Short pickup in carpark

mat-mcloughlin

Hey,

I know I probably don't have any grounds to contest this but I figured I'd ask here to be sure.

A couple of weeks ago I was picking somebody up from the train station but due to the roads being crowded for some reason I was forced to pull into a private carpark.

I stayed in this carpark for 11minutes at 19:50 on a Sunday night whilst my friend arrived and then left. The details are on the letter that got sent to me.

I've now been stung with a £100 fine (£60 if paid within 14 days) which seems a bit harsh given the amount of time I was there. I've spent longer in carparks trying to find a spot.

Is this going to be worth contesting or should I just swallow the charge and learn my lesson?

Thanks in advance

Redx

I assume this was a private ppc ?

in which case read the NEWBIES sticky thread and appeal it, because the time parked was less than the grace period allowed under the CoP (assuming its a BPA member)

grounds for appeal include

no KEEPER liability
POFA 2012 errors
poor signage
no landowner contract to pursue charges
not a gpeol (subject to the Beavis court case)
camera errors and compliance (if used)

ps:- its not a fine (you made that part up)

its a pcn , a Parking Charge Notice

in essence, its a private speculative INVOICE

mat-mcloughlin

Can I ask what the grace period is? thanks for the link to the thread

Redx

is a good question, and if this is a BPA member is answered in their latest CoP

in essence, you had 10 minutes grace to comply with the parking rules, or leave

time entering , parking and exiting the car park is not considered to be the time actually "parked" (its actually the time spent "on site")

mat-mcloughlin

It is a BPA member. I was there for 11 minutes and 59 seconds

mat-mcloughlin

Will I still have a case with that?

tykesi

Refer to post #2 and read the NEWBIES sticky thread as advised.

soton_25

In all likelihood you can contest it. Follow the Newbies thread as advised.

Herzlos

Presumably, if the signage was clear, you would have gone somewhere else, so the signage was by definition insufficient (unless you saw it and agreed to the £100 invoice?).

Coupon-mad

mat-mcloughlin wrote: »

I know I probably don't have any grounds to contest this but I figured I'd ask here to be sure.

Wow, it's because of assumptions like that, which explains why the UK has so many fake parking ticket scumbags sloshing around with everyone's hard-earned money. DON'T HAVE ANY GROUNDS?? You think you should PAY a private firm this extortionate sum?!

mat-mcloughlin wrote: »

Will I still have a case with that?

You are joking? We win every case against private parking tickets. Please read the sticky thread at the top of the forum 'NEWBIES PLEASE READ THIS FIRST'. I wrote it to stop endless 'what do I do/have I got a case?' threads. Read the sticky thread advice and see when and how to appeal using the template first appeal provided. DO NOT talk about who was driving, do not tick any box or dropdown choosing 'driver'.

APPEAL AS REGISTERED KEEPER - assuming this isn't a company car or lease/hire/courtesy vehicle. They will reject.

You then win at POPLA stage. All expained and covered in the NEWBIES thread but of course, we'll help those who read it first.

I'm guessing NCP or Meteor is the dumb parking firm you are going to beat? Or CP PLUS?

Does the notice have the words 'PENALTY CHARGE' at the top, or just 'parking charge notice' (please check exactly)? Which firm?

mat-mcloughlin

Hey,

It doesn't seem to be part of a larger company but it is managed by "ParkingEye" and is registered under "BPA"

I've read the sticky. Going to look into it more this afternoon and see what I can do.

Thanks