Nottingham post: Dad who got two tickets in one month wins parking fine battle

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Bloke Gets standard rubbish from Excell, after a machine malfunctions twice, local paper contacts excel who cancel the "fine"

full story herehttp://www.nottinghampost.com/Dad-wins-parking-fine-battle/story-23249732-detail/story.html

As things go that's pretty standard stuff, however the comments below are worth a look, especially this one...

Actually, they aren't. When you park in a car park, you enter into a contract with the company running the car park, and the "fines" are notices that, in the opinion of the owner, you have breached that contract. If you "simply reject" them, then the company could decide to instigate civil proceedings against you; whether they would or not is, of course, a different matter. If ever you find yourself in this position, here's some useful informed advice: http://!!!!!!!.com/mlvh4n4

EDIT: MSE doesnt like tiny url for some reason full link : http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/road_traffic_law/parking_tickets/private_parking_tickets
and that link that then takes you to site offering a few gems of bad advice like this

If you are perturbed by continuously receiving threatening letters, you may decide it’s best to pay up to get them off your back. If you do this you can subsequently appeal the ticket, however you must do this through the issuing company’s appeals procedure, which is usually outlined on your ticket.

which seems to suggest that its better to pay the PPC then to appeal in order to get a refund - good luck to anyone trying that route.

trisontana

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Dad-wins-parking-fine-battle/story-23249732-detail/story.html