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Hi, I received a parking fine from UK CPM and unsure if i was in the wrong and i should pay.
I was visiting my friend after the COVID lockdown and i have parked in the private visitors parking bay with a visitor permit that she gave me. She is renting the house and had been given a visitors parking permit. So we dont know what is the agreement on the lease.
After 2 days, i received a PCM letter saying that i did not display a valid permit. So i checked with my friend. She said that it is a mistake and asked me to wait as she will discuss with the building mangement. The building management says that they have no part it this as the car park is wholly management by UK CPM.
After some digging, we found out that the visitors permit was issued in APR 2019 and the permit does not have a expiry date but is RED in colour. UK CPM has however decided to issue a BLUE colour permit in NOV 2019 and they claim to have sent a letter. However my friend says that she did not receive any letters and she did not have to use the visitors permit during COVID lockdown. hence she was not aware of the expiry. For her personal car, she had a permit issued in AUG 2019 which is BLUE in colour.
We tried the IAS appeal thinking we have strong case but they have rejected the appeal.
I am now left with paying £100 parking fine or waiting to be taken to court.
Can you please let me know if i should pay or wait for court proceedings?
Thanks
I was visiting my friend after the COVID lockdown and i have parked in the private visitors parking bay with a visitor permit that she gave me. She is renting the house and had been given a visitors parking permit. So we dont know what is the agreement on the lease.
After 2 days, i received a PCM letter saying that i did not display a valid permit. So i checked with my friend. She said that it is a mistake and asked me to wait as she will discuss with the building mangement. The building management says that they have no part it this as the car park is wholly management by UK CPM.
After some digging, we found out that the visitors permit was issued in APR 2019 and the permit does not have a expiry date but is RED in colour. UK CPM has however decided to issue a BLUE colour permit in NOV 2019 and they claim to have sent a letter. However my friend says that she did not receive any letters and she did not have to use the visitors permit during COVID lockdown. hence she was not aware of the expiry. For her personal car, she had a permit issued in AUG 2019 which is BLUE in colour.
We tried the IAS appeal thinking we have strong case but they have rejected the appeal.
I am now left with paying £100 parking fine or waiting to be taken to court.
Can you please let me know if i should pay or wait for court proceedings?
Thanks
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