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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: RubbishWithCars on September 03, 2026, 09:53:08 pm
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Here you go
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Post the back of the notice pl. As we haven't seen this and there's no reference on the front (to how and to whom to appeal both now and subsequently), then IMO your actions are premature.
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Thank you all for your insights, its truly appreciated.
I was thinking of sending this message and depending on the reply I get would determine if i go into more details on the incident.
I am appealing this Parking Charge Notice as the registered keeper of the vehicle.
The Notice to Keeper does not comply with the mandatory requirements of Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and therefore UK Parking Enforcement has not established the right to transfer liability from the driver to the registered keeper.
In particular, the notice does not specify the required period of parking and does not contain the mandatory invitation to the keeper required by Schedule 4 paragraph 9(2)(e).
The driver has not been identified and will not be identified.
As the requirements necessary to establish keeper liability have not been met, I have no liability for this charge.
Please therefore cancel the Parking Charge Notice.
If you reject this appeal, please provide the appropriate independent appeals code together with a full explanation of the basis upon which you believe the registered keeper can be held liable despite the Notice to Keeper's failure to comply with Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
Yours faithfully,
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Also, PoFA 8(2) e is not there, no invitation to the keeper to pay.
Possible "frustration of contract".
8(2)(e) only applies to a NtK issued after a Notice to Driver placed on the car. It’s probably 9(2)(e) that is not complied with.
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So a simple approach would be to appeal to UKPE as the registered keeper stating that the notice does not comply with the requirements of PoFA 2012 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4) to transfer liability to the registered keeper and the driver has not and will not be identified.
There are many sample appeals on this forum if you search for them.
If the appeal is rejected after "careful consideration" because it was "issued correctly" you use the POPLA code to appeal to POPLA in which you state the multiple failings of the NtK against the requirements of PoFA 2012 and you may find that your appeal to POPLA will be upheld. Even if not, you can use these points and the other ones in a defence to a court claim which is unlikely ever to actually reach court - the claimant will usually discontinue before having to pay the court fee.
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Also POFA sch 4 para 9(2)(e) - the notice does not state the mandatory wording nor does it include the two limbed invite to the keeper which the condition requires.
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Also, PoFA 8(2) e is not there, no invitation to the keeper to pay.
Possible "frustration of contract".
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There are multiple angles to contest this.
- The PCN is not compliant with the requirements of PoFA 2012 to transfer liability from the unknown driver to the registered keeper, provided the driver is not identified, for example because it does not specify a "period of parking" as required by the legislation. Plus other failures I'm sure.
- Promissory estoppel applies because the driver sought and obtained permission from the operator on the land to leave the site. Any claimed contractual obligation not to leave the site was over-ridden by this.
- Leaving the site is almost impossible to prove anyway.
See what other say before deciding on the best approach here.
And stop identifying the driver when you post, or in any communication with the parking company. https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
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Thanks for letting me know.
Can you try the below links please
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Your links don't seem to be working?
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I pulled into a petrol station because I couldn’t drive my car anymore. At the time I thought it was just a flat tyre or a puncture since I had gone to 2 other petrol stations to pump my tyres and both air machines was not working. However the tyre ended up being much worse. Before I realised it was worse I spoke to the woman at the cashier. I explained the situation to her and asked if it's ok for me to go to Lidl or any of the nearby shops to see if they have a pump to allow me to pump my tyre, just so I could make it to a local tyre shop. She said that would be ok.
I was unsuccessful in finding a pump went back to the car and waited for my tyre to be changed.
The creditor: UKP (UK Parking Enforcement)
Amount Payable: £100 reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days
Contravention Date & Time: 21/08/2026 20:57
Issue Reason: LEFT PREMISES
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