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No “period of parking” to start with, see https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4,

4(1)The creditor has the right to recover any unpaid parking charges from the keeper of the vehicle.

(2)The right under this paragraph applies only if—

(a)the conditions specified in paragraphs 5, 6, 11 and 12 (so far as applicable) are met; and

(b)the vehicle was not a stolen vehicle at the beginning of the period of parking to which the unpaid parking charges relate.

You use their appeals process. You could write your appeal and post it here for advice, just keep a note of the deadline. It will probably be rejected but you will get a POPLA code for a further appeal. There is a generic appeal for non-compliance with PoFA but a more reasoned appeal needs to be written for POPLA if necessary.

The car adjacent was very close to the end of the bay. The driver at the time decided to give appropriate room to the adjacent vehicle so they could open their door. By doing this the car was over the line and in the hatched area which was not interfering with any other spaces?

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to formally appeal against Parking Charge Notice (PCN) XXX, issued to my vehicle. As the registered keeper of the vehicle, I would like to address the points raised in your notice.

You have outlined your belief that the driver is liable for the parking charge and invited me, as the keeper, to either pay the charge or identify the driver. However, I must inform you that the vehicle is driven by multiple individuals, and I am not in a position to disclose the identity of the driver at the time of the alleged contravention.

Furthermore, I would like to bring to your attention that your notice is non-compliant with the mandatory requirements set forth in paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act (PoFA). As such, you are unable to pursue any liability against me as the registered keeper.

Given these circumstances, I respectfully request that you cancel the parking charge.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

No “period of parking” to start with, see https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4,

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9(1)A notice which is to be relied on as a notice to keeper for the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(b) is given in accordance with this paragraph if the following requirements are met.

(2)The notice must—

(a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates;