Ticket for entering car park and leaving - 6 minutes

thewire12

Hi All
After looking for a place to park, I stumbled across a car park managed by Parking Eye. I parked my car, walked over to the ticket machine and saw the prices were far too high, so I decided to try somewhere else. From entering the car park, walking to the machine, going back to my car and leaving the car park, 6 minutes had passed and I've had a PCN posted to me for £60 going to £100 after 14 days. 
I appealed to Parking Eye directly expecting them to understand I was only there for 6 minutes and I originally looked to buy a ticket until I saw their prices. This was rejected.
Surely someone has the right to refuse their services once they see the price? Anyhow I can now only appeal to POPLA and from what I've seen online, my chance of success is slim as I have no evidence to back my case.
Should I just pay even though I was there for 6 MINUTES? Or try to appeal to POPLA?
Thanks

The_Slithy_Tove

Whoythewire12 said:

Should I just pay even though I was there for 6 MINUTES?

Why would you do that?

thewire12

The_Slithy_Tove said:

Whoythewire12 said:

Should I just pay even though I was there for 6 MINUTES?

Why would you do that?

I don't know if POPLA will accept my appeal with no evidence. Any recommendations?

Redx

you have their evidence , 6 minutes , plus the BPA CoP on grace periods, january 2020 edition , clause 13

when you consider the delays then 6 minutes is not unreasonable, you may have had to find a space to park and delayed on exit for example

it used to be 10 minutes, not 5 minutes

popla may or may not accept your argument , but a judge might

thewire12

Redx said:

you have their evidence , 6 minutes , plus the BPA CoP on grace periods, january 2020 edition , clause 13

when you consider the delays then 6 minutes is not unreasonable, you may have had to find a space to park and delayed on exit for example

it used to be 10 minutes, not 5 minutes

popla may or may not accept your argument , but a judge might

Thanks for the advice!

Coupon-mad

thewire12 said:

The_Slithy_Tove said:

Whoythewire12 said:

Should I just pay even though I was there for 6 MINUTES?

Why would you do that?

I don't know if POPLA will accept my appeal with no evidence. Any recommendations?

Reading the NEWBIES thread about POPLA and reading the hundreds of other POPLA Grace periods threads...

Of course you appeal to POPLA.  This is what the NEWBIES thread covers at post #3.

Umkomaas

Even ParkingEye, who I've a minor modicum of respect for doing the right thing in marginal cases, are capitalising by squeezing the BPA Code of Practice pips to the max. I'm sure a Judge won't be impressed. I'd bet a packet that there is no signage on site that instructs/warns motorists that they are in a 'race for their life' to beat the utterly impossible 5 minutes consideration period or suffer a £100 penalty. 

Have you got your own photos of the signage?  If not, go get!

thewire12

Umkomaas said:

Even ParkingEye, who I've a minor modicum of respect for doing the right thing in marginal cases, are capitalising by squeezing the BPA Code of Practice pips to the max. I'm sure a Judge won't be impressed. I'd bet a packet that there is no signage on site that instructs/warns motorists that they are in a 'race for their life' to beat the utterly impossible 5 minutes consideration period or suffer a £100 penalty. 

Have you got your own photos of the signage?  If not, go get!

Appreciate your input. Unfortunately the car park is almost 300 miles away from where I currently am, and it is not visible on google maps!

KeithP

Where exactly is this ParkingEye car park that you 'stumbled across'?

thewire12

KeithP said:

Where exactly is this ParkingEye car park that you 'stumbled across'?

St Ives, Cornwall. TR26 2HA. 

Redx

thewire12 said:

KeithP said:

Where exactly is this ParkingEye car park that you 'stumbled across'?

St Ives, Cornwall. TR26 2HA. 

possibly the golf club ? or is that nearer fistral beach at Newquay ?

edit

looking on google maps its not the ones near fistral beach or newquay, so might be one we dont know about