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Apparently if you appeal you 'admit' you were parking in the wrong & are indeed only appealing to the company's 'better nature' (which they probably won't have) & if you respond to their letters you're also 'admitting' liability
I sent an empty envelope via recorded delivery to the appeals dept listed on the ticket so if it did go to county court I could claim I appealed & it was ignored, then ignored all further correspondence from them.
I was sent 3 or 4 increasingly threatening letters but didn't reply, & eventually they stopped.
It's a bullying scam & the business model is coercing payment through fear, I don't like bullies & refused to pay, I refused to entertain them full stop.
How you proceed is up to you & I'm not a solicitor or have any legal advice credentials
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/03/britains-biggest-parking-fine-motorist-told-must-pay-24500-ignored/
Some people have appealed and won
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/dementia-carer-delighted-victory-over-unjust-pompey-centre-parking-fine-305758
They say their signs are clear.... well, not in the middle of storm Brendan they're not!.... And no-one at the bar mentioned the car park rules to me either.
I've appealed nicely, with a cut and paste of my bank statement showing that I bought drinks.
I expect it to be overturned but if it isn't, they can sing for their money.
The Establishment RENTS the space to these operators for an annual set charge....Parasitical arrangement
the scumbag companies then go about "sub-letting the space" .....the idea is that they make their revenue by default parking .
They are mercenary.....in most cases you will see they go to the ultimate degree to make signs hard to spot, hard to understand , confusing and conflicting ......they then monitor them fastidiously .
Most often the Establishment has zero sway with the appeal procedure .
It's a dirty, nasty business.
Everywhere else is just an ANPR system designed to make money out of your forgetfulness.
We are having one of these systems installed at work in order to dissuade people parking for the college or the park and in theory I will be exempt. However, based on my previous experience I am anticipating the parking company getting it wrong and a large number of angry employees asking why they've been sent a charge notice for going to work.
your choice/risk/time whether you want to pay the £140 and get on with your life or spend time, worry and potentially more money to fight it.
at the end of the day, go back and check the parking T&C, if you broke it, you are liable. Not knowing the parking restrictions beforehand is not a defence.
I think your only possible case is to speak with the branch manager of the B&Q and give them chapter & verse. No guarantees on that, but if your life is very busy, I’d expect that paying and moving on a little wiser is your best bet.
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Can get prison time for that.
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