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If you park on private land, depending on the size of the car park there is a “consideration period” to allow you time to read the signs and decide not to park. It’s likely in this case that this is 5 minutes. So the driver will have parked for longer than this, will have entered into a contract by reading the signs and parking, and is now being invoiced for payment under the contract. The invoice is to the registered keeper, not to the driver, because they don’t know who the driver is unless you tell them, but the Protections of Freedoms Act 2012 allows them to transfer liability to the registered keeper as long as specific requirements of the legislation are complied with.

If the signs were missing or unclear, an argument could be made that a contract wasn’t entered into.

You should read https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/ for two reasons:

• to understand how to post images here so that we can see the Notice to Keeper and signage
• to understand to refer to the driver in the third person, don’t use “I” for example.

Can you get photos of the signage, this is crucial.

I agree with previous comments re shocking signage.

The PCN also has questionable PoFA compliance but that is unlikely to work in any initial appeal.

It's already borderline worn off on GSV.

That wouldn't count as a relevant entry sign in any case - there needs to be a sign on a post or wall which directly faces the driver as they enter the private land.

I'm actually very familiar with this area as I have a holiday property in the area. I can say that I've never noticed any signage and I've walked past this location dozens of times.

I do however understand the need for enforcement as traffic and lack of parking in Boscombe is terrible especially in summer. Most of the local car parks are full up by 10am.