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Hi my name is jayboy and firstly I would like to say hello.. I am new to the forum and would just like to say thanks for your time and help is really appreciated.
The reason for my post is that I received a parking ticket which I have been trying to contest so far without any success so I am wondering if I should just bite the bullet and pay or if I should carry on fighting?
The brief (as I can)story is this....
After buying the pay and display ticket at a car park (MET parking services)local to me I immediately noticed the condition of the pay and display ticket, it looked like it had been printed on an old piece of paper that clearly suffered some sort of sun damage in the past (see pic) and as I later found out not fit for purpose.
I stuck the ticket in my front window and went off for lunch.
Upon returning I noticed that the I had been given a parking ticket and on closer inspection realised that the pay and display ticket had come unstuck from the window screen and had fallen onto the seat which I can only put down to the qualities of the paper/glue
I thought that i would not have a problem getting the fine overturned due to the fact of having a valid ticket and that also printed on the ticket was my vehicle registration.
So you can imagine my surprised by the response of MET parking services who ignored my concerns about the ticket not being no longer fit for purpose and insisted that I would still have to pay the fine as the ticket was not displayed properly ?
I went on to contact popla (parking on private land appeals) and again told them of the situation along with a picture of the dodgy looking ticket only to be told again that I didn't display the ticket properly and that it was my duty to make sure that he ticket stayed in the window and again ignoring the reference to the quality of the ticket.
So my question is do I have grounds to take it further or should I pay the fine.
any help would be appreciated...
The reason for my post is that I received a parking ticket which I have been trying to contest so far without any success so I am wondering if I should just bite the bullet and pay or if I should carry on fighting?
The brief (as I can)story is this....
After buying the pay and display ticket at a car park (MET parking services)local to me I immediately noticed the condition of the pay and display ticket, it looked like it had been printed on an old piece of paper that clearly suffered some sort of sun damage in the past (see pic) and as I later found out not fit for purpose.
I stuck the ticket in my front window and went off for lunch.
Upon returning I noticed that the I had been given a parking ticket and on closer inspection realised that the pay and display ticket had come unstuck from the window screen and had fallen onto the seat which I can only put down to the qualities of the paper/glue
I thought that i would not have a problem getting the fine overturned due to the fact of having a valid ticket and that also printed on the ticket was my vehicle registration.
So you can imagine my surprised by the response of MET parking services who ignored my concerns about the ticket not being no longer fit for purpose and insisted that I would still have to pay the fine as the ticket was not displayed properly ?
I went on to contact popla (parking on private land appeals) and again told them of the situation along with a picture of the dodgy looking ticket only to be told again that I didn't display the ticket properly and that it was my duty to make sure that he ticket stayed in the window and again ignoring the reference to the quality of the ticket.
So my question is do I have grounds to take it further or should I pay the fine.
any help would be appreciated...
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