Forgot to Pay

lcsch78

Hi there
Apologies if this has been covered before but I parked at a tube station the other day going to work and have just received a pcn for the day. I pay by text so I checked my phone and I can't see that I paid for some reason, I have no idea why - must have been a numpty moment. The amount to park would have been £4.00 for the day but the ticket is for £100 -or £60 if I pay quickly.
I know I am in the wrong for forgetting to pay but surely £60 is excessive? Can someone let me know what I should do? Should I just cough up as it was my mistake but £60 seems a bit steep.
thanks in advance

Redx

its not deemed "excessive" since Beavis lost at the Supreme Court 12 months ago

it is likely that byelaws apply and so the TOC has 6 months to take the driver to magistrates court

if this was INDIGO or similar, use the forum search to find similar threads for TOC and railway issues

lcsch78

Thank you, I think I will just pay it as I am in the wrong even by accident and much as I hate the charges, I'm not a dishonest person so will just get it off my conscience and cough up.

The_Slithy_Tove

Redx wrote: »

its not deemed "excessive" since Beavis lost at the Supreme Court 12 months ago

Although the Appeals Court in the same case said that such a charge in a pay-per-hour car park WOULD be excessive (and thus a penalty) unless the hourly charge were very high.

lcsch78

no, the £4.00 was to park there for the whole day - I don't think you can pay for any shorter time than that.

Coupon-mad

lcsch78 wrote: »

Thank you, I think I will just pay it as I am in the wrong even by accident and much as I hate the charges, I'm not a dishonest person so will just get it off my conscience and cough up.

Oh give over. Please think again. Do you think we are dishonest? I'm certainly not!

Same advice as above and on this thread, we have these every day:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5558324

Come on, see it off with the easy two stage template appeals (I've already written your appeal for stage 1 and there are template jigsaw pieces already written for building stage 2 'POPLA' appeals). These fake PCNs from private companies are a national scandal and a disgrace, NOT to be paid.

You are supporting this very nasty industry and funding the next fake PCN against a vulnerable person if you pay.

It would not make me proud if a member of my family was such an easy touch for a con.

HTH