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Hi guys,

Just wondering if I have any chance of contesting this one - I was literally stopped for a few minutes in an estate managed by NPC and got a ticket when I was still in the van, was photographed from the back and time observed was only 1 minute.

Any help gratefully received!

 

Of course you contest it. No contract could be formed within the consideration period which is a minimum of 5 minutes.

Of course you contest it. No contract could be formed within the consideration period which is a minimum of 5 minutes.

Thanks, I take it this is for private companies as well? Sounds like this could be the route to go down. Pretty cheeky, I didn’t even see the guy

No, by the looks of things someone crept up behind the van whilst I was sat in it and took those photos. Nothing was attached to the van at the time, the fine came through to the leasing company and then they passed it onto me.

It's a leased vehicle and the notice is in my name, after the leasing company named me as the leasee.

None of those documents were provided, to be totally honest my own personal approach with these fines is if I have a valid reason or technicality I can use that's great, but I'm not so keen to go down the disputed driver route, just my preference.

The fact that the Notice to Hirer did not comply with the requirements of PoFA 2012 to transfer liability from the unknown driver to you as Hirer. You do not name the driver.

The absence of the documents @b789 mentions dooms their case. They rely on people not knowing this and just paying up.

See https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4 section 14(6) in particular.

You appeal that you are not liable on this basis, they will reject your appeal because they always do, but you either get POPLA to cancel it for you - I can’t work out if they are in the BPA or the IPC - or you wait for them to take you to court and follow our advice if the latter. You won’t pay 1p.

Actually maybe I should clarify that I don't know whether those documents were included to the leasing company from NPC, they definitely weren't forwarded onto me with the ticket.

You should edit your first post in line with the READ THIS FIRST to avoid implicitly identifying the driver.

yes good point, can't seem to edit at the moment though

Bottom line is that NPC, amongst others, can’t be bothered with the hassle of complying with legislation to hold hirers responsible because they know that lots of people in receipt of a defective Notice to Hirer just pay up anyway. They save the expense of complying but receive ££££ anyway. The non-compliant NtH would be enough to have the case thrown out of court if it went that far.