Capital Car Park Control - Should You Pay or Appeal?

Are you unsure what to do about a private parking fine from Capital Car Park Control? This is the right place for you. Every month, over 130,000 people visit our website looking for guidance on fines and parking tickets.

This article will provide clear and easy information on:

Understanding what Capital Car Park Control is.
If you need to pay their fines.
How to appeal a Capital Car Park Control fine.
The legal standing of Capital Car Park Control.
Ways to avoid a Capital Car Park Control fine.

The DVLA report that over 11 million parking tickets were issued last year, which is up by 29% year on year!¹. You’re not alone.

We understand that getting a private parking fine can be really upsetting. But don’t worry, we have a lot of helpful advice and examples that can guide you through the process.

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What is a Capital Car Park Control fine?

Capital Car Park Control issues private parking tickets to people who use the car parks they manage without paying or for overstaying. These parking tickets are commonly called Parking Charge Notices.

They will either issue the parking ticket by leaving it on your vehicle, or if the offence is caught on camera, they will send the Parking Charge Notice² in the post.

They send a Notice to Owner³ to the registered vehicle owner as per DVLA records. This gives the vehicle owner 28 days to state someone else was driving – if that is true.

I was recently featured in The Sun about parking tickets, where I encouraged everyone to check whether the ticket was issued by a member of a trade association. If they aren’t, then they probably can’t get your details from the DVLA to pursue you.⁴

Do you have to pay Capital Car Park Control?

You only have to pay a Capital Car Park Control parking ticket if a court has ordered you to pay. The reason for this is that Parking Charge Notices are comparable to invoices rather than fines.

To make you pay these “invoices”, the company needs to get a court to rule in their favour. This will happen if they take you to court and prove you didn’t pay or overstayed by more than ten minutes.

However, Capital Car Park Control would also need to show they operated a car park to legislation, such as having correct signage.

Appeal Process Steps

If you believe the ticket was unfairly issued, you have the option to appeal. Here’s a table that explains the process.

If you want to learn more about the steps you should take, don’t forget to read our specialized guide.

Process:	Steps you should take:
When you receive the ticket…	You should gather as much evidence as you can to support your appeal claim and prove that the ticket was unfairly issued.
If you were given the ticket in person/attached to your car…	You must make an informal appeal (sent to the local authority/council that issued the PCN) within 14 days. This should be a letter with the evidence proving why the ticket was incorrectly given.
If it was posted to you…	You will be given 21 days to submit an informal appeal (from the day you received the letter). Your informal appeal should be a letter with the evidence proving why the ticket was incorrectly given.
If the informal appeal is rejected…	You will receive a Notice to Owner and will have 28 days to respond to this with a formal appeal. You can conduct the formal appeal online or via paper form. The Traffic Penalty Tribunal can send you one of these forms.
If the formal appeal is rejected…	You will receive a Notice of Rejection. From here, you are free to challenge the council’s verdict at an independent tribunal.
If the independent tribunal disagrees with your appeal…	You should pay the ticket within 28 days of the tribunal rejecting your appeal. If you don’t, the fine will be increased by 50%. If you don’t have the money to pay the fine, you should contact Citizens Advice or another debt charity.

Capital Car Park Control Ltd states that they will reply within 35 days but you shouldn’t assume the appeal has been accepted if they take longer.

The law states they have up to 56 days to reply, and if they don’t respond within this timeframe the appeal must be accepted.

Successful Appeal Case Study

Situation

Initial Fine	£100
Additional Fees	£171
Total Fine	£271

The Appeal Process

Scott used JustAnswer, online legal service to enhance his appeal. The trial of this cost him just £5.

Total Fine	£271
Cost of legal advice	£5

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Will Capital Car Park Control take you to court?

So, the big question is will they? Will Capital Car Park Control take legal action against someone who ignores the deadline to pay a Parking Charge Notice?

If you read advice online, you’ll probably feel confident that you’ll never be taken to court. Many forum users state that they’ve ignored PCNs in the past and never had to pay. This could be true, but it’s not always the case.

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There is always a risk of getting taken to court and made to pay. If this happens, you may have further expenses to pay as well.

Be aware that Capital Car Park Control are likely to threaten legal action no matter their intentions. They will make legal threats anyway as a strategy to intimidate you and get you to give in and clear the “fine”.

Capital Car Park Control rejected your appeal – is the fight over?

If you receive a rejection from Capital Car Park Control, the appeal process doesn’t have to end here. You can take your challenge to the next level, which is asking the Parking on Private Land Appeals (POPLA) service to take another look. This service is free.

They will analyse your arguments and tell Capital Car Park Control to cancel the parking ticket if they side with you.

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Capital Car Park Control reviews

Capital Car Park Control reviews are filled with angry and frustrated comments. Some of the reviewers may have had a right to appeal, whereas some of them are simply angry at receiving the parking ticket. Take a look at some examples:

“Scum of the earth people is all I can say about this company. Unjustified fines for stopping for 3 mins in an area that was not theirs to start with […]”

David Clifford (Trustpilot)

“This parking company are scum. They issue parking fines. You pay them. Then they say you have not paid. And send you more letters so you have to pay more money. The police need to get involved.”