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Hi All!
what a great forum!
I received notice of a fine against me in July 2019 from NCP. It has now escalated to a county court claim against me,despite appeals.
The car park in question is at a train station and I used it whenever I needed to catch a train which is rarely. They had a deal that if you parked prior to 9am you paid a flat fee of say,£3 for the day. The barrier entrance dispensed a ticket which you then took to the machine at the end of the day and it notifies you how much you were required to pay.
I did park prior to 9am,caught my train and on my return,went to pay.
The machines had been updated and gave you options of what you wished to pay for and the option of parking before 9am was unavailable due it now being late afternoon.
I asked another car park user if you now needed to pay prior to parking and they said they didn’t think so as they hadn’t.
Not wanting to just leave without paying,I selected a parking time frame of I think 4 hours but allowed me to pay ABOVE what the original charge would have been. So I paid more than the flat rate all day fee,I paid £4 and have it on my bank statement.
I did assume payment terms remained the same as they used to be and allow you to pay at the end of your stay and I certainly didn’t see any signs updating users,just the normal ones.
I appealed the original claim stating that they weren’t out of any money,I just didn’t know the expectation to pay before you leave the vehicle.
I have requested info from NCP about when they changed the terms and conditions and they wanted a PCN number which I couldn’t find.
Have I got a strong defence?
They are claiming for £280!!!
what a great forum!
I received notice of a fine against me in July 2019 from NCP. It has now escalated to a county court claim against me,despite appeals.
The car park in question is at a train station and I used it whenever I needed to catch a train which is rarely. They had a deal that if you parked prior to 9am you paid a flat fee of say,£3 for the day. The barrier entrance dispensed a ticket which you then took to the machine at the end of the day and it notifies you how much you were required to pay.
I did park prior to 9am,caught my train and on my return,went to pay.
The machines had been updated and gave you options of what you wished to pay for and the option of parking before 9am was unavailable due it now being late afternoon.
I asked another car park user if you now needed to pay prior to parking and they said they didn’t think so as they hadn’t.
Not wanting to just leave without paying,I selected a parking time frame of I think 4 hours but allowed me to pay ABOVE what the original charge would have been. So I paid more than the flat rate all day fee,I paid £4 and have it on my bank statement.
I did assume payment terms remained the same as they used to be and allow you to pay at the end of your stay and I certainly didn’t see any signs updating users,just the normal ones.
I appealed the original claim stating that they weren’t out of any money,I just didn’t know the expectation to pay before you leave the vehicle.
I have requested info from NCP about when they changed the terms and conditions and they wanted a PCN number which I couldn’t find.
Have I got a strong defence?
They are claiming for £280!!!
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