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Seeing as the 14 initial days to pay have expired is it best to contact trace to dispute the charge or BPA who manages the car park. Or do I now have to wait for this to be escalated potentially from the solicitor?

Is there anything which relates to "Parking" or similar?

In other news, the NtK's are not PoFA compliant but there is no way that either the operator or the debt collector will admit that at this time - we can however use this at a later date.

All the agreement mentions is that the car park requires a permit. As I mentioned I haven't signed a lease agreement so in-depth information is limited.

The lease agreement very likely trumps any "rules" the parking co. and HA might try to impose, both by virtue of what it might say and equally what it might not say.
You are being advised by experienced people who do seem to help win cases. If they ask for specific information, it's because it can be important.
Also note: things don't get "escalated to a CCJ".
You might do well to read a few other threads here, after you've answered the question.

Right, is there anything specific I'm looking for in the lease agreement that I can post here? Providing I can find it

Quote from: InterCity125 on March 01, 2026, 03:20:06 pm

Have you received any postal 'Notice to Keeper' for either of these alleged contraventions?

I ask due to the dates on the original NtDs - if NtDs are what these are - they are poorly worded.

This question remains unanswered?

How did Trace get your address if you only received Notice to Driver PCNs?

The 3 links above show a 'notice to keeper' from PCM.

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So there's bays designated A-Z and then roughly 10 "V" bays.

We have 2 parking permits one says "Bay 'X' only" the other says "Bay 'X' or V only" one of my tickets was because my partner was parked in our dedicated bay and there was no space in a V bay for me. The other one I was parked in our dedicated bay and forgot to put my permit on the dash.

If your HA has issued 2 parking permits to you one "X only" and one "V" for visitors bays on site, then it might be worth contacting them directly to see if they can get these cancelled.

Also see if you can find a NtK (notice to Keeper) that should have been sent to you too as what you've uploaded so far states photo's have been taken by an operator, which you should be given the opportunity to view.

Might be worth submitting a SAR's request to PCM or even HA if they are the ones who issue the permits?

PCM offer a "Virtual Visitors permit App" service also so I'd be making some enquires with both HA and PCM in the interim to avoid getting anymore of these for now.
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See attached the 3 letters I've found from PCM.

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it's worth noting that I don't live in a HA. There's other dedicated spaces for them but I parked in one as there wasn't any V spaces free when I got home from work and there is always HA bays free.

We need to see the original PCN - redact ONLY personal information.

See attached in links below original PCN notices.

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Hello all,

I feel i'm in a slightly unique position here.

The flat I live in has a car park where we have our own assigned bays and then a few spaces at the front. All of which require a permit. We have 2 cars in our household, there isn't enough spaces out the front for everyone so we can't always park our 2 cars.

I have recently got 2 parking tickets, one of which was because I wasn't able to park in one of the outside bays and had to use one of the bays dedicated for the housing association (HA). I have done this a few times and never had an issue as I leave relatively early for work, although this time they came round doing checks before 6am!.

The other time I was in my own bay and genuinely forgot to put my permit on the dashboard.

I have had a few letters from Trace Debt Recovery and have ignored them all as I usually do but the letter I got the other week has concerned me. It states:

"We've written to you before, explaining that our client could choose to apply for a CCJ against you.... We've assessed your case and we are recommending that our client takes legal proceedings against you. We will submit our evidence to our client or their chosen solicitor."

They are offering me 14 days to pay £170, which is dated as the 18th of Feb so payment due on the 4th of March.

Is this just scare mongering? I think it's a joke to be getting fines at my own home. I have proof (obviously) that I live at this address and my cars V5 is registered here, too.

Do I have a leg to stand on if this escalates? Can I continue to ignore? Do I have to pay?

Thanks for any potential help