How Parking Mate UK Cancelled a Horizon Parking Ticket at Tesco Stourbridge
Four defects found: late NTK outside POFA deadline, missing POFA declaration, and procedural failures. Charge cancelled.
By Parking Mate UK
Horizon Parking PCN Cancelled. 4 Defects Found
A motorist received a parking charge notice from Horizon Parking after parking at Tesco in Stourbridge. The charge was 100 pounds for allegedly exceeding the maximum stay. Instead of paying, they used Parking Mate UK to check the ticket for legal defects.
What Parking Mate UK Found
Parking Mate UK scanned the parking charge notice and identified four separate legal defects.
- Late Notice to Keeper
Under Schedule 4, Paragraph 9(2) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, the operator must serve the Notice to Keeper within 14 days of the alleged contravention. In this case, the notice was served outside the statutory window. This single defect is enough to make the charge unenforceable against the registered keeper.
- Missing POFA Declaration
The parking charge notice did not contain the required keeper liability statement under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Without this declaration, Horizon Parking cannot transfer liability from the driver to the keeper.
- No Parking Period Stated
The notice failed to state the observed parking period. The BPA Code of Practice requires operators to clearly state when the vehicle was observed and how long it was parked. Without this information, the operator cannot demonstrate that a contravention occurred.
- Weak ANPR Evidence
The ANPR camera evidence showed only partial number plate captures with no clear entry and exit photographs. The quality of evidence was insufficient to prove the alleged overstay.
The Result
A tailored appeal letter was generated citing all four defects with specific references to POFA 2012 and the BPA Code of Practice. The appeal was submitted to Horizon Parking.
The parking charge was cancelled within 14 days.
The motorist saved 100 pounds and the appeal took less than 3 minutes to generate.
Key Takeaways
- Horizon Parking is one of the most common operators Parking Mate UK encounters. They issue approximately 2,595 parking charges per day according to DVLA data.
- Late Notice to Keeper is the most common defect found in Horizon tickets.
- Always check your parking charge notice for defects before paying. Most tickets have at least one legal issue.
Check Your Horizon Parking Ticket
If you have received a parking charge notice from Horizon Parking, upload it for assessment with Parking Mate UK. Parking Mate UK scans for known defect types and generates a professional appeal letter in minutes.