Your Private Parking Appeal

Step 1 of 7 - Instructions

Appeal a Private Parking Ticket
1. Answer a few simple questions
2. Add your explanation and evidence
3. Read your letter preview
4. Pay £4.99 for your appeal
5. We submit your appeal

Ticket Details
Provide the Vehicle & PCN details
Which Parking Charge Notice have you received ?*
Notice to Keeper
Notice to Driver
Notice to Hirer
The notice to keeper is the parking ticket received by post
The notice to driver is the ticket received on the windscreen
Vehicle Registration No. ?*
Parking Charge Reference ?*
Parking Charge Issue Date ?*
Date Format: DD dot MM dot YYYY

The Operator
Select your operator and trade association
Select the operator association ?*
BPA
IPC
Select the parking operator?*
Please select the parking operator

Contravention
Details about the parking event
What type of parking place was it?*
Free Stay Parking
Pay and Display
Disabled Parking
Permit Holders Only
No Parking
What is the contravention?*
Where was the car parked?*
Please enter the name of the car park or location
When did you visit the car park?*
Date Format: DD dot MM dot YYYY

About you
Are the vehicle keeper or driver?
Are you liable for the PCN?*
Yes
No
Are you the keeper, driver or hirer ?*
Vehicle Keeper
Vehicle Driver
Vehicle Hirer
Please make sure you do not reveal that you are the driver in any statements you write
Please note that you should only select driver if you have hard evidence to get the pcn cancelled
Your pcn can also be cancelled if the notice was not issued correctly to the hirer
Checking if the parking company issued the hirer notice correctly*
I did not receive a notice to hirer, statement of liability or signed hire agreement
The hirer details were not provided to the operator within 28 days
Please select an option below*
I would like to nominate the driver
The keeper did not own the car at the time of the event
The keeper owns the car but was not driving at the time
You bought the vehicle after the alleged improper parking.
You sold the vehicle before the alleged improper parking.
You hired a car, but were not the hirer at the time of the alleged improper parking.
You provided the driver's details, but the parking company continued to pursue you.
The vehicle was stolen or cloned
Other
Please provide additional details

Legal Loopholes
Is your PCN invalid anyway?
Please check if the statements below apply to you
If the wording at the bottom of your PCN matches the image below, simply tick "POFA 2012 is not stated on the notice" .
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Checklist
POFA 2012 is not stated on the notice
The notice was issued after 14 days
There is no period of parking
The driver visited the car park more than once
Will Horizon recover payment from the driver?
Please check this option if your PCN shows that Horizon will recover unpaid PCN's from the driver and therefore the vehicle keeper is not liable.
Horizon will recover payment from the driver
Attach a copy of the notice to support your case*

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Build Your Case
Select appeal reasons
Did you have authorisation to park?
Provide details to prove that you were allowed to park
Did the driver overstay the free parking allowed in the car park ?
No - I did not overstay
Did the driver get some sort of authorisation to park?
Yes
No
Provide details why you believe the vehicle was allowed to be in the car park*
This required because you stated that the vehicle had authorisation
Did the driver have a valid pay and display permit to park ?
Yes
No
Does the driver hold a valid blue badge?
Yes
No
Please select an option if the driver parked correctly
The driver paid the correct amount for parking
The driver paid for parking and clearly displayed a copy of the pay and display permit.
The driver paid the correct amount for parking
The driver paid to park, but made a keying error with the vehicle registration number
The driver paid to park, but entered the wrong vehicle registration number
All ticket machines were out of order
The driver was parked in an area that was free to park
Please select an option if the driver parked correctly
The driver was still within the time you paid for
The driver correctly displayed the pay and display permit
The driver paid the correct amount for parking
The driver paid to park, but made a keying error with the vehicle registration number
The driver paid to park, but entered the wrong vehicle registration number
All ticket machines were out of order
The driver was parked in an area that was free to park
Did the driver leave the car park within 10 minutes after your parking expired?
Yes
Did the driver leave the car park within 10 minutes after your parking expired?
Yes
Did the driver have authorisation to park ?
You must provide evidence such as a parking permit, tenancy agreement or lease to show that you have the authorisation to park or you own the space.
The driver had authorisation to park from the lease holder
The driver had a valid permit to park
The driver authorised the vehicle on the machine
Do you have a copy of the lease which shows full entitlement to use the parking space?
Yes
No
Please provide a copy of the parking permit or evidence

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Please provide a copy of the lease*

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Attach Supporting Evidence

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Appeal Summary
Explain why it should be cancelled
If your parking ticket was issued after 14 days or POFA 2012 is not used, this section is not needed
Describe how the parking event happened
Please write "the driver" instead of "I was driving" or "I parked" or any statement which identifies YOU as the driver.
Attach Supporting Evidence

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Check if notice complies with POFA 2012
A notice issued by private companies has to be issued correctly by law

Check Signage
Find Signage Loopholes
Please check if the signage was poor, not visible or hard to read at the car park
There was no sign at the entrance of the car park
There were no visible signs around the car park
The text on the sign was too small and not readable
The sign was not possible to read due to poor contrast
It was dark and the sign was not lit or illuminated
The signage was vandalised
Reasons related to signage in the operator's car park
Information on signage should be clear and readable from your vehicle
There was no sign at the entrance of the car park
There were no visible signs around the car park
The text on the sign was too small and not readable
The sign was not possible to read due to poor contrast
It was dark and the sign was not lit or illuminated
The signage was vandalised
Provide Evidence of Poor Signage*
Please obtain photos from the operator website or google maps if required.

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Operator Evidence
Ask Operator to prove their authority
Request evidence from the operator
Landowner Authorisation
All photos taken of the vehicle
Photos of Signage Operator Relies on
Please provide a Copy of the DVLA Keeper Data Request
ANPR Record of the Vehicle
Pay and Display Report
Provide Evidence of Grace Period
If Landowner has Genuine Customer Clause

Your Details
Add your personal details
Your Name*
First Last
Keeper Address*
Street Address City ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email*
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Phone Number*
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