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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: Name13212 on May 19, 2026, 03:25:16 pm

Title: Can't appeal PNC still within 28 days window - Euro Parking Services
Post by: Name13212 on May 19, 2026, 03:25:16 pm

I got a PNC as the keeper of the vehicle for not being parked fully within the bays. I wanted to appeal as I believe the PNC doesn't fully comply with the PoFA and mainly because it's ridiculous considering the vehicle was there for 7min, with the driver present and not impeding any other car from parking.

The Date Posted and Issue date was 21/04/2026. The Appeal Deadline states:

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Appeals or challenges against this notice may be made online at www.europarkingservices.com and you must do so within 28 days, starting from the second working day after that on which the notice was given

This wording means, notice was considered given by the 23rd, making 28 days the 21st of May. Even if we count from the date posted, the deadline would be today.

Still when trying to submit an appeal, I get this message:

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Unfortunately you are unable to appeal this charge. At the time that the charge was incurred, a Notice to Driver may have been affixed to the vehicle or sent through the post. This offered the driver the ability to appeal within 21 days from its imposition. You also as the registered keeper or the driver of the vehicle had the right to appeal within the 28 day period from the point of issue of the Notice to Keeper. Since we have received no further correspondence from you, payment is required within 14 days. ( Click Here to make a payment.) If you consider there to be exceptional circumstances as to why you should be allowed to appeal outside of this period then you should send your reasons to us, in writing, to Office 2, 51 Pinfold Street, Birmingham, B2 4AY.

My analysis of the PNC is that it does not follow 9(2)(e) as it does not have the required wording. Also 9(2)(c), not sure if there shouldn't be more detail on how the notice that parking outside the bays was given in the PNC.

What should I do? Just file it via post? Note sure I can get to a post office on time today.

P.S. - couldn't find where to add attachments, so here are the links to the PNC and notice:
PNC page 1 - link (https://prnt.sc/ep8tjl60KGm_)
PNC page 2 - link (https://prnt.sc/1S41R4IJVumD)
Sign - link (https://prnt.sc/5SlHCbJ-nhsA)