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Hi, I came here to search for a draft letter/response I used before when I recieved a parking charge from one of our company vehicles... it worked before and wondered if I could use it again, but can't find it. It was entitled COMPANY ABC or something similar.

I, as the company secretary/Director, received a PCN for one of our company vehicles from ce-service for parking at a customer location on their private land (car park managed by CE-Service) without registering the number plate at the site... the site aren't being very helpful and haven't cancelled the charge which i'm sure they are able to do, but it's now gone to a LBA from ce-service.

Any ideas or suggestions?

I've not responded or appealed to any of the PCN letters yet.

If appropriate, see https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/apcoa-pcn-at-hospital/msg121139/#msg121139

Dear Sirs,

We, [COMPANY NAME] have received your Parking Charge Notice (Ref: ________) for vehicle registration mark ____ ___, in which you allege that the driver has incurred a parking charge. We note from your correspondence that you are not seeking to hold us liable as the registered keeper, under Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ("The Act"). You have chosen not to issue a Notice to Keeper in accordance with The Act, and it is now too late for you to do so.

As a body corporate, we are not and cannot be the driver. There is no obligation for us to name the driver and we will not be doing so. We are 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,

But you say you now have a Letter before Action, so it’s too late to appeal, for which you may have been able to use the above. You will presumably have to file a county court defence now.

Do not assume non-compliance with PoFA 2012 unless you are sure, or until you have posted the PCN and had feedback on it.

Can you also post the back please

As an aside I'd get back onto the customer.

You might want to point out it's not particularly conducive to a good business relationship for one of their suppliers to be sued by their car park operator.