I WRITE again re: Smart Parking and the letter by Mr. A. Hope (HAS, Sept 1).
People who get a ticket should NOT appeal, an appeal is a tacit admission of guilt, but instead rebut their claim.
I must have challenged Smart Parking via rebuttal on behalf of others about 100 times in the past two months, yet people are still appealing.
If you have appealed and lost please take it to POPLA (Parking On Private Land Appeals) which is an independent adjudication service (IAS).
For those who have been sent a letter by this firm, which allegedly pays Sports Direct anywhere up to £1,200 a week depending on the site, the way forward is to rebut its claims.
I White, Hurworth
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