Dealing with "tickets" from Private Parking Companies (PPCs), Amended to reflect Protect of Freedoms Act provisions |
Dealing with "tickets" from Private Parking Companies (PPCs), Amended to reflect Protect of Freedoms Act provisions |
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When dealing with "tickets" from private parking companies (PPCs) our advice is either:
1) Ignore all communications (other than in the extremely unlikely event that you receive genuine court papers - there were only 49 cases going to court last year out of over one million tickets issued); or 2) In England and Wales only, and if the PPC is a member of the British Parking Association's Approved Operator Scheme (BPA AOS), appeal to the PPC using any of the applicable grounds below and then appeal to the independent Parking on Private Land Appeals (POPLA) service (see below for further details). If the appeal is unsuccessful then ignore subsequent correspondence from the PPC. How Do You Know if Your Ticket is a PPC Ticket or Not?
Legal Enforceability of Private Parking Tickets There is a great deal of doubt about the legal enforceability of private parking invoices that are issued to motorists. Unlike parking tickets issued by local authorities, which are backed by statute, the enforcement of private parking is essentially a matter of contract law. A private parking company needs to overcome many significant legal hurdles in order to be successful, which include:
Protection of Freedoms Act (England and Wales only) In England and Wales the Protection of Freedoms Act has introduced some changes that might affect your decision whether to simply ignore a PPC ticket. These changes apply only to parking companies that are also members of the BPA AOS scheme, and are principally:
Exceptions to Advice to Ignore PPC Tickets A PPC will normally obtain the name and address of the vehicle's Registered Keeper from DVLA, and pursue them for their ticket. In some cases where you were the driver but are not the RK, leaving the PPC to pursue the RK might be more hassle or more expensive than providing your details to the PPC, naming yourself as the driver and putting up with the junk mail yourself. For example:
Additional Information This link will take you to a You Tube video of a BBC Watchdog piece on PPCs. This summary of our recommendations and the background to them addresses the most common situations people describe in the forums. Individual circumstances do of course vary, and the decision what to do is ultimately yours, so if you are in any doubt please start your own thread for further help. __________________________________________________________________________ This post has been edited by Fredd: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 - 14:24
Reason for edit: Recommendations updated to reflect Protection of Freedoms Act, VCS v HMRC case, information on Byelaws, and exceptions to general advice to ignore
-------------------- Regards,
Fredd __________________________________________________________________________
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![]() ![]() ![]() -------------------- Any comments made do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon. No lawyer/client relationship should be assumed nor should any duty of care be owed. |
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![]() Webmaster ![]() Group: ![]() Posts: 7,322 Joined: 30 Mar 2003 From: Wokingham, UK Member No.: 2 ![]() |
The recommendations in the first post have been updated to reflect:
-------------------- Regards,
Fredd __________________________________________________________________________
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