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UKPC Parking PCN – Overstay – McDonald's, Birdwell Barnsley
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Hi all, hoping for some advice on a PCN I've received.

I am the hirer of the vehicle in question. The notice was sent to the registered keeper, who passed it on to me as hirer.
The PCN was issued by UK Parking Control Ltd, dated 10th March 2026, for an alleged overstay at McDonald's, Birdwell, Barnsley (S70 5SZ). The alleged breach date was 3rd March 2026, with a recorded stay of 2 hours 2 minutes against a maximum of 1 hour 30 minutes. The charge is £100, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days of issue.

The driver was a paying customer at the restaurant and was on a work call which ran on longer than anticipated. The driver did not notice any signage on arrival and genuinely believed parking was free and unrestricted for customers.

I have not yet responded to UKPC or made any payment. I don't currently have photos of the signage — I don't live closeby unfortunately so would be difficult for me to get them.

Grateful for any advice on the best approach.

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Re: UKPC Parking PCN – Overstay – McDonald's, Birdwell Barnsley
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Do you have a PCN in your name?  The RK needs to do a transfer of liability to you as hirer, and then a new PCN will be issued direct to you.  At this point, UKPC will almost certainly not send the required docs with the PCN, and you will have a cast iron defence.
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Thanks - would you advise to appeal or just ignore it?
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Before asking further questions please answer those already asked.
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Sorry, no, nothing other than this which was addressed to the company, not the individual
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In which case there is nothing for you to appeal, as you are not the one being pursued. You should get the hire firm (who themselves appear to be leasing the vehicle) to nominate you as the hirer
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Re: UKPC Parking PCN – Overstay – McDonald's, Birdwell Barnsley
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ok, in this case I am also a director of the company - should I respond from the company's perspective?
« Last Edit: April 10, 2026, 03:35:35 pm by ega04cmd »
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To be clear;

The person (or company) named on the NtK should respond to the parking operator by naming the vehicle hirer.

The operator will then issue a Notice to Hirer which you can then respond to.

As has already been mentioned, the parking operator will almost certainly screw the transfer of liability up when issuing the NtH as the will most likely fail to send the accompanying documents which are required to hold the Hirer liable.
« Last Edit: April 10, 2026, 04:00:04 pm by InterCity125 »
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Quote from: ega04cmd on April 10, 2026, 02:55:01 pm
ok, in this case I am also a director of the company - should I respond from the company's perspective?
This would have been helpful to know from the outset. On that basis, you (acting as a director of the said company) can respond with something such as this:

To whom it may concern,

We, [COMPANY NAME], have received you Notice to Hirer [(PCN number)] for Vehicle Registration Mark [VRM]. As a body corporate, we cannot have been the driver, and are therefore appealing in our capacity as the vehicle hirer. There is no obligation for us to name the driver at the time and we will not be doing so.

To hold us liable for the charge as the hirer of the vehicle, you must meet the conditions specified in Paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“the Act”). We note from your correspondence that you have failed to meet these conditions. These failures include (but are not limited to):

  • A failure to serve a Notice to Hirer containing all the information required by 14(5) of the Act.
  • A failure to include the additional documents mentioned by 13(2) of the Act.

As a result of this, you are unable to recover the specified charge from us, the hirer. As we do not have liability for this charge, we are unable to help you further with this matter. We therefore look forward to your confirmation that the charge has been cancelled.

Yours faithfully,
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