Parking charge for parking at my gym car park.

otw

I received not one but two parking tickets for The Gym Group Bracknell a few days apart. I recently signed up to the gym and went on 2 occasions before cancelling my membership due to these fines. It was not made clear anywhere in the sign up process, nor when I arrived at the gym that I would have to register my number plate in order to park there without getting charged. 

I have appealed both of the tickets already, however the first has just been rejected after waiting almost 2 weeks, so I imagine the second will also be rejected. I provided photographic evidence of the days and times I used the gym, which I accessed on my gym account page. This matched up to the date and times of both my parking fines. I thought this would be enough evidence to get the fine cancelled, but of course it was not. 

I am now asking for some help on this, as I really am at a loss of what to do now. I have a total fee of £120 to pay for using the gyms car park I was signed up to. It's really frustrating to think if it was made clear from the get go that I would need to register my car here this would have easily been avoided!

The fines have been issued by 'CPM UK Car Park Management'. 

So please, if anybody has some advice for me of their experience or what they would do in my situation I would really appreciate hearing it.

Coupon-mad

You don't have a fee or a fine.

Just ignore them unless they get a solicitor to file a claim.  Exactly as the NEWBIES FAQS thread at the top of the forum explains.

And you don't PAY even if a claim arrives.  How to defend is fully covered in the Announcement thread for newbies to read first. No link needed. You have links back to page one: top and bottom of this page.

Le_Kirk

otw said:

I received not one but two parking tickets for The Gym Group Bracknell a few days apart. I recently signed up to the gym and went on 2 occasions before cancelling my membership due to these fines. It was not made clear anywhere in the sign up process, nor when I arrived at the gym that I would have to register my number plate in order to park there without getting charged. 

What did the gym say when you complained bitterly about their failure to advise you abut the parking procedure?