02-10-2026, 08:26 AM
Thanks for posting. Before anyone can sensibly help draft a POPLA appeal, there are a few factual points that need to be pinned down.
First, what exactly was said in the initial appeal submitted to MET? The wording matters, particularly whether the driver was identified, even inadvertently, and what grounds were actually relied upon. Please quote it verbatim.
Second, the date the Notice to Keeper was actually received is not determinative. The issue date shown on the notice appears to fall within the relevant PoFA period. However, if the date of posting is disputed, the operator can be put to strict proof of the actual date of posting. Under the Private Parking Single Code of Practice, operators are required to retain evidence of the date of posting, not merely the date the PCN was generated.
Third, if this is a classic ANPR “double dip”, evidence becomes critical. Does the driver have receipts from the two McDonald’s drive-thru purchases showing two distinct visits? Is there any corroborating evidence of where the driver was between those visits, such as confirmation from the friend, location data, or other contemporaneous records?
Finally, the operator will be put to strict proof that they carried out the required manual quality control checks on the ANPR images and that they can account for all images captured that day, including any so-called “orphan” images that would demonstrate an exit and re-entry rather than a single continuous stay.
Once those points are clarified, a structured POPLA appeal can be drafted.
First, what exactly was said in the initial appeal submitted to MET? The wording matters, particularly whether the driver was identified, even inadvertently, and what grounds were actually relied upon. Please quote it verbatim.
Second, the date the Notice to Keeper was actually received is not determinative. The issue date shown on the notice appears to fall within the relevant PoFA period. However, if the date of posting is disputed, the operator can be put to strict proof of the actual date of posting. Under the Private Parking Single Code of Practice, operators are required to retain evidence of the date of posting, not merely the date the PCN was generated.
Third, if this is a classic ANPR “double dip”, evidence becomes critical. Does the driver have receipts from the two McDonald’s drive-thru purchases showing two distinct visits? Is there any corroborating evidence of where the driver was between those visits, such as confirmation from the friend, location data, or other contemporaneous records?
Finally, the operator will be put to strict proof that they carried out the required manual quality control checks on the ANPR images and that they can account for all images captured that day, including any so-called “orphan” images that would demonstrate an exit and re-entry rather than a single continuous stay.
Once those points are clarified, a structured POPLA appeal can be drafted.
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