Thanks,
Should I try requesting photo evidence from CP plus first which would show that I was obstructing anything?
Do you mean that it is also pointless to appeal to CP plus on the grounds that their ticket shows wrong time?
QUOTE (ManxRed @ Sun, 6 Apr 2014 - 20:45)
This should be relatively straightforward. For starters, on the sign it says that CP Plus manage the site on behalf of someone else - so CP Plus aren't the creditor. The sign makes a weak attempt to claim that the £40 charge is a contractual charge for a service rendered (in other words, you are paying them £40 for the privilege of parking incorrectly - yeah, I know, a judge would scratch his head as well), however the ticket makes it perfectly clear that the £40 is a charge for breaching the terms and conditions on the sign. Under contract law the only redress for breaching is the actual loss suffered by the landowner. You paid for a ticket, so the landower has lost nothing, and you most definitely don't owe CP Plus anything at all. Here's what you do: Provided you know the registered keeper (no need to say if that's you or not), and the car isn't a hire/lease/company car, then wait for the Notice to Keeper to arrive (between 28 and 56 days from the incident). Then appeal as the registered keeper, don't mention who was driving, and state that you are aware from their signs that CP Plus are not the creditor, and that the sum they are asking for bears no relation to any loss suffered by the landowner (enclose a photocopy of your ticket), which in this case is zero. Then come back here when they reject this appeal and we'll guide you in having it killed off permanently.