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I would love some advice on whether to pay a parking fine received on the 08/06/16 in a Macdonalds (MDs) in Hedge End in Southampton.
My wife picks up our son on a Wednesday from his school mini bus and takes him to MDs at Hedge End. Here they do his homework and eat a meal there before going to the local St Johns unit for the weekly session of first aid training. At the time they attend the MDs there is very little custom and the car park is ALWAYS less than half full. On this one occasion they must have over stayed the 90 minutes allowed, arrived at 16.48 and departed at 18.56, shown in the photos on the "PCN"
Now the letter received stated that they stayed without authorisation, surely if they are in the restaurant eating and spending money at MDs then they are authorised?
I have read some posts on here that say just ignore them and put up with the letters etc and they will eventually give up. is that REALLY the case?
We now have got to the stage of:
1) "offence" commited on 08/06/16
2) PCN issued on 14/06/16
3) We didn't pay the original £50 fine.
4) New letter just over a month later, fine now £100
5) Didn't pay this fine either.
6) Another letter received 21/09 from DRP Debt recovery services now wanting £150.
What course of action is open to me now?
Thank you.
My wife picks up our son on a Wednesday from his school mini bus and takes him to MDs at Hedge End. Here they do his homework and eat a meal there before going to the local St Johns unit for the weekly session of first aid training. At the time they attend the MDs there is very little custom and the car park is ALWAYS less than half full. On this one occasion they must have over stayed the 90 minutes allowed, arrived at 16.48 and departed at 18.56, shown in the photos on the "PCN"
Now the letter received stated that they stayed without authorisation, surely if they are in the restaurant eating and spending money at MDs then they are authorised?
I have read some posts on here that say just ignore them and put up with the letters etc and they will eventually give up. is that REALLY the case?
We now have got to the stage of:
1) "offence" commited on 08/06/16
2) PCN issued on 14/06/16
3) We didn't pay the original £50 fine.
4) New letter just over a month later, fine now £100
5) Didn't pay this fine either.
6) Another letter received 21/09 from DRP Debt recovery services now wanting £150.
What course of action is open to me now?
Thank you.
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