What is the current chances of winning an appeal

FatManPhoto

Hi, recently took the wife's car with Kids and shopped in Lidl when they were in a local function. Afterwards the local carnival was passing so I decided to let the kids stay and watch.

A very unimpressed wife received a 'fine' from Athena ANPR. I had overstayed by just over an hour.

I would like to challenge it, and as far as I can see reading here and elsewhere the best challenge is that the cost (£90.00 or £45.00 in first fortnight) is not a fair or reasonable cost for the extra stay.

However I understand that a case and initial appeal have in recent months been awarded against a chap over the notion that private charges are unreasonable.

Given that is it worth my challenging the charge or just pay up while I can lose £45.00 rather than £90.00?

Many thanks for your help if you can.

bazster

Pay? Good grief!

The first thing to do is to go and see the manager of Lidl and demand he gets it cancelled because you were a genuine customer.

And read the Newbies thread to learn why and how not to pay.

Redx

you mean the court case that is at the Supreme Court in 18 days time ?

not over by a long chalk !

appeal anyway , then appeal it to popla if they dont cancel

there are several appeal points to be used, not just "not a gpeol"

win and pay nothing

the win to lose rate at popla is usually about 50/50 , but a better win rate if you use the correct legal arguments from this very forum

get the manager or head office to cancel it as a genuine customer

then its "game over"

ColliesCarer

^^^^^ as Redx says ^^^^^

See post number 5 for the CEO's email address in the link below

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/66705298#Comment_66705298

Also to reassure you - should a cancellation not be forthcoming (unlikely as Lidl have a good record of cancelling these charges) then Athena are easy to beat at the POPLA stage

Coupon-mad

Athena ones are easy - email the template appeal from the Newbies thread to them (do not alter it) then win at POPLA by coming back and searching 'Athena POPLA' for examples.

Why anyone pays these fake parking tickets has always astonished me, as it does when people say 'I've only got 14 days before the fine goes up!' Absolute cobblers. 28 days to appeal then 28 days again once you get the rejection email (look at the bottom of it for the POPLA code). It would be very hard for a registered keeper to lose a POPLA appeal v Athena now you are here. You'd be the first. 100% have been won of course!

Mike172

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Why anyone pays these fake parking tickets has always astonished me, as it does when people say 'I've only got 14 days before the fine goes up!' Absolute cobblers. 28 days to appeal then 28 days again once you get the rejection email (look at the bottom of it for the POPLA code). It would be very hard for a registered keeper to lose a POPLA appeal v Athena now you are here. You'd be the first.

I agree but first time I got one I was pretty worried. How could some basic internet advice work against something that looked so legit with the big red letters and threats of debt recovery etc....