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Hope this finds you well@DWMB2 @b789 and @jfollows.

Further to this, I have received Mediation Appointment Confirmation email from <NoReply_SCMS_Confirmation@justice.gov.uk>
along with the attached form which is copied down for your attention. Could you please guide me what would be the next step please?
Best wishes & Kind Regards


Delegation of authority to mediate
You need to fill out this form because when both parties agree to a
settlement during mediation, it becomes a legally binding contract
with important legal consequences.
Filling out this form means you authorise your representative to agree on
your behalf. If they agree to a settlement, you’ll be legally bound by the
terms of the agreement.

1. What is your claim number?

2. What is your name?

3. What is the name of the person to whom you are delegating authority?

4. What are their contact details?
Email

Phone

5. I agree that the person I’ve given authority to can suggest
a resolution for this case. If both parties agree to the proposed
settlement, I’m willing to be legally bound by the terms of that
agreement.

Return your completed form by:
email: scmreferrals@justice.gov.uk
Post: Civil National Business Centre, HMCTS, St Katharine’s House,
21–27 St Katharine’s Street, Northampton, NN1 2LH

Dear fellas,

Hope this finds you well. I have received an email from National Parking Management Limited in response to my appeal, which I had attached below for your attention.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be highly appreciated @DWMB2











Kind Regards and Best wishes

Thanks very much for your prompt advice and guidance @jfollows and @b789.
@jfollows I will now go on to fill and submit my own N180 DQ as per your suggestion using the provided link and mindful of your advice when choosing options whilst filling it out.
@b789, No, I haven't redacted the name of the person who signed that N180 DQ from DCB Legal on purpose.
Should I have posted that email or attachment in any other way or differently, please do advise me and I shall follow.

Many thanks to you guys again for guiding me through this.

Best wishes

Thanks @DWMB2

I have drafted the following letter in my appeal...I wonder as if how exactly I check with the council for where the public highway ends and the private land begins as per your suggestions?
TIA


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am the registered keeper of the vehicle referenced in the above Parking Charge Notice. I write to appeal this charge.

The alleged contravention concerns parking on a single yellow line. I dispute liability for the following reasons:

Misleading Road Markings
A single yellow line is a statutory highway marking, enforceable only by local authorities under traffic regulations. On private land, such markings have no legal effect. Their use in this context is misleading, as a reasonable motorist would assume the restriction related to public highway rules rather than a private contractual term.

Inadequate and Unclear Signage
For a parking charge to be enforceable, the terms must be clearly displayed and capable of forming a contract. At this location, there was no clear signage stating that parking on a single yellow line would give rise to a financial charge. Without clear and prominent signage, no contract can be established with the driver.

Request for Discretion
This appears to be the first occasion the vehicle has been issued with a charge at this site. If any term was inadvertently breached, I would ask that you exercise discretion and cancel the charge as a gesture of goodwill. Steps will be taken to ensure the vehicle is not parked in this manner again.

For the reasons above, I request that this Parking Charge Notice be cancelled. Should you choose not to do so, please provide the following so that I may properly consider further appeal:

A copy of the contract with the landowner authorising enforcement.

Photographic evidence of the signage in place on the date in question.

Clarification of which Accredited Trade Association you are a member of, so that I may escalate this appeal to the appropriate independent body (POPLA or IAS).

Thank you for your consideration.

Yours faithfully,
[Your Name]
Registered Keeper of Vehicle [registration number]

Hi @DWMB2, Thanks for your prompt response. I have now gone through the thread you mentioned in the post earlier. I will be mindful of the advice mentioned in the thread.

Further to the post, I have attached the pictures from google maps as well as from the NPM portal images taken by ANPR. The car was parked exactly where the white van is parked in google map image.

Look forward for your advice.

Many thanks & Regards

Thanks for your prompt reply @b789. I have got my self familiar with how to submit AOS with the help of your given link. I will be submitting that over the weekend. I will be mindful of copy and paste  the given text provided by you into the defence text box on MCOL. I will be updating the further correspondence on the forum as it proceeds so that it be beneficial for others too.

I couldn't have thanked you enough as this was giving me unnecessary stress. Best wishes for you and family gov'nor @b789

Kind Regards

Thanks very much @jfollows and @b789 for your kind advice. I have finally received a confirmation email from PALS that the PCN has been cancelled on this occasion. Much appreciated and best wishes

Kind Regards