PARKINF FINE STANTED AIRPORT MCDONALDS

Gmlmonika

Good afternoon, I am writing because I am very frustrated. I received a parking fine from MET Parking Services Ltd , ( Southgate park Stansted CM24 1PY) . We stopped for a quick meal in Mcdonalds and were there fir around 30 mins. We always do this after flights and never received a parking fine before. 

Reason: The vehicle left in Southgate car park without payment made for parking and the occupants southgate premises.

they took some pictures of us leaving the car. i did not try and appeal it yet as I came across many forums that this is a scam and I should leave it. But I keep getting threatening letters. 
Incident happened : 23/10/2023

I did contact Mcdonalds and they said this: 

Joylyn (McDonald’s Customer Services) 5 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST Dear Laura, Thank you for contacting McDonald’s Customer Services. I’m sorry to hear that you have received a Parking Charge Notice following your visit to our Stansted restaurant.   We've introduced parking restrictions at some of our restaurants to make sure there are always parking spaces available for customers.   We appreciate that some visits such as birthday parties or large group visits might take longer and the parking restrictions aren't intended to stop this. If you think your stay will exceed the stated maximum parking time then please speak to a manager in advance.   Your number plate is scanned by our Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system when you enter our car park, and then again when you leave. If you have overstayed the maximum time allowed, you will not be notified straight away- a Parking Charge Notice will be sent to you via the post.   If you feel that a Parking Charge Notice has been issued in error, please contact our approved contractors who issued the charge in order to appeal the charge. Unfortunately McDonald's are unable to revoke parking tickets- the outcome of the appeal is final and cannot be overturned by McDonald’s.   Many thanks for taking the time to contact McDonald’s Customer Services.   Can someone please help me out and suggest what I should do next?  Thank you

patient_dream

THIS IS A MET PARKING SCAM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i_RcNM4SM0

Coupon-mad

You've still never had a parking fine.  This isn't a fine, it's a scam invoice.

See the NEWBIES thread for whatever stage you are currently at.  You won't be paying, not even if you get a court claim.  I assume you are not at that stage yet?

Obviously, you must tell MET and their agents if you move house.  But that's common sense.

Gmlmonika

Coupon-mad said:

You've still never had a parking fine.  This isn't a fine, it's a scam invoice.

See the NEWBIES thread for whatever stage you are currently at.  You won't be paying, not even if you get a court claim.  I assume you are not at that stage yet?

Obviously, you must tell MET and their agents if you move house.  But that's common sense.

 Do I need to reply to them “appeal” or anything? 

 How far it will go these letters? 

KeithP

Have you read the first post of the NEWBIES thread yet?

Coupon-mad

See the NEWBIES thread for whatever stage you are currently at.  We have that resource so that we don't drown under the weight of similar threads, and so that you can read it in your own time and at each stage without needing much/any advice.

Gmlmonika

Coupon-mad said:

See the NEWBIES thread for whatever stage you are currently at.  We have that resource so that we don't drown under the weight of similar threads, and so that you can read it in your own time and at each stage without needing much/any advice.

thank you for that, I am still trying to figure out this website 

Coupon-mad

Gmlmonika said:

Coupon-mad said:

See the NEWBIES thread for whatever stage you are currently at.  We have that resource so that we don't drown under the weight of similar threads, and so that you can read it in your own time and at each stage without needing much/any advice.

thank you for that, I am still trying to figure out this website 

Yes, we know newbies might not yet understand how easy it is to hop around a forum, which is why my signature tells you exactly where to click to get to page One and the NEWBIES FAQS thread in a split second.

domfli

Any update in your case? I have same situation right now. I’m shocked 

Gmlmonika

(Image removed by Forum Team) Got a new letter, should I be worried?

LDast

No.