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Parking ticket from parking eye. 2 hour stay.

I parked in a disabled spot using my blue badge. The sign said in its own box 2 hour stay. then in a separate box it says Blue Badge own t & c apply so i thought i had 3 hours. I met family in a costa coffee. Since i'm disabled my sisters told me to stay & they sent their partners to fetch the coffees. Little did i know they registered their cars because they stayed just under 4 hours. i left 2 hours 27 mins. when i got the ticket i asked them if they got 1 to. NO they didn't & they thought my badge covered me so didn't mention the sign on counter to register your car. 
I got in touch with parking & explained the situation. Parking Eye asked if i had a receipt? i said i all ready explained that my family treated me. so they basically said TUFF. 
Popla said the same. so now i'm annoyed since they basically don't believe me. 
You get photographed on the way in & out of carpark.      

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  • DAZBFD
    DAZBFD Posts: 2 Newbie
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    DAZBFD said:
    I parked in a disabled spot using my blue badge. The sign said in its own box 2 hour stay. then in a separate box it says Blue Badge own t & c apply so i thought i had 3 hours. I met family in a costa coffee. Since i'm disabled my sisters told me to stay & they sent their partners to fetch the coffees. Little did i know they registered their cars because they stayed just under 4 hours. i left 2 hours 27 mins. when i got the ticket i asked them if they got 1 to. NO they didn't & they thought my badge covered me so didn't mention the sign on counter to register your car. 
    I got in touch with parking & explained the situation. Parking Eye asked if i had a receipt? i said i all ready explained that my family treated me. so they basically said TUFF. 
    Popla said the same. so now i'm annoyed since they basically don't believe me. 
    You get photographed on the way in & out of carpark.      
    £40 is now £70 because i appealed to POPLA. 27 mins & its £70. 
  • Coupon-mad
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    DAZBFD said:
    I parked in a disabled spot using my blue badge. The sign said in its own box 2 hour stay. then in a separate box it says Blue Badge own t & c apply so i thought i had 3 hours. I met family in a costa coffee. Since i'm disabled my sisters told me to stay & they sent their partners to fetch the coffees.

    Little did i know they registered their cars because they stayed just under 4 hours. i left 2 hours 27 mins. when i got the ticket i asked them if they got 1 to. NO they didn't & they thought my badge covered me so didn't mention the sign on counter to register your car. 

    I got in touch with parking & explained the situation. Parking Eye asked if i had a receipt? i said i all ready explained that my family treated me. so they basically said TUFF. 
    Popla said the same. so now i'm annoyed since they basically don't believe me. 
    You get photographed on the way in & out of carpark.      
    Get your MP to complain to Costa and ParkingEye and the BPA because this is illegal: you are entitled to more time. 
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