These template private parking ticket appeal letters provide you with guidance, advice and specific wording for various private parking ticket disputes and scenarios.
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A private parking company cannot fine you. They can only issue invoices for an alleged breach of contract for parking on private land.
Always appeal an unfair Parking Charge Notice.
Disclaimer: Please note these templates are for guidance only. You should seek your own legal advice.
1. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales for private parking firms that are members of the British Parking Association Limited’s Approved Operator Scheme
Use this template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales with a summary of questions to justify the parking charge in-line with the British Parking Association Limited’s Code of Practice.
2. How to complete a Letter Before Claim Pre-Action Protocol Letter (PAP)
Have you received a Letter Before Claim (LBC) for a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) you wish to dispute?
Use the Pre-Action Protocol forms to your advantage. Here is a version with guidance and advice to complete and submit to the Courts.
3. Procedure to respond to a County Court claim form if you want to avoid a default County Court Judgement (CCJ) for a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) issued by a private parking operator
This is a step-by-step procedure to respond to a County Court claim for a Parking Charge Notice to dispute it.
4. Template to access your personal data in the UK for double dip disputes with private parking operators who have issued a Parking Charge Notice
This template is to access your personal data when you have been issued with a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) for double dip disputes.
A double dip dispute is when ANPR cameras incorrectly record your entry and exit from a car park.
ANPR cameras do not always record the first time a driver exits. If a driver visits for a second time within 24 hours, only the second exit is recorded. This gives the impression that the driver stayed longer than the maximum stay time.
This scenario, which results in a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) being issued, is known as ‘double dipping.’
5. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where a final notice before legal proceedings has been issued by debt collectors
Use this template where a letter states that the DVLA provided (your) details as being the Registered Keeper of the vehicle and you are therefore legally liable for the charge.
This template provides guidance and advice in-line with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
6. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales for private parking firms where no reference to Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 is made
Use this template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where no reference to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 is made.
This template specifically cross-references omissions to the specific legislation with questions for the private parking firm to answer.
Read it carefully (particularly Paragraph 9 (2) (f)) against the private parking ticket and amend as appropriate.
7. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where statutory wording is incorrect, no period of parking shown and no specific reasons for issue
Use this template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where the statutory wording is incorrect, no period of parking is shown and no specific reasons for issue.
This template specifically cross-references omissions to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 legislation to cancel the Parking Charge Notice.
Read it carefully against the private parking ticket and amend as appropriate.
8. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where a PCN has been issued due to being stuck in heavy traffic trying to leave a car park
Use this template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where a PCN has been issued due to being stuck in heavy traffic trying to leave a car park.
This template provides a legitimate and comprehensive explanation with specific questions for the private parking firm to answer.
Read it carefully (particularly the first paragraph) and amend as appropriate.
9. Template to contest a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in Northern Ireland
Use this template to contest a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in Northern Ireland.
Read it carefully (particularly the final paragraph) and amend as appropriate.
10. Template to cancel a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales received more than 14 days after the parking event
Use this template to cancel a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where a PCN has been received more than 14 days after the parking incident.
This template specifically cross-references omissions to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 legislation to cancel the Parking Charge Notice.
11. Template to obtain copies of all earlier letters sent by the private parking operator after a County Court Judgement (CCJ) has been issued
Use this template to obtain copies of all correspondence sent by the private parking operator after a County Court Judgement (CCJ) has been issued.
This is a Data Subject Access Request with guidance and specific questions in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018.
12. Template to respond to a final notice before legal proceedings has been sent by debt collectors for a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales
Use this template to respond to a final notice before legal proceedings has been sent by debt collectors for a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where incorrect wording citing the Registered Keeper is legally liable.
This template provides guidance and advice in-line with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
13. Template to contest a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) issued in Scotland where the Registered Keeper lives in England
Use this template to respond to a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) where the ticket has been issued in Scotland and the Registered Keeper lives in England.
14. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where a PCN has been issued naming a store and town / city only and there is more than one branch
Use this template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where a PCN has been issued and a store has only been named in a town / city where there is more than one branch.
Naming one store is not specific to Relevant Land where there is more than one branch. This template gives you the precise wording.
15. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where the private parking operator has not provided copies of the hire agreement and a copy of the statement of liability with the Notice to Hirer as set out in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Use this template to respond to a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) in England and Wales where a PCN has been issued to a hirer of a vehicle and the private parking operator has not provided a copy of the hire agreement and a copy of the statement of liability with the Notice to Hirer to transfer liability.
16. Template to contest a Parking Charge Notice issued in England where the Registered Keeper lives in Scotland
Use this template to respond to a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) where the ticket has been issued in England and the Registered Keeper lives in Scotland.
17. Template to contest a Parking Charge Notice issued in Scotland where the vehicle is either on lease / hire / courtesy car
Use this template to contest a Parking Charge Notice issued in Scotland where the vehicle is either on lease / hire / courtesy car. There is no Keeper Liability in Scotland (yet) and you are merely invited to disclose the driver. This template gives you the precise wording.
18. Template to appeal a Parking Charge Notice issued in England and Wales where all photo evidence has the exact same time
Use this template to respond to a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket) where all photo evidence has the exact same time and no consideration period has been allowed to the driver as per the Code of Practice to adhere to.
19. Template to request who has accessed your personal data with the DVLA when disputing a Parking Charge Notice
Use this template to submit a Data Subject Access Request to the DVLA when disputing a Parking Charge Notice (private parking ticket).