23 mins late...worth appealing?

MOfan

Hi all,
I was 23 minutes late back to my car at a car park in Milton Keynes, owned and run by Britannia Parking. They have sent me a 'fine' for £100 but it will be reduced to £60 if I pay it within 14 days. I'm thinking of disputing it on the grounds that the fine is disproportionate. I paid for one hours' parking at 60p instead of four hours parking at £1.20 (obviously thinking I would be much quicker than I actually was) so they've only lost out on 60p. Therefore, the fine is disproportionate. However, it could be argued that 23 minutes late is a fair amount of time. So opinions please, do you think it's worth me fighting or not?
Thanks xx

pappa_golf

yup , I bought a litre of milk then after I had run out decided that I would have been better with a 2l bottle
much the same as you , I should have thought hard before my purchace

Umkomaas

You need to read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky as that will guide you through fighting this charge.

Coupon-mad

MOfan wrote: »

Hi all,
I was 23 minutes late back to my car at a car park in Milton Keynes, owned and run by Britannia Parking. They have sent me a 'fine' for £100 but it will be reduced to £60 if I pay it within 14 days. I'm thinking of disputing it on the grounds that the fine is disproportionate. I paid for one hours' parking at 60p instead of four hours parking at £1.20 (obviously thinking I would be much quicker than I actually was) so they've only lost out on 60p. Therefore, the fine is disproportionate. However, it could be argued that 23 minutes late is a fair amount of time.
Thanks xx

Don't say who was driving - read the NEWBIES thread and play it at the right time in the right way!

So opinions please, do you think it's worth me fighting or not?

Yes, as keeper - because keepers can't be held liable by Britannia!