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Parking ticket

ynwa1980
ynwa1980 Posts: 2 Newbie
in Motoring
Hi

Went to Asda petrol station on way home from work, got rid of some bottles in the bottle bank and nipped in to the shop. Came out and we have a parking ticket from SMART PARKING. Didn't have a £1 to put in the machine and was only a few minutes. Do I have to pay the fine??

Thanks for your help

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  • Euphoria1z
    Euphoria1z Posts: 952 Forumite
    no, ignore it.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    ynwa1980 wrote: »
    Hi

    Went to Asda petrol station on way home from work, got rid of some bottles in the bottle bank and nipped in to the shop. Came out and we have a parking ticket from SMART PARKING. Didn't have a £1 to put in the machine and was only a few minutes. Do I have to pay the fine??

    Thanks for your help
    Have a look on the Parking forum. There's plenty of advice on there.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Euphoria1z wrote: »
    no, ignore it.
    Unfortunately it's not quite as cut ad dry as that any more.
  • Euphoria1z
    Euphoria1z Posts: 952 Forumite
    neilmcl wrote: »
    Unfortunately it's not quite as cut ad dry as that any more.


    why not? what's changed?
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Euphoria1z wrote: »
    why not? what's changed?
    See post #3
  • Euphoria1z
    Euphoria1z Posts: 952 Forumite
    neilmcl wrote: »
    See post #3

    ok, seen it...so ? what's changed?????

    There is no obligation to pay this fine.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    edited 4 October 2013 at 7:09PM
    Euphoria1z wrote: »
    ok, seen it...so ? what's changed?????

    There is no obligation to pay this fine.
    Did I say there was. Simply stating ignore may not be the right way to go about it, unless you live outside England & Wales. The general advice now seems to be about going down the POPLA route.
  • Euphoria1z
    Euphoria1z Posts: 952 Forumite
    neilmcl wrote: »
    Did I say there was.

    no.

    Im saying there's no obligation to pay this fine (not that I would even call it a fine).
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