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POPLA - Unsuccessful

Hi,

I overstayed at a shopping centre car park by 4 mins. I appealed to POPLA and this was rejected on the grounds that I had not paid enough to park. I thought I had read somewhere that you have a period of grace of up to 10 mins? I offered to pay the £2 extra parking, should I now just pay the extortionate sum of £80 or can I take if further?

Can I offer to pay monthly?

Many thanks

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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 159,666 Forumite
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    edited 20 August 2025 at 5:42PM
    Of course you don't pay. Relax!

    Put the POPLA DECISION up in the thread of that name, top of the forum, BUT please add TEN PARAGRAPH BREAKS to the chunk of text decision so we can read it there, and please state which parking firm in that thread.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • Many thanks for your reply
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 159,666 Forumite
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    PandyC said:
    Many thanks for your reply
    Can't see it in POPLA DECISIONS yet?

    Have you read around the forum a bit now and realised you don't pay just because you lose at POPLA?
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • Hi I wasn't sure how to post it to the top of the forum, but I did post it (sorry) still finding my way around
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 159,666 Forumite
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    PandyC said:
    Hi I wasn't sure how to post it to the top of the forum, but I did post it (sorry) still finding my way around
    It's not posted in POPLA Decisions yet, is it? 

    Top of the forum. One click away.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
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