Hello everyone. Was hoping to find a "Waning-Newbie posting" Insert but no joy. I have a lazy eye and much as I may be interested in the info, find it really hard going focusing on dozens and dozens of different posts and topics for too long a time.
Consequently I have never really managed to get to grips with forums - like many people I also tend to start looking at them when I am in a panic and there has suddenly been yet another deadline to adhere to.
So - If I am doing something wrong, please tell me, but please be nice about it. "Everything is Difficult before it is Easy".
I've just received an invoice in the post from Highview Parking. "The Driver", stayed longer than they should have in Tesco Car Park.
In the days of ignoring these Private parking Charges - I imagine a lot of people blatantly just ignored the signs and parked anyway. Because they ignored all correspondence they never had to justify why they were parked under a huge great notice!
Now that we have to appeal - I assume we have to have a reasonable argument! eg., If I just overstayed my time in Tesco because I felt like it, I'd have no grounds for appeal would I?
In my case I had just been to the dentist, injections and so forth - parked in Tesco, popped into town to the bank and another errand, intending to then go into Tesco on the way back to the car.
However I felt really unwell and had to go and sit and have a cup of tea and wait until I felt better - I took painkillers and was pretty much nodding off. I then carried on back to Tesco, still feeling rough and actually ended up sitting in the car with the door and windows open for at least an hour. I totally forgot about the 3 hour limit.
Is that a reason to appeal?, do you think?
What if I had just gone shopping and forgot the time - what would I do then? Just pay it???
Or make up some story?
(Dentist isn't a story and I can supply appointment sheet?
Also if it does go to court and I was found guilty - do I pay the original £70, the early bird £40 or whatever horrendous sum it has increased to because I didn't pay it in the first instance??
I hope that makes sense!
(I plan to appeal to the shop, then the Parking Co asking for POPLA details, then POPLA, etc., etc.,)