HX Car Park Management – Should You Pay or Appeal?
Have you received a private parking fine from HX Car Park Management and are not sure what to do next? You’ve found the right place for help.
Every month, more than 130,000 people visit our website seeking advice on fines and parking tickets. We’re here to help.
In this article, we’ll clearly explain:
- Who HX Car Park Management Ltd is.
- If you need to pay HX Car Park Management fines.
- How to appeal an HX PCN.
- What happens if your appeal gets turned down.
- How to find help if you’re taken to court.
The DVLA report that over 11 million parking tickets were issued last year, which is up by 29% year on year!1. So, you’re not alone!
We know getting a private parking fine can make you feel upset. But don’t worry; we have lots of good advice and examples that will help you make an informed decision.
Most Ticket Appeals Succeed
In some circumstances, you might have a legitimate reason not to pay your parking fine.
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*According to Martin Lewis, 56% of people who try to appeal their ticket are successful and get the charge overturned, so it’s well worth a try.
Do you have to pay a Parking Charge Notice from HX Car Park Management?
HX Car Park Management has a right to issue Parking Charge Notices, as per the infamous case Parking Eye Vs Beavis (2015). But PCNs aren’t considered to be fines; they’re considered similar to an invoice.
The invoices only become enforceable when a court tells you to pay, at which point they could also allow the use of bailiffs to recover the money. Until then, nothing is forcing you to pay, even if you are guilty of the alleged parking breach.
Will They take you to court?
HX Car Park Management may or may not take you to court. But their appetite for litigation won’t usually stop them from making legal threats, or getting a debt collection agency to do so on their behalf.
You might receive a Letter Before Action even if they don’t plan to take court action against you. This is because they hope the threat of legal action is enough to make you so worried you’ll pay. And often this tactic works for lots of car park management businesses.
But the bottom line is that you won’t know, and taking the risk that they won’t could end up costing you more in the end. So if you want to guarantee no legal proceedings, you will have to pay.
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 |
JustAnswer helped Scott craft the best appeal possible and he was able to win his case.
Scott’s fine was cancelled and he only paid £5 for the legal help.
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Can you appeal a PCN?
POPLA is working hard to address issues that cause unfair parking fees. Main issues are often with technology and third-party ticket issuers. 2
If you believe the ticket was unfairly issued, you have the option to appeal.
Janine, our financial expert, advises to formally appeal a parking ticket within 28 days of receipt, providing evidence such as a photo of your car’s registration number if the PCN is incorrect.
You can now lodge your appeal via the HX Car Park Management website. You’ll need your PCN reference to start.
Appeal Process Steps
I’ve put together this table to help you better understand the appeal process. If you want to learn more about the steps you should take, please read our complete 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. |
HX Car Park Management has up to 56 days to respond. If they don’t respond in time, your appeal is automatically accepted.
PCN appeal rejected – another way?
When your appeal is rejected, HX Car Park Management must provide details of how to escalate the appeal if desired. You may be given an option to pay the reduced fine if you don’t continue to escalate the appeal.
An appeal could be escalated to POPLA, which is an independent and free service. You must escalate within 28 days in most cases.
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HX Car Park Management reviews
Like many companies that issue PCNs, HX has many negative reviews online. See these examples:
“This company has no morals whatsoever. To receive a parking charge for not paying within 10 mins of arriving is ludicrous. The signs are not visible either. A very clever tactic to make money out of innocent people.”
- Darren B (Google review)
“Will never use any facilities that this company monitor. My elderly mother visited St James retail park in Harrogate and was issued with £100 parking fine for being a few minutes over the 3 hour time limit, she is not very mobile and it can take her a while to get around the shops.”
- Nick T (Google review)
Both of these reviews are interesting because the law states that drivers should be given a grace period of 10 minutes to find a car space and 10 minutes to leave the car park after their time limit has run out. So, if these reviewers are stating the truth, they shouldn’t have been issued Parking Charge Notices.
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