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EuroCarParks Parent & Child bay

Hello!

Wondering if anyone can help with regards to ECP at Cromwell Road Sainsburys in London.

Received a NTK in the post alleging the vehicle was parked in parent and child bay with no child.

No PCN was placed on the windscreen and the two photo's on the NTK are just of the vehicle parked in the bay.

There is no option to view any evidence on their website, simply pay or appeal?

Many thanks!

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  • Gr1pr
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    edited 10 September at 8:06PM

    Definitely do not pay , so appeal as keeper

  • MrJenkinsEsq
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    edited 10 September at 9:48PM

    Without someone videoing arrival and alighting how on Earth can they prove there was no child?

    I'm a random person on the internet. I hold no legal qualifications and nothing I say is advice.

  • Woodstok2000
    Woodstok2000 Posts: 1,846 Forumite
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    I would imagine the pictures show there's no child in the car!

    Maybe this is a new scam they're trying out. Parent and Child spaces can only be used if a minimum of one child is clearly displayed inside the car at all times.

  • Umkomaas
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    edited 10 September at 10:22PM

    Do you mean as the driver is exiting the car? There’s loads of cars using P&C spaces where once the exit is completed, and the P&C are in the store, where there’s no child in the car! Think about it!

    Parent and Child spaces can only be used if a minimum of one child is clearly displayed inside the car at all times.

    Says who? And how can a child be ‘clearly displayed at all times’ if the parent is inside Tesco doing the shopping? 🤦‍♂️

    Social Services would be around in a flash!

    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

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  • Woodstok2000
    Woodstok2000 Posts: 1,846 Forumite
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    I never imagined when typing that out that anyone would take it seriously....maybe I should have used the sarcasm font?

  • Coupon-mad
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    I got the joke!

    If you go as if to appeal I'm pretty sure ECP show the evidence photos. Click the appeal button.

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