URGENT: VCS PCN/NTK: Flora Street, Sheffield |
URGENT: VCS PCN/NTK: Flora Street, Sheffield |
Sat, 27 Oct 2018 - 08:35
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Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 9 May 2014 Member No.: 70,518 |
Hello all,
16/09/2018: My car was parked in Flora Street Retail Park, Sheffield, between two cars in a row of cars which appeared properly parked. In retrospect I can see that there are no marked bays in that area, but also no marked parking restriction. My car then had a MyParkingCharge.co.uk sketchy looking 'THIS IS NOT A PARKING CHARGE NOTICE' ticket left on the windshield. 24/09/2018: marked Issue Date on Parking Charge Notice / Notice To Keeper (both at top of page) from VCS, stating Contravention Reason '81) Parked In A Restricted / Prohibited Area'. I knee-jerk replied via appeal on website that it is not clear that parking is not allowed there, and that my suspicion was that this is intentional to make money. I know this wasn't the right move to make, please don't point that out. I had the following response from VCS: "We refer to your appeal in respect of the above Charge Notice (CN) received on 27/09/2018. Having considered the points you have raised and reviewed our records, we are unable to accept your appeal. Our main reason(s) for this decision are as follows: The signs at the car park make it clear that the land is private property and that a Charge of £100 will be levied if vehicles park outside of the Terms and Conditions displayed. The signs in proximity to where the above detailed vehicle parked clearly indicate vehicles to "park correctly and only between the lines of a single marked bay" the vehicle parked in that Restricted/Prohibited area of the car park and therefore you became liable for the Charge advertised. We maintain that the signs on this site meet the requirements set by the International Parking Community (IPC) Code of Practice. The signs are large, prominent and legible,so that any reasonable user of the car park would be aware of their existence and nature, and would have a fair opportunity to read them if he or she wished to do so. It can never be a defence to a claim in contract law to say, "I did not read the terms", so long as the existence of those terms is reasonably advertised.We have fully reviewed this case and we are satisfied that the Charge Notice was correctly issued. We are unable to accept the mitigating circumstances raised in your representations, your appeal is therefore rejected and the charge will stand; photographic evidence which supports this can be viewed at..." They want £60 from me by 31/10/2018, or £100 by 14/11/2018. Points to note: Time on the windscreen ticket reads 15:40, time on PCN/NTK is 15:41. I didn't tell them "I did not read the terms", but am guessing this is a standard response from them. Photographs on website show my car clearly parked between others as though in bays, and every time I have been since there are cars parked there. Others on this forum have beat tickets for same contravention in same spot but years ago. Please help out if you can as I feel this spot really is a honey trap. Let me know if you need pictures and I will upload. Also, reason for delay is that I have been away for a fortnight! Not just been lazy. |
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Sat, 29 Jun 2019 - 12:19
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Member Group: Members Posts: 17,088 Joined: 8 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,457 |
Yep, love to be able to send in the HCEO in my current battle but a little bit short
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Sat, 29 Jun 2019 - 12:19
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Sat, 29 Jun 2019 - 12:34
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,126 Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Member No.: 96,238 |
How about a third party debt order against one of the VCS bank accounts ?
An order for Mr Renshaw-Smith to attend court and be questioned about the bank accounts should also produce a result |
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