Hello everyone,
I received a ticket because I didn't pay the parking fee within the timeframe (48 hours).
I made an appeal before I checked this forum, and therefore I confirmed I was the driver, even though I shouldn't have.
In my appeal, I explained to them that I had technical issue with their website therefore I made the payment few days later, they completely ignored the appeal content and replied with something very much of a template. They confirmed that they received the delayed payment, and that they refunded it as well.
Now, Is there a way to address this further ? or should I pay it (the reduced amount is a £25).
Looking forward to your insight.
Please find attached the appeal rejection.
I don't have the appeal text (but it was about a technical error on their website that didn't allow me to pay)
Looking forward to hearing from you.
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OK. So, at any point in your appeal did you refer to yourself as the driver? Using terminology that says "I did this or that" instead of referring to the the driver in the third person such as "The driver did this or that" is how you inadvertently blab the identity of the driver being the person making the appeal.
So, did you throw away the easiest of all PCNs to dispose of by identifying the unknown (to APCOA) drivers identity as also been the same as the known Keeper?
Either way, luckily for you, APCOA are benign and will not litigate. However, if you have thrown away the easiest of PCNs to dispose of by blabbing the drivers identity, you must now go through the inevitable storm of reminders and Debt Recovery Agent (DRA) letters. Do not be low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and freak out at the scary letters. DRAs are not a party to the contract allegedly breached by the driver and have no power to actually do anything. Never, ever, ever communicate with a powerless DRA. Ignore them.
If you follow the advice, APCOA will eventually give up and move on to even more low-hanging gullible fruit who are likely to pay out of ignorance and fear.
Next time you forget to pay APCOA at Luton or any of the other airports they infest, remember that as long as the known Keeper doesn't blab the unknown drivers identity, there is absolutely nothing they can do about it and a simple appeal reminding of that fact and why, will result in a PCN cancellation.
OK. So, at any point in your appeal did you refer to yourself as the driver? Using terminology that says "I did this or that" instead of referring to the the driver in the third person such as "The driver did this or that" is how you inadvertently blab the identity of the driver being the person making the appeal.
So, did you throw away the easiest of all PCNs to dispose of by identifying the unknown (to APCOA) drivers identity as also been the same as the known Keeper?
Either way, luckily for you, APCOA are benign and will not litigate. However, if you have thrown away the easiest of PCNs to dispose of by blabbing the drivers identity, you must now go through the inevitable storm of reminders and Debt Recovery Agent (DRA) letters. Do not be low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and freak out at the scary letters. DRAs are not a party to the contract allegedly breached by the driver and have no power to actually do anything. Never, ever, ever communicate with a powerless DRA. Ignore them.
If you follow the advice, APCOA will eventually give up and move on to even more low-hanging gullible fruit who are likely to pay out of ignorance and fear.
Next time you forget to pay APCOA at Luton or any of the other airports they infest, remember that as long as the known Keeper doesn't blab the unknown drivers identity, there is absolutely nothing they can do about it and a simple appeal reminding of that fact and why, will result in a PCN cancellation.
Thank you B789.
So the advice now is to ignore any further communication? I shouldn't try to correct any information or contact APCOA?
Best,
Make sure you check for any real Letter before Action or similar. If you move in the next 6 years make sure you have reliable measures in place to have mail forwarded or advise ACPOA of any new address.
Nothing will happen. Just ignore all the useless debt collector threat-o-grams. Shred them and use them as Hamster bedding or something.
IF APCOA ever try to take you court over the alleged debt, go out and buy a lottery ticket because you have more chance of winning that than APCOA suing you.
Make sure you check for any real Letter before Action or similar. If you move in the next 6 years make sure you have reliable measures in place to have mail forwarded or advise ACPOA of any new address.
Can you please elaborate on the 6 years requirement?
The
Limitation Act 1980 sets out the time limits for claims. Debt claims can only be issued for up to six years after the alleged debt was incurred.
Thank you for the explanation.
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