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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: glent on May 30, 2026, 05:35:37 pm
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Have you had a response from POPLA?
Can't see this going to court, they would have to have a very compelling argument to convince a judge that a contract had been entered into in 60 seconds.
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The driver entered the car park in a petrol powered vehicle which provides two free hours parking for visitors to any of the retail outlets on site. The car park was extremely busy and the driver pulled into one of two empty bays that were visible.
Once in the bay, it became apparent that the bay was only for electric vehicle parking. Having read the sign stating this, the driver left the bay. Failing to find an empty bay for non-electric vehicle parking, the driver left the car park. The vehicle was stationary for a total of 60 seconds in the electric vehicle parking bay.
The ONLY sign prohibiting the parking of non-electric vehicles was in the two electric parking bays themselves and it would not realistically be possible to read the sign when approaching the bays.
The registered keeper received a PCN requesting payment of £100, reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days. The reason given for the PCN was as follows:
“Parked in an electric vehicle designated bay. The recorded duration of stay was 0 Hours 1 Minutes 0 Seconds.”
The registered keeper appealed to UKPC on the basis that there should be a consideration period allowing a driver to read and understand any terms and conditions before either deciding to accept or decline those terms. UKPC refused the appeal.
The registered keeper then appealed to POPLA on the same grounds.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance! :)