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PCN from Marketplace Shopping/Waitrose Car Park in Burgess Hill

Hello,

I was visiting Burgess Hill and decided to go to Waitrose. Since it was a supermarket, I did not even think to look for how much/where to pay etc, and I did not notice any glaring signs with prices on. I was there 22 minutes and then left.

A few days later I went and parked in a bay that had a sign (not all bays have signs, and that was the first I saw one). I glanced at the sign on the way in and it is a small grey sign under a big Waitrose sign. There are actually a lot of signs, but they're like every third bay.

I would quite happily pay the £1.10 I forgot to pay, but I tried to ring to ask that, and you cannot speak to anyone.

I've then looked on here and seen it's pointless ringing the landowner because they just ask you to deal with the parking management company (BankPark).

The letter follows POFA to the letter. My wife is the keeper. I'm getting near the end of the 28 days, and wanting to know whether to just pay or contest it. I don't think it's reasonable to expect me to notice to pay, unless they make it much more obvious. Everyone knows the majority of the time supermarket car parks are free, so you have to make it exceptionally obvious that this one is not. It seems reasonable to just let me admit an honest mistake and pay £1.10, rather than a £60/£100 payment.

Also, am I right in understanding that if I follow the process and then ignore all the fake bailiff letters, at some point next year, these will all be cancelled?

Thanks for any advice!

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