QUOTE (Gan @ Fri, 26 Oct 2012 - 20:14)
The only difference in their favour is that they're allowed to continue asking the registered keeper to pay if he won't identify the driver.
The ticket though has no more legal basis than it did last month although the British Parking Association has made a very efficient job of misinforming a lazy media of this fact.
There is a change in your favour if you want to fight back.
You can appeal to POPLA, the independent tribunal once you've exhausted the company procedure.
This costs the company £27 + VAT whatever the outcome.
The result is binding on the company but not on you so can be ignored if it goes against you.
No information yet how POPLA are treating the arguments that would normally win in the Small Claims Court.
The PPCs don't seem in any hurry to risk it and some OPs have reported tickets cancelled when they've put in a strong appeal to the company.
would i have a good case as the reason i was there so long is my headlights stopped working and a guy i had just met up with who i had sold some parts had to came to help as he was still in the area, ended up having mine and his bumpers off the cars to swap lights see if it was the units had failed as we have the same car. Ended up being a damaged wire which we fixed wile we were there. He come as it was bad traffic and i knew i would have not got home before it got dark so had to stop and attempt a fix.
mike