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Please can anyone help with the attached PCN.  The charge relates to an incident on 19/12/24 but the notice was sent on 14/01/25 I thought the PCN had to arrive within 14 days.  They also somehow have managed to get my name and address.  Any help is appreciated on how to go forward with this.  Thank you

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Re: PCN received after 14 days of incident
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Are you the registered keeper of the vehicle, and does your V5C document contain the correct name and address for you?

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Yes I am the registered keeper and the V5C has the correct info

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As they do not know who the driver is, they are writing to the registered keeper. However, if they want to recover charges from the keeper, they have to comply with the requirements of Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act. One of those requirements is, as you have noted, that they deliver a notice to keeper within 14 days. As they haven't done this, you can appeal with the below:

Dear Sirs,

I have received your Parking Charge Notice (Ref: ________) for vehicle registration mark ____ ___, in which you allege that the driver has incurred a parking charge. I note from your correspondence that you are not seeking to hold me liable as the registered keeper, under Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ("The Act"). You have chosen not to issue a Notice to Keeper in accordance with The Act, and it is now too late for you to do so.

There is no obligation for me to name the driver and I will not be doing so. I am therefore unable to help you further with this matter, and look forward to your confirmation that the charge has been cancelled. If you choose to decline this appeal, you must issue a POPLA code.

Yours,

If appealing online, be careful there are no drop down/tick boxes that cause you to identify who was driving, and keep a close eye on your spam folder for their response. If they do not respond within 28 days, chase them.

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Thank you for your prompt response and help with this matter.

Re: PCN received after 14 days of incident
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Thank you for your great letter, that worked all cancelled.

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Thanks for coming back to update us. NCP normally throw in the towel when they know they're not onto a winner. Good result!