The driver was taking a car out for a test-drive from a car dealership, with the dealer in the car at the time. Following the dealer's instruction, the driver returned the car to the same car park that he collected it from on the Dealership's property after the test drive was completed. The driver then purchased the car and left the property. One week after leaving the property, the driver was given a PCN by ParkMaven which began half an hour prior to me owning the vehicle until 5 minutes after purchasing the vehicle. Parkmaven demanded bank statements showing the exact time (date was not enough) that the vehicle was purchased, although the driver's bank does not store this information and was unable to contest the appeal. The dealership stated that they would cancel the PCN, however this was not done. The driver then received a letter with an intention to collect on a debt of £170. The case has not yet been to court.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4599878,-0.934425,3a,85.8y,109.05h,88.66t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sXtGJ13f3KTOkD-0afmmjyg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D1.34003520223591%26panoid%3DXtGJ13f3KTOkD-0afmmjyg%26yaw%3D109.04684934696122!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3DGoogle maps showing the location. Signage is pretty obvious however it is private land and I was parked there legally under my understanding of the law, unless the car dealership was using the location under false pretences (I find this highly unlikely as they had 10+ other cars there)
What chance would the driver have of successfully contesting the charge if it did go to court? The driver does not have an invoice from the dealership who is refusing all calls, however the driver has an e-mail from DLVA showing the time that the vehicle was registered and bank statements showing the date of purchase. Is there even a likelyhood of this going to court in the first place?
The driver is in the military and has correspondence sent to a home address, therefore missing the original letter until it was on the last week of the appeal.
The driver also has no method to contact ParkMaven directly at this time as they have not responded to any e-mails sent.
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