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Would be very grateful for advice on this case specifically. I have read a lot of the old threads but all cases are slightly different.
I have received a parking charge notice. It was in Sportspace Hemel Hempstead where you have to punch in your license plate number if you are a Sportspace user and you get 3 free hours. (They have had a lot of problems with commuters using the car park instead of the station car park across the road). Civil Enforcement are the private company.
On this occasion I forgot to punch in my license plate number and received an NTK for £60 reduced rate or £100 if we fail to pay immediately. It was for half an hour whilst I picked up my daughter from gym class so therefore I was allowed to park.
I wrote to Civil Enforcement appealing to them saying I had forgotten to put in my license number but that I clearly wasn't trying got pull a fast one as I was picking up my daughter from gym and that therefore I was a Sportspace user and shouldn't be fined and could prove it. They replied saying that whilst they appreciate on occasion tickets are issued to Sportspace users, all vehicles must adhere to the parking regulations and that it is the responsibility of the driver. They have photographic evidence.
My question is do I have any recourse as I made the mistake and have admitted that? Is the parking cowboys appeal letter relevant to my case? The reply to my appeal letter said I can write to POPLA or pay. They have offered me an extra 14 days grace for the reduced rate!
Should l write to POPLA and what is my best approach.
I have received a parking charge notice. It was in Sportspace Hemel Hempstead where you have to punch in your license plate number if you are a Sportspace user and you get 3 free hours. (They have had a lot of problems with commuters using the car park instead of the station car park across the road). Civil Enforcement are the private company.
On this occasion I forgot to punch in my license plate number and received an NTK for £60 reduced rate or £100 if we fail to pay immediately. It was for half an hour whilst I picked up my daughter from gym class so therefore I was allowed to park.
I wrote to Civil Enforcement appealing to them saying I had forgotten to put in my license number but that I clearly wasn't trying got pull a fast one as I was picking up my daughter from gym and that therefore I was a Sportspace user and shouldn't be fined and could prove it. They replied saying that whilst they appreciate on occasion tickets are issued to Sportspace users, all vehicles must adhere to the parking regulations and that it is the responsibility of the driver. They have photographic evidence.
My question is do I have any recourse as I made the mistake and have admitted that? Is the parking cowboys appeal letter relevant to my case? The reply to my appeal letter said I can write to POPLA or pay. They have offered me an extra 14 days grace for the reduced rate!
Should l write to POPLA and what is my best approach.
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