parking eye tickets

worried_driver_2

hi looking for help. i parked in the short term car park at royal free hospital which allows up to 20 minutes free of charge. i left the parking space before 20 minutes was up but stayed at the side of the car park waiting for my wife to come out. i then left the car park. 2 days later received a parking ticket in the post from parking eye.com for being in the car park for 36 minutes. the person i asked who was working in the car park told me i could park for free for upto 20 minutes which i did but did not realise it means actually being in the car park . can anyone advise me how to proceed from here , should i argue it out or what else. the ticket was for £100

Nodding_Donkey

Read the Newbies thread in the Parking Ticket forum. Everything you need to know is in there

DERJOHNO

check the photos as thay are often taken when you are actualy parked/on the road outside the carpark

Fishywiggles

Don't pay it and appeal through POPLA.

I got one of these last year but didn't appeal and ignored all letters/threats and now they seem to have dropped it. It took about 8 months but they seem to have left me alone now. It was a lot of stress but there was no way I was paying it. Legally, they cannot fine you.

Read the information on the board suggested above though as there is a lot more information there.

Good luck and don't just pay it no matter how much they threaten!!

Ebe_Scrooge

Just to clear up any confusion ... If this was in Scotland then just IGNORE. For England and Wales, follow the Stickies thread and submit a POPLA appeal. It used to be the case that you could ignore here as well, but not now.

However, don't get disheartened - you still will not have to pay anything, it's just a bit of a PITA to go through the correct channels