This is my first post guys so please bare with me:
Context:
The driver was coming back home and due to not finding any space in their normal parking, the driver took an immediate right turn to park due to finding empty space where there is no sign until much further up where it says private land and that you need to has a permit displayed etc.
- Where the car was parked it was besides a curb where there is absolutely 0 road markings indicating that this this a private bay and should not be a place where it was parked. Nor was there any single yellow lines or anything else. The driver returned the next day to move the car and since there was no sticker left on the car it was assumed that the area parked was fine and that they could park there again the next day.
- Ultimately the car was left there a couple of days and was never parked there again. A couple weeks passed by and the driver received 3 letters in the post indicating that they left the car in an area that they should not have (CPM) and that they are liable to pay. The driver went away for a a couple weeks on holiday and so the appeal period has passed and the letter from the Debt Collector Company (Debt Recovery Plus) has sent 3 letters to my address saying that since I am the registered keeper of the car I am liable to pay £170 for each charge (£510 total).
This is the first notice of these letter that has appeared. The driver believes that 3 charges to be massively unfair especially since the awareness of the charge is only made available once the letter was sent home. The driver expressed concerns that imagine they left it there for an entire week then they would have racked up charges until the letter arrived.
Since the appeal process is over and the first letter of debt recovery has arrived what can I do regarding this matter. I will attach the front of all the letters I have received regarding the letter received from CPM for the PCN.
I would really appreciate any advice as the letter from the debt company want the payment settled by 17/01/2025
I have attached a link of all notices. I would really appreciate any help or support regarding this:
https://imgur.com/a/HQ1I7CP