Parking ticket.Do I pay or fight it.

Dex222

Hi, I was meeting a friend in Northfield and pulled in to a Napier carpark. I found out 5 minutes later I was at the wrong carpark so left. When I met my friend she said she had got a parking ticket from that carpark before so I called to find out the grace period. I was told it was 5 minutes but I had been there 7 minutes! I asked if I could pay the £1 for my parking but they said no. I received a parking ticket and appealed it, of course it was declined but I then missed the time frame to appeal through POPLA. I am now receiving letter from BW legal asking for £160. Do I pay or fight it? I've read so many posts and reviews and I still don't know what to do. It's ridiculous for being 2 mins over when I never even left my car. Please help. I have 5 days left to decide else I guess it will go up even more.

Coupon-mad

But that £160 letter is covered in the 4th post of the NEWBIES thread.

It never goes up more because you won't pay it even if you get a court claim. You will defend it with our help. Read the second post of the NEWBIES thread too.  No link needed.

Very few Napier cases go to a court claim.  Obviously there is NO REASON to pay it.

Dex222

Thank you so much. That's what I wanted to hear. I'll have a good read later.

Dex222

Hi. I have had an email from BW Legal to say they received my email (and to tell me again how i am still liable for the charge after my 7 minutes in the carpark) which was the template off here asking for a further 30 days and to let them know i am still disputing it. I'm just not sure what stage i am at now. Do i need to do the Defence email now?
I'm also not sure what the logging in on .GOV is about?? Please help.

Coupon-mad

You wait for a claim form. 

Read post 2 of the NEWBIES thread as preparation and why not do a Google images search for Claim Form so you know what it looks like? Comes from the CNBC at Northampton,