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My wife has received a Claim Form from Northampton (CCBC) County court detailing a claim from Parking Eye for overstaying in one of their car parks at "The Range" store. Following advice on internet forums she ignored their letters thinking they would "go away" but has now received this from Northampton. She had previously used the car park on numerous occasions and there were never any restrictions, however, she genuinely did not see the signs detailing the length of stay permitted and fines incurred if these rules were not followed; only when she received the letter from Parking Eye did we drive to the car park to read them.
She went to The Range store shopping with her wheelchair bound disabled mother and parked in one of their disabled bays, displaying her disabled parking badge, spending 20 minutes over the 2 hours permitted. She would not have stayed over the 2 hour period if she had seen the sign, and because she didn't see the sign does this mean she didn't enter into the contract ? My wife is worried and wants to pay the fine but I am angry that she didn't knowingly do anything wrong and shouldn't be penalised for spending the time in the store. Any advice as to whether or not it would be worth defending would be much appreciated.
She went to The Range store shopping with her wheelchair bound disabled mother and parked in one of their disabled bays, displaying her disabled parking badge, spending 20 minutes over the 2 hours permitted. She would not have stayed over the 2 hour period if she had seen the sign, and because she didn't see the sign does this mean she didn't enter into the contract ? My wife is worried and wants to pay the fine but I am angry that she didn't knowingly do anything wrong and shouldn't be penalised for spending the time in the store. Any advice as to whether or not it would be worth defending would be much appreciated.
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