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I've now received UKPC's rejection letter (dated 26/12/2025) and they've provided a POPLA code.

POPLA deadline is 23/01/2026, so I have time to appeal this one.

Their first response (04/12/2025) asked for evidence of parking tariff payment. The driver did pay for approximately the final hour before leaving the next morning (after realising payment was required), but obviously this doesn't cover the full overnight stay.   

b789 - you mentioned the NtK isn't PoFA compliant because it doesn't specify "the period of parking" (just ANPR entry/exit times), and that this is a technical failure that invalidates keeper liability.
Before I submit to POPLA, I wanted to check:

Is the appeal wording you provided earlier suitable for POPLA, or does it need adjusting for the independent adjudicator?

Should I mention the partial payment made before departure, or does this weaken the technical PoFA argument?

Thanks again for all your help so far.

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Thank you so much, that’s very clear.
I’ll send the appeal wording as the keeper for both PCNs (the keeper is a Ltd company).

I’ll update the thread once they respond.

Morning. Thank you for the replies so far.  re: out of time - it was issued on the 14th day, is that still out of time? 

I asked the driver to get some pictures.   Yes, they did leave the vehicle briefly. 

They parked on the left hand side - I can see why they thought it would be okay to park there. It looks a bit like entrapment to me! 

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Hi all,
I’ve just posted a separate thread for a different PCN with a different company, but I wanted to post these two together as they are in the same location.

The registered keeper has received two Notices to Keeper from Euro Parking Services for very short stops outside Bearwood Veterinary Clinic, B67 5AY.

What happened:
On two separate dates, the driver briefly pulled up outside the vet practice for only a few minutes. The driver was not aware that a permit was required at that location. Both PCNs were issued for “Parked without displaying a valid permit”.

PCN 1:
   •   Contravention date: 05/11/2025
   •   Contravention time: 11:53
   •   Duration: 00:05:08
   •   Notice issue date: 07/11/2025
   •   Allegation: Parked without displaying a valid permit
   •   Amount: £100 (£60 if paid by 21/11/2025)

PCN 2:
   •   Contravention date: 22/10/2025
   •   Contravention time: 10:46
   •   Duration: 00:06:14
   •   Notice issue date: 05/11/2025
   •   Allegation: Parked without displaying a valid permit
   •   Amount: £100 (£60 if paid by 19/11/2025)

Both “parking periods” were only a few minutes long.

I’ve uploaded all pages of both Notices to Keeper (personal details removed), and I can add signage photos if helpful.

Any guidance on the next steps,  would be hugely appreciated.
Thank you in advance (again!) for your help.

Thanks in advance for any help.  It seems that parking tickets are like buses in this household.  Nothing for years and then three!

This is the first anyone has heard from anyone about this ticket, nothing on the car, nothing else in the post and this is a very strange reading letter indeed.   

We have a university student in the household who regularly pays for parking in different locations across campus so we don't know which car park it might be. 

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Photos of signage could maybe be obtained from one of the car parks on Thursday. 

Where do we even start with this, please?   

Thank you so much for such comprehensive replies. 

I shall do exactly as you say, b789.

@roythebus, thanks for the reassurance.  Glad to hear that they haven't succeeded.