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Hi all,
I’ve just posted a separate thread for a different PCN with a different company, but I wanted to post these two together as they are in the same location.

The registered keeper has received two Notices to Keeper from Euro Parking Services for very short stops outside Bearwood Veterinary Clinic, B67 5AY.

What happened:
On two separate dates, the driver briefly pulled up outside the vet practice for only a few minutes. The driver was not aware that a permit was required at that location. Both PCNs were issued for “Parked without displaying a valid permit”.

PCN 1:
   •   Contravention date: 05/11/2025
   •   Contravention time: 11:53
   •   Duration: 00:05:08
   •   Notice issue date: 07/11/2025
   •   Allegation: Parked without displaying a valid permit
   •   Amount: £100 (£60 if paid by 21/11/2025)

PCN 2:
   •   Contravention date: 22/10/2025
   •   Contravention time: 10:46
   •   Duration: 00:06:14
   •   Notice issue date: 05/11/2025
   •   Allegation: Parked without displaying a valid permit
   •   Amount: £100 (£60 if paid by 19/11/2025)

Both “parking periods” were only a few minutes long.

I’ve uploaded all pages of both Notices to Keeper (personal details removed), and I can add signage photos if helpful.

Any guidance on the next steps,  would be hugely appreciated.
Thank you in advance (again!) for your help.

Hi, they weren't. 

PCN 2 is out of time for Keeper liability.

Did the driver get out and leave the vehicle?

Totally deficient signage and unable to form a contract with the driver.

You appeal each PCN separately with the following, ONLY as the Keeper. Whilst PCN 2 definitely cannot hold the Keeper liable as long as the driver remains unidentified, PCN 1 will claim that they can.

However the signs are so defective at this location, they wouldn't stand a chance if they tied to persuade. judge that they had a valid contract with the driver. They will still push this all the way to a county court claim. That is a good thing. They would eventually discontinue after hoping that you are low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree who can be intimidated into paying out of ignorance and fear.

There is no legal obligation on the known keeper (the recipient of the Notice to Keeper (NtK)) to reveal the identity of the unknown driver and no inference or assumptions can be made.

The NtK is not compliant with all the requirements of PoFA which means that if the unknown driver is not identified, they cannot transfer liability for the charge from the unknown driver to the known keeper.

Use the following as your appeal. No need to embellish or remove anything from it:

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. 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. EPS 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. EPS have no hope should you be so stupid as to try and litigate, so you are urged to save us both a complete waste of time and cancel the PCN.

I’ll send the appeal wording as the keeper for both PCNs (the keeper is a Ltd company).


That's a new development.

I'm really sorry - I completely dropped the ball in December and have only just come back to this.
Looking at the rejection letters:

PCN 1 (22/10 incident) - rejection dated 27/11, so IAS deadline was 25/12
PCN 2 (05/11 incident) - rejection dated 02/12, so IAS deadline was 30/12

I think I've missed both IAS appeal windows.
Given the strong grounds you identified (PoFA non-compliance on PCN 1 and deficient signage on both), what are my options now?
Can I still fight these, or have I let them become enforceable by missing the deadlines?
Thanks for your patience - I know I should have acted sooner.

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