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When you paid for the parking is not relevant, this is not pay and display. Your parking (as far as the parking company is concerned) started when the driver passed the camera and ended when they exited. To avoid a PCN the driver needed to pay for the entire stay (less the 10 minute grace period). Your argument based around when the parking was purchased will not win an IAS appeal.

The only defence I can see here is if you still have the ticket from the machine and it does definitively state an expiry time as opposed to the duration of parking paid for. Probably still won't win an IAS appeal but would give you a reasonable defence in court.

Do you have grounds to appeal, no, at least not strong ones. Its the drivers responsibility to be aware of and comply with the contract they have entered into. Unlit signs, didn't know there were restrictions, didn't actually park won't get a PCN cancelled at appeal stage. Claiming forbidding signage therefore no contract won't either but may have some traction in court.

It may say five minutes on the PCN but in reality it will be 5 minutes and some seconds so outside of the consideration period so that won't work. Not being able to see the car in the images isn't unusual at night, the camera picked up the plate going in and out and that's what mattered unless you are disputing being there or your plates were cloned which you are.

You might get it cancelled if you explain  you were picking up a gym member who forgot to register you, but it's far from a given.

In reality appeals are unlikely to succeed from what you've given us so far, they will be followed by debt collectors and a letterof claim. There's a good chance it won't proceed to court if it's defended but that means engaging with the legal process later.

Personally I'd be having a long hard conversation with the gym goer, especially if several people's generosity has resulted in PCNs.

It worked last week with an ECP appeal.

Could you link to that case please.

The minimum 10 minute grace period only applies if you were parked in accordance with the Ts & Cs, e.g. there was a free stay period, you paid to park or you registered. Otherwise it's a minimum 5 minute consideration period, they are different and are not added together.

I've given you my advice as have others. In my opinion it is far from conclusive that the argument that wording the NTK invalidates the ability to hold the keeper liable. It is unfortunate that some individuals like to portray it as a clear breach of the act when in reality they have no basis for  aking that assertion. Whilst it's fun to be rude about the private parking companies and call POPLA assessors capabilities into question, this is what they do for a living. They have access to in house and external legally trained people. It also easy to buy into the conspiracy theory all PPCs are dodgy as he'll, some are, particularly the smaller ones, but the bigger ones are professional run and work with clients like supermarkets, the NHS, universities etc. that have proper contract teams and legal bound tender processes. Its not the wild west people like to portray.

There is  no keeper liability in Scotland, doesn't mean they won't try court for that sort of money, especially if the have evidence of a deliberate attempt to defraud, I.e. the tape over the plate. That was not a clever move.

Next steps is you sit back and wait for the debt collectors (which you can ignore) followed by a letter of claim which you  ant ignore. Nothing else constructive you can do now. Your appeals were rejected.

The Assessor has once again misrepresented compliance with PoFA.

In your opinion, would appear POPLA don't agree.

OP you can complain to POPLA but I'd save the  cost of the stamp personally and sit back saving your energy for when the letter of claim arrives.