Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance is available, from which bodies, to registered keepers of a vehicle who wish to dispute a parking penalty charge and under schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 must prove that the initial penalty charge notice issued by a private parking company was not received by post.

We do not hold this information centrally.

Information about independent appeals services is provided by the British Parking Association and the Independent Parking Committee. They also publish a code of practice which governs the operation of the appeals services.

There are a number of other organisations which provde advice to motorists on parking such as the Citizens Advice Bureau.