Parking Eye - Manchester

Baghe

Hi everyone, I'm seeking some help
My daughter has been issued a Parking Eye ticket for a stay in a car park in Manchester.  She purchased a ticket to the value of £3.00 and keyed in the first 4 digits of her registration.  She was sent a fine which we appealed to.  We have now been told that appeal has been rejected as she did not fill in her full registration BUT as a good will gesture are willing to accept £20.00 instead of the full fine.  What should she do?  Should she appeal to POPLA or just pay it

Coupon-mad

Pay the £20 is my advice, sadly.

Can't see any likelihood of a POPLA win, if she's admitted to being the driver and reading the signs/paying at the machine. It doesn't leave any appeal points to hang your hat on and £20 is currently the best she'd get.

In a year or so, the new statutory Code of Practice from the Government will be fairer, and will require all 'keying error' cases to see the PCN fully cancelled on appeal. But not now.

Umkomaas

100% concur with the above advice. An almost inevitable failure at POPLA will see the charge instantly rise to £100 and if not paid, PE will undoubtedly sue through the county court. Should that case be lost or not defended, that will see the charge rise to around £200 - and is enforceable. That's ten times what it would cost to get this out of your daughter's hair right now. 

To defend a county court claim will involve hours and hours of work and could take 6 months+ from start to finish of the process involved.