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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: randompavarottidisorder on July 29, 2026, 10:26:24 pm

Title: Re: Parking Charge Notice - Kennick Sands Cornwall - Initial Parking
Post by: jfollows on July 30, 2026, 08:48:21 am

They will have a record of times paid for against vehicle registration numbers, which were presumably entered on the machine at time of parking. You had a ticket which said the same thing.

The driver entered into a contract by reading the signs and parking, and their notice is now an invoice for payment under that contract. The liability rests with the driver, who can be identified by the keeper if wanted, but if not the liability can be transferred to the registered keeper under the stipulations of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

If not paid, the driver/RK can be taken to court for breach of contract for up to six years.

There may be technical failings with their notice which fail the requirements of PoFA 2012, but they will dismiss any appeal based on this and it's likely a county court claim will eventually happen.

Most of these claims are discontinued eventually if defended, but we're talking about a period of several months to a year before that happens.

Title: Re: Parking Charge Notice - Kennick Sands Cornwall - Initial Parking
Post by: randompavarottidisorder on July 30, 2026, 08:25:55 am

Thanks for your reply, I've edited the post & added the back page. I believe an hours parking was paid for (though I'm not sure if it was more), if thats accurate then it has been overrun. But I'm wondering if this can be appealed especially since they have not stated this specifically, nor provided any record of what parking was paid for

Title: Re: Parking Charge - Initial Parking
Post by: RichardW on July 30, 2026, 08:12:19 am

Please post the rear of the notice.

Presumably you have to input the reg of the car?  How long did you pay for?

Title: Parking Charge Notice - Kennick Sands Cornwall - Initial Parking
Post by: randompavarottidisorder on July 29, 2026, 10:26:24 pm

Hi all,

I received this Parking Charge Notice from while I was on holiday in Cornwall last week. I don't have a record of having paid for parking though it was paid for (coins in the machine, input license plate & displayed the ticket on the dashboard).

I note they have provided entry/exit times but not explicitly stated that the parking time was overstayed nor made note of how long was paid to park for. I intend to appeal it, any help would be much appreciated!


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