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Not responding is the worst thing you can do. If you think they'll just give up, you'll get a nasty shock in the future. Just follow the sensible advice and use POPLA.

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I also thought rules changed and car owner can now be held responsible, not responding used to be ok but not anymore.

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The current legal position is as follows. By parking ("by performance"), the driver has entered into a civil contract: the contact being the terms and conditions on the signs around the car park. One of the contractual terms may be along the lines of "you agree to pay us £100 if you park outside a bay, or fail to pay and display, or whatever". The Supreme Court in Beavis 2015, decided that such a "fine" can often be enforcable. The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 allows parking companies to pursue the vehicle's keeper for the debt if they don't know the driver's identity. They're allowed to get the registered keeper's details from the DVLA. As it's a civil contractual dispute, the private parking companies have up to 6 years to take you to the small claims court to get their £100 plus some costs.

 

Of course there are many boxes they need to tick to actually win in court, and they often fail.

 

For up to date advice on how to fight a private parking ticket, visit Pepipoo.

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The main thing is this: DO act if you're served with a (real) County Court Notice of Proceedings.

It is never safe to ignore such Notice. Failure to lodge a defence will inevitably lead to judgment against you.

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