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UKPS conceded the appeal I made to the IAS.

The comms from the IAS said UKPS has confirmed they will no longer be pursuing the matter and the PCN has been cancelled.

Again, thank you very much for your help with this.

Hello

As predicted, my appeal was very swiftly rejected, as follows:

"Having noted your comments, and checking the evidence gathered when issuing the Parking Charge, we are satisfied that the Parking Charge has been issued correctly and your appeal is rejected.

The parking charge was issued in line with POFA 2012 and as a result UKPS will continue to hold the registered keeper liable for this parking charge should the registered keeper wish to withhold the details of the driver.

All of our signage is fully compliant with the guidelines set out within The Single Code of Practice and we reject the notion that it is in any way unclear or ambiguous. The signage is printed on reflective material and is clearly illuminated in vehicle headlights within hours of darkness.

Please be advised that all photographic evidence can be viewed by typing: pay.theukps.com in to your top address browser.

We now require payment of £100 for this parking charge to be made.

If you believe this decision is incorrect, you are entitled to appeal to the Independent Appeals Service (IAS). In order to appeal, you will need your Parking Charge number and your vehicle registration. Appeals must be submitted to the IAS within 28 days of the date of this letter/email. Please visit www.theias.org for full details.

For free advice regarding your parking charge, including advice on appealing, please visit: www.247advice.co.uk.

If you choose to do nothing, after 56 days from the incident date, the parking charge will be passed to our debt recovery agent, at which point you will be liable to pay additional charges in accordance with our terms and conditions of parking and further charges will be claimed if Court action is taken against you."

I would be grateful for advice on how best to respond and appeal.

Thank you

I, the registered keeper, would be grateful for advice on how to challenge the attached PCN.

The driver entered the car park area, stopped for estimated no more than 5 minutes with the engine running whilst working out if parking was / was not allowed, was advised by another person it was permit parking only, then left immediately.

Signage in area to be confirmed. The driver cannot recall clear signage on entry to car park area or within car park area.

Grounds of challenge being considered:

- car not identifiable in photos included on PCN
- no parking and very short duration of stay in area while working out if parking allowed
-  no invitation to pay
- no evidence that registered keeper was the driver
- period of time “immediately preceding” referenced time of event is not sufficient

I would be grateful for advice on strength of suggested challenges above, recommended challenges and how to word response to UKPS.

Thank you



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