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PSBJL03

I parked in a local car park and purchased a ticket which was displayed in my window.
I remember checking the ticket when I returned to the car because I thought I may not have put on enough time. However, I still had 20 minutes left. 
I was the shocked when I received a penalty fine through the post. I appealed saying that I had bought and displayed a ticket. 
They replied, acknowledging that payment had been made, but I had input the incorrect registration number. I can only imagine one digit was incorrect. 
They gave me the option of paying £20 or appealing. I replied asking to see proof and wrote that I had acted in good faith, purchased a ticket for the time I was parked and just wanted to see what I had actually input. For this I had to pay £5.
I heard nothing but then I received a letter from a debt collected asking for £170. 
Has anyone had this situation. I am tempted to go to court about it but obviously don't want to end up paying more in court fees etc etc. Any advice please?

Grizebeck

Just wait for any court claim

Falmouth1976

Take a look on YouTube for BlackBelt Barrister as he has some vids about this and it might be helpful.

Le_Kirk

Grizebeck said:

Just wait for any court claim

Falmouth1976 said:

Take a look on YouTube for BlackBelt Barrister as he has some vids about this and it might be helpful.

..... and in the meantime, look at the NEWBIE sticky, that every new poster is asked to read before posting a new query, as it is likely you will find the answer.

LDast

PSBJL03 said:

For this I had to pay £5.

Hopefully, you are now aware that you have been scammed. Before making any more basic errors, a thorough read of the Newbies/FAQ thread is your homework for today.

Coupon-mad

Falmouth1976 said:

Take a look on YouTube for BlackBelt Barrister as he has some vids about this and it might be helpful.

Don't bother to watch those videos. They are awful and he really doesn't have anything useful to say. They are terrible.

PSBJL03 said: I replied asking to see proof and wrote that I had acted in good faith, purchased a ticket for the time I was parked and just wanted to see what I had actually input. For this I had to pay £5.

Errrr: wait... they charged you a fiver to show the evidence and then didn't bother to show you it?

Please show us the letter where OPS demanded a fiver for showing you which VRM you input.

I want to see that letter as this is a new scam.  Please dig that email or letter out and show it here.

And which car park please? Brighton? Worthing? Where?

Coupon-mad

PSBJL03 said:

I parked in a local car park and purchased a ticket which was displayed in my window.
I remember checking the ticket when I returned to the car because I thought I may not have put on enough time. However, I still had 20 minutes left. 
I was the shocked when I received a penalty fine through the post. I appealed saying that I had bought and displayed a ticket. 
They replied, acknowledging that payment had been made, but I had input the incorrect registration number. I can only imagine one digit was incorrect. 
They gave me the option of paying £20 or appealing. I replied asking to see proof and wrote that I had acted in good faith, purchased a ticket for the time I was parked and just wanted to see what I had actually input. For this I had to pay £5.
I heard nothing but then I received a letter from a debt collected asking for £170. 
Has anyone had this situation. I am tempted to go to court about it but obviously don't want to end up paying more in court fees etc etc. Any advice please?

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