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More Information on Parking Parking can be more risky than you think if your vehicle is not completely legal. Parking tickets are only one of the many penalties in the arsenal of the local authorities. Parking attendants now have the technology to check validity of insurance and MOT's aswell as the obvious tax disc. Cars can now be impounded costing £100s to be retrieved and if not can be crushed. This is besides the independant clamping agencies who have no scruples and are prepared to clamp ambulances, fire engines and hearses! With the latest boom in councils making money from the motorists nearly everywhere you park is now subject to parking regulations. If you receive a PCN (Penalty Charge Notice) then you can appeal but you must do this within 14 days of receiving the PCN. You need to contact the council and if you wish to preserve the roght to a discounted poayment you must do this in writing, obviuosly taking into account postage times. You should state your case in as clear and simple terms as possible stating any witness statements (Do not send originals) and enclose photocopies of any receipts etc that can help your cause. The council will either accept or reject your claim. If the council rejects the claim and you have written your appeal and sent it within 14 days then you have the right to pay at the discount rate still at this stage. If you refuse to pay the council will send you a notice to the vehicle owner and the penalty will increase to the full undiscounted level. As the vehicle owner you are liable for any PCNS for that vehicle irrespective of who was driving at the time. With this notice you will be provided with a form which you can use make formal representations to the council. You have 28 days to do this. Details of the grounds which formal representations are included in the notice although if you do not match the criteria you can still appeal. Re state your case as clearly as you can again sending any witness statements or reciepts (Copies) You will recieve a letter from the council stating that you have either won the appeal to have your PCN waived or have failed and should then incude a reason why this is the case. A rejection letter is called a Notice of Rejection or Representatives and will also contain a form called a Notice of Appeal which will allow you to appeal your case to the Independant Parking Adjudicator More Information on Parking For further listings and appeal information click here... |
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