By way of an update, I'm pleased to say that ParkingEye have given in and cancelled the PCN without me having to go to POPLA.

As long as the driver is not identified this will go nowhere. As you rightly mentioned, PoFA does not apply in Scotland. The NtK is not PoFA compliant and even if it was, PE has not complied with the requirements of PoFA §13.

The standard appeal from the keeper telling PE to go find the driver will see it off.

Assumed that would probably be the case. Will enlighten them as to the error of their ways and see what they come back with.

The Driver was driving a rented van for an event being held at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow. They parked in the hotel's overflow car park and entered the registration number on the tablet at Reception. Payment was made on the day of departure.


Despite this, ParkingEye have issued a Parking Charge Notice claiming a failure to pay for the last day, when the Driver moved the van to the Hotel's Service Yard to load it up for the return journey, then parked back in the overflow car park. This appears to have initially been sent to the hire firm, who have provided the Hirer's details. The only paperwork in the envelope was the Notice to Hirer.

Unusually for PE, this isn't a double dip, as the arrival and departure times reflect that last day, rather than the original arrival and final departure time.

PCN Images: https://imgur.com/a/hKL6h1m
GSV showing signage at the entrance: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2D9oFEy9X6o5dsk77
And signage within the car park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MGcr5DNuLLzAL9MCA

The Driver lives in London, so it's not practical for them to return to get their own photographs of the signage.

I'm assuming there are at least two prongs of attack, namely the parking event occurred in Scotland, so PoFA doesn't apply; and the fact that it was a rental vehicle.

As an aside, earlier Streetview imagery, such as this from 2009 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/vJScXXC8ZKG524LP9) shows where the OP parked to have previously been a trolley park, but it's lost its shelter at some point.

Obviously we don't know how full the car park was when the OP arrived, but the markings on the actual bays in that area appear to be clearly visible, even in the dark.

They can't be the most vexatious rep ever, they clearly marked their letter 'Without Vexation' 

I like that somewhere in the midst of all of their freeman on the land style nonsense they've clearly paid a visit to PePiPoo and found some of Ostell's private parking template appeals...

Just a shame that's totally irrelevant as it looks to be Council on-street enforcement of school entrance markings!

GSV:https://goo.gl/maps/MXtCaW7xFC9AX6xe6