Author Topic: Universal Parking Enforcement LTD Parking PCN - Left premise while parked (Read 60 times)

Far · « **on:** **Yesterday** at 03:20:46 pm »

Around the beginning of may, I received a letter in the mail saying I had parked on private property and that the passenger and drivers should have remained in the car but didn’t and it was a breach of their parking terms. The date of the offense was 01/04/2026 and the date of sending the notice was listed as 23/04/2026.

I appealed this on the fact that they had
14 days after the offence to submit the notice and they rejected my appeal basically admitting yes we did not send it within 14 days but you still have to pay because you broke the agreed parking terms. I have not disclosed the driver and I am unsure of how to continue.

This was their response to my appeal below:

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jfollows · « **Reply #1 on:** **Yesterday** at 03:25:27 pm »

Please read https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/ and follow its instructions on how to post images in particular. Your wall of text is better than nothing but very unpleasant to read.

Your next step will be to appeal to the IAS on the basis of non-compliance with PoFA 2012 legislation to transfer liability from the unknown driver to the registered keeper.

Their tactics are to refuse your appeal, lie and bluster in the knowledge that many people believe their nonsense and pay up. Just continue to ensure you do not identify the driver.

jfollows · « **Reply #2 on:** **Today** at 08:10:41 am »

Thanks for updating the image.

They totally ignore your appeal point, don’t they?

The notice needed to be dated 13 April or earlier to be deemed served within 14 days.

A simple IAS appeal will cost them £23 and should be that the driver has not been identified and that with the claimed breach of terms on 1 April, the Notice to Keeper was issued too late to use the provisions of PoFA 2012 to transfer liability from the driver to the registered keeper.

I wouldn’t suggest adding other points, because then they will ignore the difficult points. It is true that “leaving the site” is also pretty unenforceable, but the issue date is a much clearer appeal point.

Far · « **Reply #3 on:** **Today** at 11:03:10 am »

Yeah it is quite annoying they just literally ignored my point and admitted to not following the law but are still trying to squeeze money out of me. I have heard that the IAS doesn’t tend to favour the person appealing and the appealing success rate is quite low. I have appealed with the following message, just wondering what would happen next if the IAS also rejected.

The operator has confirmed in its rejection letter that the Notice to Keeper was issued outside the statutory period required under Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“PoFA 2012”).

As the Notice to Keeper was not served within the required 14-day period, the operator has failed to comply with PoFA 2012 and cannot transfer liability from the driver to the registered keeper.

The appellant has not identified the driver and is under no obligation to do so. The operator has therefore failed to establish keeper liability.

Accordingly, the charge should be cancelled.

jfollows · « **Reply #4 on:** **Today** at 11:55:04 am »

If the IAS doesn’t uphold your appeal, you let them take you to court which you will defend. Search the forum for more details.

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