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POPLA appeal rejected. What can I do now?
jwv353456
Posts: 3 Newbie
Hi,
I received a parking charge notice from SMART PARKING as I forgot to input my registration number in the GOOSE GREEN car park. I am a member of Total Fitness gym and members receive 2 hours free parking in the car park below the gym. I did not overstay the 2 free hours but as I forgot to input my registration number in the ticket machine inside the gym, I received a fine. I decided to appeal to smart parking because my ticket I received from them proved I did not overstay the 2 free hours allocated to gym members (the proof was photos with the time attached of my car entering and leaving the car park) and I thought they would let me off. However, my appeal was rejected. I then appealed to POPLA and they also rejected my appeal. In both appeals I did state that I was at fault for for forgetting to input my registration but I was advised by the gym to appeal as its a regular occurrence that members receive fines for forgetting to input their registration numbers and that normally POPLA wipe the fine.
What is my best course of action now? Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot
I received a parking charge notice from SMART PARKING as I forgot to input my registration number in the GOOSE GREEN car park. I am a member of Total Fitness gym and members receive 2 hours free parking in the car park below the gym. I did not overstay the 2 free hours but as I forgot to input my registration number in the ticket machine inside the gym, I received a fine. I decided to appeal to smart parking because my ticket I received from them proved I did not overstay the 2 free hours allocated to gym members (the proof was photos with the time attached of my car entering and leaving the car park) and I thought they would let me off. However, my appeal was rejected. I then appealed to POPLA and they also rejected my appeal. In both appeals I did state that I was at fault for for forgetting to input my registration but I was advised by the gym to appeal as its a regular occurrence that members receive fines for forgetting to input their registration numbers and that normally POPLA wipe the fine.
What is my best course of action now? Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot
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get the gym to cancel it
otherwise , its a 6 year wait to see if SMART issue a court case using MCOL
do not ignore a formal LBC or an MCOL either , but meantime DO ignore debt collectors0 -
you need tpo pester the gym , if they hired them , or the landowner , popla where quite correct , and you should have inputted your VRN to gain 2 hrs parking , no input = no free parkingSave a Rachael
buy a share in crapita0 -
Odds of going to court currently look pretty slim. http://www.bmpa.eu/companydata/Smart_Parking.html0
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This is a scam ticket , no way has your insignificant breach of their contract, (a silly made up device heavily in their favour}, cost them £100, it is probably an unlawful penalty anyway. Even if they did take you to court a judge is likely to throw it out.
Read this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimisYou never know how far you can go until you go too far.0 -
pappa golf - What do I need to pester my gym about?
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they employed the sc@mmers , tell them to get it cancelled if you had permission to park as a gym member
the PPC is there to hassle people who should not be there, not legitimate members0 -
Golf!pappa gym - What do I need to pester my gym about?
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Fore! :cool:Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.#Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street0 -
pappa golf/pappa gym - the forum’s very own athlete.Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.#Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street0 -
Hi,
I've emailed the gym and asked them to help cancel the fine. They've said that as the car park is external to Total Fitness gym and that because it was a mistake on my behalf, they cannot help.
Any advice? Shall I just pay the fine?
Thanks0
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