scoobyraj

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Is it still valid since the make is wrong??
Correct registration though.

Any experience/thoughts??

alcazar

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Wot would a PCN be then?

hooley scoob

penalty charge notice?

*matthewturb2000*

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if it was the other way round, wrong reg wright car u may get away with ignoring it

XDevil666

Ask them for a photo, as it could be someone using your plates as you have a different make car

morgentau

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By who was the PCN issued?

if it was a private company overseeing the land & parking there, you can ignore them.
If that was issued by council authorised officers - then not a chance...

madscoob

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write to them claiming someone must of cloned your number plate as you own a ??? not daihatsu, enclose a photocopy or your v5 it may work

Carnut

I used to work with a ex - traffic warden and he used to help people get off with paying parking fines. On one occasion he got someone out of paying because the traffic warden wrote the colour of the car down incorrect, it was a blue/green colour, the log book said green but the warden put it down as blue.

It was some years back now so not sure how it works nowadays.

Norman Dog

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Most of these people take photos of the offending vehicle nowadays..

mickywrx

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This, they all do.

Ignore this advice, below.

They can and will take you to court, and they will usually win in court.

WRXrowdy

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Ask them if they can provide photographic evidence.

I once received a nip through the post, I had been accused of reversing my vehicle in to a one way street the wrong way.
The number plate on the nip was mine, but luckily there was a photo of the vehicle it was supposedly attached to.
I rang the number and explained that not only had I never been anywhere near London at the time, but it is impossible to reverse a motorcycle (goldwing aside) and the picture they had provided was of a mercedes sprinter van. The van did have a similar number on the plate but it had been mis read.

stamina_daddy

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I would definitely appeal it.

Cpt Jack Sparrow

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Worth an appeal, or visit Pepipoo.com

I had a PCN not long back for failing to display a valid parking ticked. I went on line to view the photographic evidence ( Council carpark) and there in the collection of photos of my car was a picture of my car displaying a valid ticket

Mailed to appeal, got a call within 24hr saying the PCD had been cancelled as the parking attendant had sumitted evidence I was in the right

Car Park clowns are taking over the world

Trinity

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Rubbish. You can ignore them, they will send plenty of threatening letters, and then eventually go away. Due to living in London and every space either council or private owned, I have had about 15 PCN's from 'Private Companies' over the years, none of which I have ever responded too. Lots of threatening letters, then eventually they go away. You just have to have the cahoneys to deal with recieving the letters

Don't ignore the council though. They have different powers.

There is a great website about the legality of these, and from what i can remember, I may be wrong, but they have to prove you are the driver of the car in court, which they evidently 9/10 never can, nor do they wish to spend large sums chasing a £60 ticket, because if they lose, they will have to pay court costs.

Trinity

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Great page, dosent give you and the answers in black and white as they want you to subscribe, but you can find the answers from the information they give, so you know what questions to ask

http://www.penaltychargenotice.co.uk...harge-notices/

MattyB1983

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This is actually correct. Watchdog did a bit about it last year and pretty much said the same as the above. 99% of people will pay when they start getting threatening letters but if you stand your ground and ignore them they give up.

scoobyraj

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Thanks for the advice guys, appreciated.
It's from the council and according to their website they have pictures which will be uploaded at some point today!
No real getting round it with pictures then I guess....

Thanks for the links too -Useful websites to know about!

mickywrx

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I stand corrected. Well I'm sitting down actually, but, that's neither here nor there.

morgentau

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Nope, they won't even bother because they, unlike 99% of those who they threaten, know that their PCNs' need to be classified as Contract and you have no contract with them by not responding etc, it's just void in court anyway...

scoobyraj

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Council one with pictures. So figure that even though the make is wrong the photographic evidence can't really be argued against.
Paid.
Thanks for the help guys and clarifying what I can get away with! ��