Unloading Claim Rejected Options

[h3lp]

Hi All,

One of our vans got ticketed whilst unloading on non-restricted double yellow lines.

We appealed with supporting evidence but this got rejected because the van was near a junction.

Can anyone see anything incorrect about the council's letter before we pay?

Cheers.

[cp8759]

Sorry to have to call you out on this hcandersen, but your advice on this occasion is dangerous. If the OP acts on your advice, there are only two possible outcomes:

1) The lease company will pay the PCN and seek to recover the money from the OP, or
2) The council won't receive any representations and will, in due course, issue a charge certificate (which the lease company will no doubt re-charge to the OP).

Trying to be a smart-arse and writing to the lease company on the basis that they should know what they're doing will achieve nothing if, as in this case, the person at the other end doesn't know what they're doing. Furthermore, while it's badly written the intent of the letter addressed to the council is clear, the lease company want the council to communicate with the nominated person. The letter also helpfully confirms that the nominated person has the full use of the vehicle.

h3lp, you need to respond to the Notice to Owner using the "not the owner" ground, and naming yourself as the owner. Also include a copy of the letter from the lease company to the council. This should result in the NtO being cancelled and a new NtO being issued in your name.