Free Traffic Legal Advice
Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: AC55 on May 27, 2026, 10:48:23 am
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As you now realise it is not a good idea to ignore these PPN`s, as it most likely would have been cancelled by the hotel at the time.
It may be too late also now for the hotel to cancel, hopefully they will be try their best for you.
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You’ve got two weeks.
Boilerplate text which isn’t specific to your case can lead to a defence being struck out. You don’t do anyone any favours by padding with extra unnecessary words.
Thanks for your advice, I will keep the details to the point in that case.
I have asked hotel to instruct CE to cancel PCN/claim, will see if leads to any action.
I'll update post with any results if the claim does progress :)
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You’ve got two weeks.
Boilerplate text which isn’t specific to your case can lead to a defence being struck out. You don’t do anyone any favours by padding with extra unnecessary words.
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thanks for advice, I will contact hotel to see if they will instruct CE to cancel PCN.
Yes, my defence was simply going to be that I was a guest of the hotel and registered my car details at reception and hence the PCN should not be valid. I would like to submit this on MCOL asap as I am running out of time. I just wondered if there is any other 'standard text' that I can submit as part of evidence?
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I’m assuming you identified the driver, and in any case the PCN is in time, so I suspect your defence will be along the lines you’ve stated, that you checked in for two nights, were told to register your car and did so, and you were not required to register your car for each night.
Others may have thoughts too! I completely agree that you should get the hotel to cancel this, it’s utter nonsense.
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I would also make contact with the hotel and make it clear that this situation is totally unacceptable.
Really, they should act to stop this nonsense.
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You need to file a defence or Acknowledgement of Service by 26 May, ie yesterday
Since you have filed the AoS, you need to file a defence by 9 June
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thank you, I've uploaded here
Original PCN https://ibb.co/LzbThccs
I was parked at hotel for 2 nights, arriving and registering afternoon of 2/04/2025, I left the carpark at approx 20:00 on 3/04/2025 returned at 22:34 and departed hotel next morning 8:53 4/04/2025.
PCN reminder https://ibb.co/fWSsKR6
N1SDT https://ibb.co/RVVXpS5
I submitted the acknowledgment of service and registered for the 28 days response time.
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You haven’t received a CCJ, that’s a County Court Judgement.
Please post original PCN and N1SDT claim form and anything else, read https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/ for guidance on what to redact and what to leave alone, for example. Also the details of your appeal, what did you say exactly? Since it sounds as if you can’t identify this, did you identify the driver in your appeal? It may be important.
Without all this information we’re hampered on giving you specific advice.
You need to note your deadlines for submitting a defence, 14+14+5 days after the date on the N1SDT as long as you submit an Acknowledgement of Service within 14+5 days.
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firstly thank you for your help, I have just discovered this amazing site.
I as the owner and driver of the vehicle, stayed at the shurland hotel for 2 nights in April 2025. On checking in receptionist told me to tap in my vehicle reg on the touch screen for the parking which I did.
I subsequently received a PCN from Civil Enforcement claiming i had parked illegally for the second night.
I responded through their online appeals process on their website, providing proof of my stay at the hotel for both nights. I realise maybe a bad option to use their system as I did not take screen shots of any of the information. I did receive their offical response by email with letter which i have uploaded here
https://ibb.co/fVqkXxhF
They claim "the driver failed to obtain a valid permit covering the full duration of their stay." and made me an offer to settle at a reduced fine of £20.
I made the decision to ignore any further communication from them. I have since received a CCJ requesting payment of fine, court fees, interest, legal costs etc. for £270. I have registered to defend on MCOL.
I am a total newbie at this and would greatly appreciate any help completing the online form, i have 122 lines to submit evidence. I realise i may not have much of a case having not handled the matter in a very professional manner up to this point but want to go through the CCJ process now.
Thank you!