want to rely on the school not appealing.

I attach PCN photos below

https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/spYwdbY_xl.jpg
https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/aBKgCTf_xl.jpg

Location of car park
https://maps.app.goo.gl/23PtoVMaaNMT1eTWA

Signage showing car park available to staff
https://cdn.imgpile.com/f/4nTf2JB_xl.png

Please can someone advise me what to do?
Is this akin to Heathrow drop off NtK./ driver disclosure?

Many thanks, in advance