Private Parking Charges
Guides for people being chased by a private parking operator: notice-to-keeper time limits, appeals to the operator and POPLA or the IAS, replying to a Letter of Claim, added fees, and defending a county court claim. England & Wales.
Notice to Keeper: Did It Arrive in Time? (PoFA 2012 Time Limits)
A private parking company can only make the registered keeper pay if the notice to keeper arrived inside the windows in Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: 14 days for a camera notice, day 29 to 56 after a windscreen ticket. How to count the days, the presumed delivery rule, and what a late notice means.
Private Parking ChargesAppealing a Private Parking Charge: the Operator, Then POPLA or the IAS
How to appeal a private parking charge notice in England and Wales: what to say to the operator, the 14-day reduced rate and 28-day appeal window in the industry Code, the free independent appeal to POPLA or the IAS, and the points that actually win.
Private Parking ChargesParking Company Letter of Claim: How to Reply (30-Day Reply Form)
A Letter of Claim from a parking operator or its solicitors comes with a reply form and a 30-day clock under the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims. What to tick, what documents to demand, what the protocol makes them do next, and how to use the reply to set up your defence.
Private Parking ChargesParking Charge Court Claim: Deadlines and Your Defence
A county court claim form from a parking operator: how service is counted, the 14 days to acknowledge and 28 days to defend, what goes in the defence, the online box and the full N9B-style defence, mediation, costs, and what to do if you have already missed the deadline.
Private Parking ChargesThe Added £70 "Debt Recovery" Fee on a Parking Charge
Why a £100 parking charge becomes £170 by the time a claim arrives, what the industry Code says about the £70 add-on, why it cannot be recovered from a keeper under the Protection of Freedoms Act, and how to challenge it without relying on unreported cases.
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