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IMO, given that the information board and instructions seem clear then any defence would go to mitigation. This would be bolstered if you could demonstrate that the app does not give this car park despite being parked in it then this would help because it suggests a systemic failure.

I am flying off to Australia for 2 month secondment later today so wanted to get my initial appeal off, or would I be best off just ignoring the PCN? Will this suffice for an initial appeal?

Dear Sir or Madam,

Re: Parking Charge Notice [INSERT PCN REFERENCE NUMBER]
Vehicle Registration: [INSERT VEHICLE REGISTRATION]

I am writing to you as the registered keeper of the above vehicle to formally appeal the Parking Charge Notice referenced above.

As the registered keeper, I am under no legal obligation to identify the driver, and I will not be doing so.

In order to hold a registered keeper liable for a parking charge, you must fully comply with the strict requirements set out in Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA). If you are seeking to rely on keeper liability, you must demonstrate that all conditions of PoFA have been met. If you are unable to do so, then liability cannot be transferred to me as keeper.

If you contend that you have complied with PoFA, please provide full evidence of such compliance.

In the absence of full compliance with PoFA, I expect this Parking Charge Notice to be cancelled.

Should you reject this appeal, please provide:

A detailed explanation of your reasons for rejection
All evidence you intend to rely upon
A valid POPLA verification code (or IAS code, if applicable), so that I may escalate this matter to independent adjudication

Please note that I do not consent to the processing of my personal data beyond what is strictly necessary to resolve this appeal.

I look forward to your confirmation that this charge has been cancelled.

Yours faithfully,
[YOUR NAME]
Registered Keeper

NTOs are for council tickets. A Notice to Keeper would ordinarily be issued in private cases.

If she has told them she was driving and provided her name and address, APCOA won't be contacting you, as they don't need to. They will continue to contact her.

If she had waited, and you had appealed, the matter would have been cancelled. However, in our experience, we have never seen APCOA take a single case to court. She can therefore ignore the incoming barrage of letters from debt collectors (who are powerless). In the very unlikely event she receives a Letter of Claim from solicitors, come back here, otherwise, continue to ignore. They usually get bored after a few months to a year or so.

Sorry, there is an error in my post earlier today. I said the parking app uses GSV to get a position, but I meant to say GPS (Global Positioning System).

Can you show the back of the PPN?

If it is Dock area it may well be covered by bylaws.

Also, lastly from one of the best previous posters it was said that do not pay UKPC a penny they will most likely discontinue the claim before paying the court fee.