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Before we get onto the substance of the case, we could do with clarifying who's who, as your post is a tad confusing. You say that you received a parking charge notice, but mention that the car is your partner's. You then say that you appealed, and that you wrote as "the registered keeper". Can you please confirm:

• Who is the registered keeper of the vehicle (ie the person with whom the vehicle is registered with the DVLA)?
• Who is the Parking Charge Notice addressed to?
• Whose name was provided on the online form when appealing?

Looking at the specifics now. That set up looks rather confusing - if this were a public road rather than private property, yellow/red lines generally apply across the entire carriageway, but this would appear not to be the case here, as from the number of vehicles, it seems parking is accepted behind the red lines.

Can you please show us the following:

• A copy of the parking charge notice
• A copy of the appeal submitted

You should read the following thread carefully, it also includes info on adding images: READ THIS FIRST - Private Parking Charges Forum guide

If the keeper is up for a fight, here's what usually happens with UKPC charges:

• Appeal rejected
• POPLA appeal - if successful, end of process, if unsuccessful, as below:
• Series of debt collector letters over a period of some months
• Eventually, a Letter of Claim, followed by a claim in the County Court
• If you defend this with our help, UKPC's solicitors, DCB Legal, will eventually discontinue proceedings at the last minute

Quite right Mick, getting my Asian small car manufacturers mixed up! My mistake, previous post edited!

Location appears to be here
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9tmWvZjQpFwXxnTa7

All I can find of relevance from Google Street view taken a little way back from the above view at the entrance where the double yellows (on presumably the public road) change to double reds is a sign saying Permit holders only and directs drivers to see the signs in carpark for detailed T&C's.

Your own evidential photos are always useful. However, as this is UKPC, if you do nothing else and wait for them to issue a claim through DCB Legal, you won’t be paying a penny to them as long as the claim is defended.

You either pay it or you fight it. Remember, the Keeper (your partner) has received a speculative invoice from an unregulated private parking company. There is no legal obligation on the Keeper to name the driver to a private company. They are not an authority and cannot issue "fines".

I can tell you from many years experience of doing this that UKPC will issue a claim if POPLA don't accept the appeal that UKPC will reject. However, they will use DCB Legal, bulk litigator, who will eventually discontinue the claim as long as it is defended.

They hope that you are low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and will capitulate and pay them once they initiate litigation. As long as the claim is defended, they will discontinue before that have to pay the trial fee. I say that with greater than 99% confidence.

What you have shown us is not the appeal rejection but an attempt to scam you into revealing the drivers identity. Unfortunately, you have not shown us the original Notice to Keeper (NtK) or what you put in your appeal.

In the meantime, you should reply to that request and tell them to go sit on a sharp stick and rotate. Or simply ignore it and wait for the appeal rejection and a POPLA code. Your choice.

If you search the forum, there are plenty of example of Arkell v Pressdram (1971) style responses you can send to UKPC.

If/when you receive an N1SDT Claim Form from the CNBC, we will provide a suitable defence to submit with instructions on how to do so.