No I won't miss the deadline......but you're right it is extremely frustrating...!!.

Thanks Mick...I have the option of not paying and requesting a court hearing as long as I ask for a hearing before the 21 day payment period expires.

So I either pay up or go to court....there's no appeal option.

Just wondering if it's possible to pay and then try to get my money back....or there is an ''enquiries'' address to write to on the FPN...perhaps send a polite letter next week and see if there is a response ...?.

The policeman at the time told me all I needed was a clock disc and they could be obtained from the Town Hall which we were standing right next to...so in I went and got one for free......now why couldn't that info have been on the disc zone signs...?.

It was Scotland .....The Wicker Man was not in view....maybe hiding....:-).

When you say ... ''Post up the FPN''.....you mean..?

I was just wondering if the Free parking sign in the high street pointing to this car park is correct....why is there not information on it that indicates a disc is required...?.
If the sign is at fault would that not make the FPN's handed out invalid....?...or am I clutching at straws here...?..

Driving through a town yesterday I saw a blue sign with a P on it and the number 25(places available) underneath plus the word FREE with a big arrow pointing to a side street.

Needing to park I duly followed the arrow and entered the car park...I then saw signs indicating it was a disc zone car park.

Now I know I'm at fault here but I'm not at all familiar with disc zones and with the FREE parking sign I followed fresh in my mind thought that the ''no return within 2 hours'' was meant for folks who didn't have a disc to display...and if your stay was longer you needed one....

Anyway I only wanted to post a parcel so nipped round the corner to do so and literally only 5 minutes later I returned to my car to find a beaming policeman and policewoman. ''Have I done something wrong I ask''.....''yes'' I was told...''you've parked without displaying a disc'....and with that a £30 Fixed Penalty Notice was stuck to my windscreen......there were 25 places .....and car park was empty except for my car and one other...!!......the sun was shining ...but not on me that morning.

So that sign in the high street is surely misleading is it not...?.....Straight after the police left other cars were coming in and like mine had nothing displayed on their screens when I looked.

What would others do in my position....?...I know I was in the wrong....but in my book free parking is not disc zone parking....any thoughts appreciated.