Penalty Charge BP Stansted Parked on Yellow Lines with Trailer Advice

Broken_sunflower

Hi, I've spent the last hour or so reading through posts for this car park along with the newbie thread, trying to work out if we can appeal this for my husband. 

On 4th Jan he was driving his pick-up truck, towing a large trailer. He went to the shop and used the facilities. He couldn't park at the front of the shop in a space as he would have blocked the car park. He parked on the double yellow lines which he deemed as the safest place, while not blocking the road. He was issued a NTK on 16th January and appealed on 23rd Jan. 

His appeal was rejected pretty much instantly and I'm sure he admitted to driving - something I now know after reading the forum he shouldn't have done.

He has revisited the car park since to see where else he could have parked and maintains this was the safest place. I have found now that there is a car park round the back (which he still didn't notice on his second visit!), but the fact remains that there are no spaces marked for longer vehicles.

Do you think there are any points we can appeal to POPLA on?

Also, I can't find a copy of the appeal he sent to MET so unable to double check what he said. I guess they don't send you a copy?

Gr1pr

I doubt that it was a Penalty Notice from MET 

Surely its a Parking Charge Notice,  a PCN,  from MET  ?  An invoice 

Presumably the apellant now has a popla code   ?

Broken_sunflower

I'm so so sorry, I used the wrong wording.

It is a parking charge and yes there is a POPLA code.

Car1980

I wouldn't bother with POPLA on this one.

All you can do is ignore and come back if you get a DCB Legal Letter Before Claim.

Court claim is possible, but they just discontinue at the eleventh hour: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498176/met-parking-fine-going-to-mediation/p5

Broken_sunflower

 Car1980 said:

I wouldn't bother with POPLA on this one.

All you can do is ignore and come back if you get a DCB Legal Letter Before Claim.

Court claim is possible, but they just discontinue at the eleventh hour: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498176/met-parking-fine-going-to-mediation/p5

Thank you. This kind of thing worries me so much, so I feel like I'd rather just pay the £60 and know it will go away. 

Car1980

"This kind of thing worries me so much, so I feel like I'd rather just pay the £60 and know it will go away. "

That's how they make their money. They prey on the worried.

If the 35,000 daily victims all refused to pay the whole scam would collapse.

ChirpyChicken

no dont waste ya money

Broken_sunflower

A lot of what I'm reading on the Newbie sticky page says: "as long as you do NOT shoot yourself in the foot first by saying who was driving.", or "DO NOT APPEAL SAYING WHO WAS DRIVING".

I can't find a "Oops you came here too late and already said you were driving" route.

...So, our only option is to eventually, possibly be taken to court? If he ended up going to court and said 'yes, I parked on the yellow lines because there was nowhere else', he would lose surely?

ChirpyChicken

Like a lot of people your not thinking about this correct and over thinking it

Gr1pr

He received a parking charge notice,  for parking in an area where parking isn't permitted 

No parking contract was offered,  so no offer,  no consideration,  no contract 

Broken_sunflower

Ok, thanks for your help.