APCOA Tesco Slough - failed to validate ticket

• APCOA Tesco Slough - failed to validate ticket
  Posted by rehtaflog on 06 Dec, 2023 16:14
• Hi chaps
  
  Received a PCN as failed to validate the parking
  
  Please see below (pics removed and detailed edited)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  First time Ive ever got something from Apcoa within 14 days so that challenge is out
  
  Consdering the following 2:
  
  Any thoughts please?
  
  
  
  Dear Sirs,
  
  I have just received your Notice to Keeper xxxxx for vehicle VRM xxxx
  
  You have failed to comply with the requirements of Schedule 4 of The Protection Of Freedoms Act 2012 namely, but not limited to, failing to give the invitation to keeper in the format prescribed by section 9 (2) (e) of the Act. You cannot, therefore, transfer liability for the alleged charge from the driver at the time to me, the keeper.
  
  There is no legal requirement to name the driver at the time and I will not be doing so.
  
  I do not expect to hear from you again, or your debt collectors, except to confirm that no further action will be taken on this matter and my personal details have been removed from your records.
  
  Yours etc
  
  
  
  Dear Sirs,
  
  I have received your Parking Charge Notice (Ref: ______) for vehicle registration mark _______, in which you allege that the driver has incurred a parking charge. I note from your correspondence that you are not seeking to hold me liable as the registered keeper, under Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. There is no obligation for me to name the driver and I will not be doing so. I am therefore unable to help you further with this matter, and look forward to your confirmation that the charge has been cancelled. If you choose to decline this appeal, you must issue a POPLA code.
  
  Yours,
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Nosy Parker on 07 Dec, 2023 05:37
• Both are fine. If you use the first one, delete “in the format” as no format is prescribed by 9(2)(f) and the point is that the warning is absent not that there is a warning in the wrong format.
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by rehtaflog on 07 Dec, 2023 10:57
• There is a 3rd option too for 9(2)(f)
  
  Dear Sirs,
  
  I have just received your Notice to Keeper xxxxx for vehicle VRM xxxx
  
  You have failed to comply with the requirements of Schedule 4 of The Protection Of Freedoms Act 2012 namely, but not limited to, failing to give notice of keeper liability as prescribed by section 9 (2) (f) of the Act. You cannot, therefore, transfer liability for the alleged charge from the driver at the time to me, the keeper.
  
  There is no legal requirement to name the driver at the time and I will not be doing so.
  
  I do not expect to hear from you again, or your debt collectors, except to confirm that no further action will be taken on this matter and my personal details have been removed from your records.
  
  Yours etc
  
  
  Which would be the strongest out of all 3 of them please?
  
  Thanks
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Nosy Parker on 07 Dec, 2023 11:06
• Legally, they're pretty much the same as each other. It's a question of style and taste
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