Picking up children and got a postal fine

beamerguy

pappa_golf wrote: »

the time for getting in and out is the grace period , as you did not take the offer to pay for parking the second grace period does not apply . therefore the only grace period is the entry one of 10 mins

pappa stop talking as IF you are PPC

On this forum, positive advice is required, not negative.

Given your knowledge about Smart, I am very surprised

TW1234

Was this a postal ticket, resulting from entry & leaving cameras?
If you entered the car park and took 10 mins to find a spot where you could try to read a sign, then decided to leave, taking 10 mins to get out, all due to extreme congestion, you have a defence.
Get on with making the first basic appeal (exactly as given in the newby thread) and use the time generated to research the necessary line of action and decide if the effort is suitable for you.

pappa_golf

r_annie_c wrote: »

Hi, it was in Stevenage matatan carpark and yes I have today received a code, I really don't mind paying a reasonable fine I just don't understand how they can justify the fine they ask for.

NO parking Co can "fine" you , what you have is an invoice , a bill , a letter asking for money

If smart want to take this to the end and get you in the county court (civil , not magistrates=fines) then they will have to be good

how good arev they?

2015 , tickets issued 258,045 court claims NONE
2016 tickets issued 254508 , can you guess? ok its NONE

pappa_golf

pappa_golf wrote: »

NO parking Co can "fine" you , what you have is an invoice , a bill , a letter asking for money

If smart want to take this to the end and get you in the county court (civil , not magistrates=fines) then they will have to be good

how good arev they?

2015 , tickets issued 258,045 court claims NONE
2016 tickets issued 254508 , can you guess? ok its NONE

I wonder , being registed in scootland if they have rights/authority to issue clams in england?

pappa_golf

TW1234 wrote: »

Was this a postal ticket, resulting from entry & leaving cameras?
If you entered the car park and took 10 mins to find a spot where you could try to read a sign, then decided to leave, taking 10 mins to get out, all due to extreme congestion, you have a defence.
Get on with making the first basic appeal (exactly as given in the newby thread) and use the time generated to research the necessary line of action and decide if the effort is suitable for you.

umm , the grace period is 10 mins on arrival and "sufficient time to leave site AFTER PAID PARKING , the OP did not do paid parking therefore the leaving grace period is non applicable ,

r_annie_c

Thank all for your advice, I will put an appeal together from all of your info and help and lodge an appeal with popla and see how it goes.
Thank u

beamerguy

pappa_golf wrote: »

I wonder , being registed in scootland if they have rights/authority to issue clams in england?

It's the UK so yes

pappa_golf

are you sure ? , because scootland law is very different to english law and there are problems with a company starting or making a county court case if they are not resident or a company in englands juristriction

beamerguy

pappa_golf wrote: »

are you sure ? , because scootland law is very different to english law and there are problems with a company starting or making a county court case if they are not resident or a company in englands juristriction

so that would prove to be very interesting in every case that Smart bring in England

r_annie_c

Would that be the reason then why they haven't yet brought a case to court??