Afternoon folks,
Looking for some advice regards a fine issued by Horizon Parking for Tesco Extra in Colney Hatch for overstaying the time limit, please.
Trying to be brief, the driver of the vehicle went to test drive a car at a main dealership and was advised by their salesman to park in the Tesco car park next door as it was free. Long story short, for a couple of reasons the driver of the vehicle ended up staying for a protracted period in the dealership at the salesman's request. Due to this, the driver has now contacted the dealer, asking that they pay for the charge and their response is awaited.
However, in the meantime (and in the likelihood that they refuse), just wondering if there's any other legal route to dispute this charge with the PPC?
Photos of the covering letter and back and front of the PCN below:
Covering letter:
https://ibb.co/xq7ZvPntFront of PCN:
https://ibb.co/VWvDVsm5Rear of PCN:
https://ibb.co/WpNbt3cSMany thanks in advance for any advice
I think you'd be hard pressed to get the dealership to pay the charge. It is not a "fine" and you should not refer to it as such. It is a speculative invoice for an alleged breach of contract by the driver.
Horizon’s Notice to Keeper (NtK) is PoFA-compliant, meaning the keeper can be held liable if the driver isn’t named. If the signage at the Tesco car park clearly restricts parking to Tesco customers and conforms to the BPA Code of Practice, then the driver is likely contractually liable for breaching those terms.
However, the dealership’s advice to park there introduces a mitigating factor. While it doesn’t override the signage, it may support a challenge based on fairness or inducement. You should appeal to Horizon without naming the driver, and if rejected, escalate to POPLA. Also consider pressing the dealership to cover the charge, especially if their advice directly led to the breach.