Parking Eye - Time permitted to issue PCN's, date: 2/2/18 PCN issued: 23/8/18 Options

[Law Wannabe]

Hi guys,
Can someone please help with the time frame on PCN's. I have never heard of a private parking firm forgetting to send a PCN or taking 6 months to send a
PCN especially one as big as Parking Eye. The first date it came to light was a letter from Equita 3/8/18 and it had no information as to the PCN, VRM, and stated
that Parking Eye had tried numerous times to collect a parking fine but had not been successful so it was given to them to act on their behalf.
They have sent the PCN's which are issued 23/8/18 and date of parking was 2/2/18 and 16/2/18 without any arguing they reduced the PCN;s back to allowing discount for
early payment, they omitted to send the original PCN's.
The only reason this is of real importance is that the driver has parked in the same spot every week since February because he hadn't seen the signs and no PCN's meant he wasn't
parking illegally or so he thought. Would Parking Eye have been so underhanded as to have held back the first PCN's to earn more revenue? It is a company car and the parking time was
every Thursday around 11.30am from 2/2/18 until 23/8/18 when first PCN issued.

Someone rang the DVLA to ask when the RK details were requested and got this answer:
They have advised that Parking Eye and all other parking companies have access to an electronic system where they can check who the
registered keeper is for each vehicle, they do not call the DVLA, so there is no record.

According to Parking Eye website, their PCN's and the BPA code of conduct the parking companies have to request the details from the DVLA and have to have a valid reason
for doing so. I found this alarming if it is true, meaning every dodgy private parking firm can trace a car and find names and addresses whenever they want
without anyone's permission.

Any answers most welcome

Many thanks

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[ostell]

There are lots of posts you have made hinting at the identity of the driver. Please edit otherwise there will be no point in continuing to help you to fight this claim.