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Are you the reg keeper of the van?

Before we get into appeals, I note this is a British Gas van - who is the registered keeper of the vehicle, British Gas? I ask, as this may affect the approach to appeals.

Quote from: sofnet2000 on January 12, 2026, 08:55:34 pm

can I challenge the fast that the pictyure only shows my van parked up without the sign and therefore there is no contravention

If you do, they'll probably refer you to one of the other pictures taken at the time, showing the vehicle parked directly next to the sign:
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A far stronger challenge would seem to be that the ticket was issued for "parked in a Contractor / Visitor Bay without a valid permit", but the terms on the signage do not require a permit to be displayed. Do you have (or can you acquire) evidence to demonstrate that the driver was working as a contractor at that site?

Here's a better image of the signage in case we need it for the future;
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Wasn't working onsite, just parked for 20 mins and got a ticket. Van velongs to BG.

How will BG handle a parking ticket if it gets sent to them?

If you mean after 28 days elapsed,  they will pay and pass it to driver via payroll

Wasn't working onsite, just parked for 20 mins and got a ticket. Van velongs to BG.

This weakens your position somewhat, insofar as on the face of it, the driver was not a genuine visitor or contractor. One angle that still remains is to argue that the signage does not extend a contractual offer to park to those who are not visitors or contractors. The downside of this argument is that there's a fair chance that neither the parking company nor POPLA would accept it, so you'd need to be prepared to defend a potential court claim, which we can of course advise with.

Our ordinary advice with windscreen notices is to appeal as the keeper (not revealing who was driving) as this can lead to technical arguments you can exploit, but this seems like it would not be viable in your case as the keeper is British Gas who will just pay up.