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Parking Charge Notice (PCN) Details found on my windscreen yesterday:

Charge Amount: £100 Fixed Penalty Charge
Vehicle Details: Anonymised (Motor Vehicle Reg No., Make/Model)
Date/Time: Anonymised
Agent: Anonymised signature
Reason for Issuance: "Your car is parked in a general use area and not for residential parking. It seems your vehicle does not comply with one or more of the following: NOT DISPLAYING VALID PERMIT"
Reduced Payment Offer: The charge can be reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days for a full and final settlement.
Warning: "Legal action will be taken against the registered owner if the fine remains unpaid."
Payment Instructions: Payment can be made by cheque payable to "*****" (with vehicle registration on the back) or via direct bank transfer (BACS) to anonymised account details (Sort Code and A/C No.), quoting vehicle registration as the reference.
Additional Information from the PCN:

The notice also stated: "£100 CAR PARKING FINES." It confusingly clarified: "£100 is NOT to pay a Parking Ticket Fine of £15 and you do not want to have your vehicle removed then!" It urges drivers to "PLEASE REMEMBER TO DISPLAY YOUR PERMIT."

Further text on the notice detailed changes to permit policies: "Old Permits are no longer acceptable and their new ones are identifiable to individual flats so each owner is now responsible to ensure that there is no infringement of the Lease Agreement or its Regulations. Infringement may affect your rights or your landlord about the ownership and the fine may be recovered by your action. Subletting is a designed space by selling or leasing a permit or giving out the permit to someone non-resident is an infringement of the lease, even if giving out by an agent. CCTV continuously monitor our site and car number plates code is to be recorded so that infringements cannot be defended. Only 1 permit is permitted to park, caravans or high-sided vehicles are not permitted. Vans and lorries cannot park, unless used for carrying out work on site and must have specific permission from Blook Managers Limited."

It concluded: "This new approach to issue Parking Tickets in the first instance is to ensure fewer problems with owners and tenants, because immediate wheel-clamping and incidents of abandoned cars we must have something. However, with shoppers, local parkers and pressure on parking spaces to flood development and increasing the costs of your property and not to a wheel-clamping company. PLEASE HELP IMPROVE SECURITY FOR OUR SITE"

Regarding my Tenancy Agreement:

My tenancy agreement makes no specific mention of parking arrangements. My understanding from the agency is simply that an allocated parking space exists, and they would provide me with a permit for it.


Observations from Car Park Signage:

There is a sign at the car park which states:


CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT
UNAUTHORISED OR INCORRECTLY PARKED VEHICLES WILL BE ISSUED A FIXED PARKING CHARGE OF £85.
PLEASE READ OUR PARKING TERMS & CONDITIONS BELOW

BY PARKING ON THIS LAND IN CONTRAVENTION TO THE CONDITIONS STATED BELOW YOU ARE CONTRACTUALLY AGREEING TO PAY THE PARKING CHARGE OF £85 OR THE REDUCED SUM OF £35 IF PAID WITHIN 14 DAYS. IF THE CHARGE REMAINS UNPAID AFTER 28 DAYS YOU WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL CHARGES RESULTING FROM FURTHER ACTION BEING TAKEN

PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY

PLEASE DO NOT PARK HERE UNLESS YOU AGREE TO THE ABOVE CONTRACTUAL CHARGES"

Discrepancy in Charges:

I've noticed a discrepancy: the PCN I received specifies a £100 charge, whereas the sign in the car park indicates a £85 charge.


Recent Update and Current Concern:

Following numerous emails to the agency, the residence management has informed me that they have cancelled the ticket. They also stated that they sent the parking permit approximately three weeks ago, but it has not yet arrived. This situation feels ambiguous, and I'm concerned about potentially forgetting about as they it has been canceled it only to face prosecution later. I'm seeking advice on what steps I should take.

Hi all,

I’d really appreciate some advice on a situation I’m dealing with involving my rented flat’s parking permit.

I’ve been living in my current flat for over a year. It comes with an allocated parking space, but I didn’t ask for a permit when I moved in since I didn’t own a car. About a month ago, I bought a car and needed to start using the parking space, so I contacted the letting agency to get the permit.

They informed me that the permit is issued by the residence management company, not the agency, and that it costs £35/year. They said they’d ask the landlord for approval to cover the cost and would contact me once they heard back.

Since I needed the permit urgently, I offered (and agreed with both the letting agency and the residence management) to pay for the permit myself and have it deducted from my rent later once the landlord approves. The residence management company themselves provided their bank details, and I transferred the £35 directly.

However, it’s now been over three weeks, and I still haven’t received the permit. I’ve called the management company multiple times – no one answers. I left a voicemail and did receive one email back, where they asked for my car details and said they’d make sure I didn’t get a parking ticket. But they still haven’t issued the actual permit.

This morning, I found a £100 parking fine on my car for not displaying a valid permit.

When I contacted the letting agency, they said it’s the management company’s responsibility. But I can’t get any response from the management company now.


What should I do next to resolve this?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

thank You