Parkingeye fine, 18 minutes parking, Home Bargains, Penrith

songsforpolarbears

Gosh, I hope someone can I help. I just received this parking fine from Parking Eye.
on Friday evening, I drove into Home Bargains car park to shop there but the shop was closed. So I walked the short distance to Aldi and shopped there. 

The letter says I was in the car park for 18 minutes. 

This is so unfair! Please, what should I do?

oh, also, I received the letter today, 21 May, but the letter is dated 12 May and it says the amount will increase to £100 if not paid within 14 days. Which is soon! 

Car1980

A maximum stay car park with a maximum stay of 0 is not a maximum stay car park. 

There is no offer under a prohibitory contract. ("No Parking") does not make an offer. Instead, it forbids parking, so there is nothing for the driver to accept. No Acceptance: Parking in breach of a prohibition cannot constitute acceptance of a contract. A breach of such rules does not create legal agreement.

It then talks about "authorisation". It can't be an overstay and unauthorised simultaneously.

Forget the sum increasing because you're not paying it anyway.

Are you local? Can you get a photo of the sign?

Castle

There's a VRM still showing under "Parking Charge Information".

songsforpolarbears

Thank you so much for replying. 

I live one hour away. I will try and get a photo of the sign. 

I just rang Home Bargains Penrith and they said there was nothing they could do to help 

songsforpolarbears

Phots of the signs Home Bargains, Penrith 

Coupon-mad

Should be winnable at POPLA by pointing out there is no parking contract offered after 8pm. The words NO PARKING offer no contract. Wording to copy at POPLA stage is here:

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