Appeal failed with APCOA

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daniels102 said:

Hi Guys,

Could I please ask your advice?

At my old job i used to work at a Hospital, which has a car park which is not fit for purpose, almost every morning staff who arrive after 830 have to park their cars in made up spaces, which is obviously dangerous and a hazard, but the hospital does not have enough spaces for the employees, it is a known problem they have been trying to sort (unsuccessfully) for years. I believe i parked in an area for senior staff which i was not entitled to park in.

That being the case I received several PCNs from APCOA which I did not follow up. This month I finally received a letter from ZZPS demanding i pay £130. I called them today as in the past I have had a parking charge go to court and had to pay a lot (maybe £600). I am worried about this happening again, in the past i always ignored them unless council/government.

I called them up today and they informed me that I actually have 3 others dating back to 2023 (which I had not received letters for). I very almost paid the £400 there and then and set up a DD for the £130. Apparently i cannot do this for the other 3 because they are 'at the legal stage'. The man on the phone was not very forthcoming with exactly what this means but he said they are with QDR Solicitors.



Long story short, should I now pay these if they are with QDR? I do not want to do the wrong thing, but I also think it's unreasonable that our Hospital (and the surrounding area) did not have adequate parking for staff, I get that I didnt follow the rules, but feel like fines are a little strong when people are just trying to arrive for work.

Am I in the wrong here? Should I pay them? A slightly different question but these being with QDR am I at risk of these going to the courts now?

Thanks all for any feedback in advance!

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