Parking Controller's 10-Day Information Response Default (S.I. 203/2025)
Under S.I. 203/2025, when the Clamping Appeals Officer requests additional information from the parking controller (operator), the controller has 10 calendar days to respond. If they miss this deadline, proceedings advance without their materials — a strong procedural advantage to the appellant. Use as a tactical lever: in your appeal, request that the appeals officer specifically ask the parking controller for the evidence underlying the clamping (signage photos, time-stamps, contract). If the controller fails to respond in time, your appeal proceeds unopposed.
Legal basis
S.I. No. 203/2025, reg. on information requests (10 calendar days); Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 ss.21–22 (powers of clamping appeals officer).
How to identify this in your case
Pertains to all second-stage clamping appeals where the parking controller's evidence is in dispute. Most relevant when the operator has a thin paper trail.
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