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Pulled into car park in morning to drop someone off, they got out and then I drove away.

Received parking charge on 27th February.

Do I ignore it or pay it?

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When you post we should be able to see how long a period of parking they are claiming. You imply virtually none.

Image added above, thanks.

They haven't given a length of time, but they've just put 7:51 am. Given that I left almost immediately after dropping someone off it wouldn't surprise me if I arrived and left within the same minute. The point is, I wouldn't have been there for longer than two minutes maximum.

But just to repeat, their letter doesn't say at all.

Appeal, for example

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I am the keeper of the vehicle and I dispute your 'parking charge'. I deny any liability or contractual agreement and I will be making a complaint about your predatory conduct to your client landowner.

As your Notice to Keeper (NtK) does not fully comply with ALL the requirements of PoFA 2012, you are unable to hold the keeper of the vehicle liable for the charge. It does not specify “the period of parking” as required. The notice merely states a single time — not the duration of parking. This omission renders the notice non-compliant, and as such, the operator cannot rely on PoFA to pursue the registered keeper.

Partial or even substantial compliance is not sufficient. There will be no admission as to who was driving and no inference or assumptions can be drawn. I Park Services has relied on contract law allegations of breach against the driver only.

The registered keeper cannot be presumed or inferred to have been the driver, nor pursued under some twisted interpretation of the law of agency. Your NtK can only hold the driver liable.

They will doubtless reject your appeal, because they always do and don’t care about anything other than receiving your money, so come back when that happens.

Just be sure never to identify the driver. You are the registered keeper.

You could add that you the driver did not park, you they simply dropped someone off, if you want. I’m not sure it would make any difference though.

Thanks.

What happens if they reject? Do I keep appealing or what?

Or should I just:

a) Pay
b) Completely ignore

As @Brenda_R2 says, if you follow our advice you will likely end up paying £0. Their entire process is driven around trying to frighten you into giving them money.

The idea that you are liable for a parking fee for dropping someone off in a car park is ludicrous. They don’t care, they only want money. Amongst other things, there is a “consideration period” of at least five minutes during which you can choose not to take up the offered contract to park. Without a notice specifying that you remained for at least this time, their claim is a nonsense.