Hi
I just wanted to get some help from you on how to respond to this notice - I just wanted to give a brief bit of background
the driver was on the way home back after a long journey as they came off of the motorway their mother felt a bit unwell. tried to pull over on the high street to get her a bottle of water but there was nowhere to park. Just before they left the high street (it continues on to a road through a forest) they pulled over in a pub car park (obviously due to lockdown the pub was closed) there were lots of other cars in there. their mother stayed in the car with the car door open as she was hot - whilst they ran to the shop next to the pub to get a drink for her. they don't pretend she was seriously ill but she was hot had a sudden headache and felt like she was going to be sick.
they were probably away for 5 minutes.
The PCN that I received today shows the driver entered the car park at xpm and left 18 minutes later. they didn't leave the car park immediately when they returned as they just sat there for a bit with ther mum while she had a drink. Circumstances on the PCN says Circumstances Authorised Vehicles Only
*1. Was the driver parked? Keys were still in the engine and mother was still in the car 2. Was this a fair loss to the pub owner as the pub was completely closed due to Lockdown
I totally understand if it was a fine for trespassing on the land as the car did enter, but is there an argument against being "parked" there?
Ive attached the notice with scribble all over the identifiable bits (hopefully)
I just wanted to get some help from you on how to respond to this notice - I just wanted to give a brief bit of background
the driver was on the way home back after a long journey as they came off of the motorway their mother felt a bit unwell. tried to pull over on the high street to get her a bottle of water but there was nowhere to park. Just before they left the high street (it continues on to a road through a forest) they pulled over in a pub car park (obviously due to lockdown the pub was closed) there were lots of other cars in there. their mother stayed in the car with the car door open as she was hot - whilst they ran to the shop next to the pub to get a drink for her. they don't pretend she was seriously ill but she was hot had a sudden headache and felt like she was going to be sick.
they were probably away for 5 minutes.
The PCN that I received today shows the driver entered the car park at xpm and left 18 minutes later. they didn't leave the car park immediately when they returned as they just sat there for a bit with ther mum while she had a drink. Circumstances on the PCN says Circumstances Authorised Vehicles Only
*1. Was the driver parked? Keys were still in the engine and mother was still in the car 2. Was this a fair loss to the pub owner as the pub was completely closed due to Lockdown
I totally understand if it was a fine for trespassing on the land as the car did enter, but is there an argument against being "parked" there?
Ive attached the notice with scribble all over the identifiable bits (hopefully)
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