parkingeye - cant believe it!!

[Fed Up Pete]

My partner and I, along with my 87 year old parents had been out to lunch last Saturday 5th April, upon heading home my partner began to suffer a bad stomach ache, she was not going to make it home. We pulled into a small shopping area of about a dozen shops and a pub, I drove around the entire area, the car park was completely full, I now had to stop somewhere! There were perhaps a dozen empty bays to the side of the buildings, I pulled in and helped my partner quickly to the pub toilets, leaving my parents in the car. We left the area 13 minutes later.
I have now received a parking fine of £60 [£100 after 29days] from ParkingEye, they threaten to "recover any unpaid part of the parking charge". They threaten no legal action, should I pay the charge, I find this so unfare as we stopped only for 13 minutes and for a genuine emergency!!

Can anyone please advise me what to do?


Thanks

Fed Up Pete

[mystery1]

Re: parkingeye - cant believe it!!

Appeal.

Dear sirs,

I, as registered keeper, wish to invoke your appeals procedure. The driver did not see the signs and was helping a relative with medical problems. In any event your charges are penal and not a genuine pre estimate of loss.

I am under no statutory obligation to name the driver and will net do so.

Should you reject my appeal please supply a popla code.

Yours etc.

If they don't uphold the appeal edit http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...-Appeal-Letter to suit and you'll win at popla.

It does work http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...pany-victories

M1

[enquirer]

Re: parkingeye - cant believe it!!

It isn't a fine (the use this wording in order to intimidate the unwary) - it's a Contract dispute.

[des8]

Re: parkingeye - cant believe it!!

In some cases it isn't even a contract dispute, it's a trespass.

[des8]

Re: parkingeye - cant believe it!!

sorry wrong thread.

[Fed Up Pete]

Re: parkingeye - cant believe it!!

Thanks mystery1,
Just to clarify are you suggesting that I respond to parkingeye as per your text?


Fed Up Pete