Hi Demon - all your comments noted, although I'm a little concerned in my case as I am the RK and I was driving the car when it was ticketed, and they have CCTV at the entrance and the exit of the car park....

Thanks Rob, I've had a trawl through a lot of posts of here and I'm hopeful that the ticket is invalid due to the fact I didn't knowingly enter into a contract on the basis that the signs are ambiguous. Looking at the ticket - unfortunately I don't have access to a scanner - I think they have made a good attempt at getting their house in order by not using the words offence, penalty or fine. The ticket is entitled "Parking Charge Notice" and tells me that "unauthorsised removal or interference is prohibited". It is also bordered by blue and white sqaures that look suspciciously reminiscent of those you might find on a police issued ticket. I only get 21 days to pay, although it doesn't tell me from when!

Hi there folks - hope you are all fine and dandy. I'm new here having stumbled across the consumer action group website when I googled the evil swines that are Euro Car Parks and was amazed and indeed pleased to read some your stories. I'm hoping some of you might be able to help me with what happened to me at the hands of Euro Car Parks and the unscrupulous management of Sainsburys.... Its free to park in my local Sainsbury's car park for the initial 2 hours, although I rarely drive there so hadn't really paid that much attention to the signs before last Saturday. Anyway having finally found a space and had a quick glance at the nearest parking sign, I nipped to a few shops, went in Sainsbury's itself and got back to my car with about 5 minutes to spare on my free 2 hours. To my horror I found a parking ticket, requesting the sum of...wait for it....£120 (a mere £80 if I paid in 14 days) for "no ticket displayed". I then reread the nearest sign to my car which was worded "Have you displayed a ticket and paid if parking for more than 2 hours". My boyfriend spoke to both the parking attendant and ultimately the store manager and explained that the sign was extremely unclear and that we hadn't paid for a ticket as we had had no intention of being longer than the 2 hour free period. They were not willing to conceed and he was simply directed to other signage within the car park which admittedly did make it clear that you required a ticket even if you were parking for less than 2 hours. For what its worth they do have CCTV at the entrance and exit points of the car park. I was planning to appeal on the basis of the ambiguous signage and the fact that I hadn't actually gained any benefit in addition to what they were offering for free anyway i.e. 2 hours parking. Should I write and appeal or wait for them to come to me....that is of course if you guys think I have a case??! Greatful for any advice!!! Bekstar x:D