smart parking fine in a council car park

Fruitcake

I wouldn't take the advice from anyone, let alone a new poster, that suggests someone should give away the driver's details or using mitigation in a PoPLA appeal. The advice given in that post is as bad as the advice given by MSE Towers that the regulars have begged for years to be deleted because it will cost people money if they follow it.


Anyway, the post by regular Grizebeck that you need is this one, and then enter the precise words they have written in your PoPLA appeal.

Smart Parking Ringgo fine help please — MoneySavingExpert Forum

You could add that Councils are not permitted to operate in council owned car parks as if they were privately owned, assuming it really is a council owned one.

The important thing to note is that Smart don't do court, although that doesn't mean they won't in the future. However, if they do start, it is unlikely to be for a one off parking charge notice. 
What I am saying is that I believe it would be safe to ignore Smart even if you lost at PoPLA.

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Nunski82 said:

I understand you’re trying to help but your comments only make me feel like giving up and paying. There is too much information on this forum. I have read the newbies thread(s) and it’s very confusing. The time and effort it’s going to take me to write the appeal, go back to the car park which is 20mins each way to take photo evidence and the mental stress of using this forum is probably not worth fighting for £60. 

You don't have to gather evidence.

We have explained there is a winning point and KeithP found it by searching for you.