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Over the years I have had approx 20 "PCN's" and a couple issued by traffic wardens. Iv'e always paid the ones issued by the warden straight away as they were legitimate, and not paid or been taken to court for any of the PCN's.
A while back though I parked in the short stay at a railway station, and was issued a "PCN" and quite quickly I received notice of intention to take it the county court. When I investigated it it became apparent they were using the Railway bylaws rather than specific T&Cs / contract law. Luckily I managed to resolve it out of court for the original amount, with the 50% reduction and no fees, after a bit of negotiation.
I wonder now if I should of called their bluff and fought it ? I paid the correct charge for 17hrs parking and nowhere did it define "short stay". The maximum 30 minutes free offer, wasn't in any way associated with the "short stay" bays, but you may assume they were connected. Most my stays are multi day here so 17 hrs was a very short stay for me.
Thoughts?
A while back though I parked in the short stay at a railway station, and was issued a "PCN" and quite quickly I received notice of intention to take it the county court. When I investigated it it became apparent they were using the Railway bylaws rather than specific T&Cs / contract law. Luckily I managed to resolve it out of court for the original amount, with the 50% reduction and no fees, after a bit of negotiation.
I wonder now if I should of called their bluff and fought it ? I paid the correct charge for 17hrs parking and nowhere did it define "short stay". The maximum 30 minutes free offer, wasn't in any way associated with the "short stay" bays, but you may assume they were connected. Most my stays are multi day here so 17 hrs was a very short stay for me.
Thoughts?
