smart parking fines

[marylou]

im really stressed out i went into a car park to pick up my kids from a train station nearby i got there about 8 mins before train arrived i didnt leave my car and was about 15 mins all in all didnt realise i had to pay genuine mistake seen other people coming in nobody paid which i would always do normaly but as i wasnt staying didnt think i needed to ....yesterday recieved a letter saying need to pay £60 for early settlement or £100 .... i am so stressed i have never not paid for anything including parking but as i was just waiting in my car didnt get out i just didnt think i wouldnt not pay a charge of a pound to get a fine so high who would to be honest...i have only picked my kids up here twice 18/8 recieved letter 1st sept now im really stressed as i gt them on sunday 30th again just waited in car loads of people around me done same nobody gt a ticket to park so we must all have got these fines....i now know that i should have paid but i genuinely didnt realise as i was sat in the car even if thry charged a small penalty of £10 i could maybe understand the car park was nearly empty as well and it was after 6.00 pm i didnt know if its a 24 hour car park as i say i dnt use this car park ....i was just doing something nice for my kids getting them off a train coming from there dads im now panicking im going to get another parking fine for 30th aug and i just cant afford any of them ....its a genuine mistake if i thought for 1 min i could get fined like this i would have paid i just didnt realise as i was just sat waiting ....i have appealed as i dont understand how these companies get away with day light robbery :-)

[mystery1]

Re: smart parking fines

Shouldn't be a major problem to win.

Post up the notice without you name & address on them.

M1

[marylou]

Re: smart parking fines

your filling me with hope lets keep fingers crossed thanks :-)

[marylou]

Re: Met parking

I dont have my popla yet so i cant do anything is that right

[mystery1]

Re: smart parking fines

Pretty much.

M1

[marylou]

Re: Met parking

As i live in scotland dnt get a popla get a pcn just been advised where is this can i forward email.i have recieved onto m1 :-)

[Kati]

Re: Met parking

As i live in scotland dnt get a popla get a pcn just been advised where is this can i forward email.i have recieved onto m1 :-)

you could forward it on to me and I'll post it up for you if you want (kati@legalbeagles.info)?

[ostell]

Re: smart parking fines

What a shame you contacted them as in Scotland there is no POFA and therefore no keeper liability and therefore it's a just ignore as they don't know the driver. Did you name yourself as the driver or did you keep it to appealing as the keeper?

[marylou]

Re: smart parking fines

They sent it to my address with my name on it with a photo of my car going in and out i dnt have a clue as i havr never ever had anything like this before so i dnt have a clue what to do

[Kati]

Re: smart parking fines

[MENTION=5354]mystery1[/MENTION]??

[mystery1]

Re: smart parking fines

What was your appeal ?

M1

[marylou]

Re: smart parking fines

I was asking for a popla and they advised its a pcn and now im totally confused ....my appeal was denied :-)

[mystery1]

Re: smart parking fines

I know it was denied but i don't know what the appeal was.

M1

[marylou]

Re: smart parking fines

Are these legal fines or just people out to rob the general public of 60-100 quid just because they want to

[marylou]

Re: smart parking fines

Sorry basically went into A carpark after 6 picking up my kids didnt leave my car not realising was a smart parking private car park got a 60 quid fine that if i paid in 7 days otherwise 100 appealed saying that i wasnt aware never parked in here never left car etc and they declined it but extended the period i could pay the reduced 60 quid fee