Cheers guys, will keep y'all posted!!!

PPC issued by Brittania Parking: Does anyone have any experience with these clowns? Do they ever take people to court? Or should I just ignore??? I live in Wales and the PPC was issued in North England. I worry I may need to waste a day and £100 in petrol just to defend myself if it ever gets to court.

Thanks for the advice. I will stick to my guns with this, the truth is that I was not drunk or even tipsy, I will ask them to prove that I was under the influence of alcohol. This is obviously going to be impossible.

eSure, the particular section reads as follows: General exclusions which apply to all sections: 11. you being under the influence of alcohol or drugs (except those prescribed by your registered doctor, but not when prescribed for the treatment of drug addiction); 3/4 small beers over the course of an evening is hardly what I would call 'under the influence', I have asked them to review my file. I shall be persuing this all the way, it's pretty scandalous that one cannot enjoy a relaxing drink whilst on holiday without invalidating there cover.

Thanks for this... I am 13 stone and had a couple of substantial meals, given I can happily drink 2 bottles of wine of a Saturday night then believe me 3 beers over 4 hours is nothing. In terms of what I said, well, I told the girl at the telephone interview that I had drunk 3/4 beers, never did I state the size of beers or indeed the alcoholic content of the beers. I actually stated that I was "NOT DRUNK" as had to get up early. They are simply clutching at straws imo, the very mention of alcohol has given them cause to invent that fact that I was drunk. Its simply not true and I will be asking them to further justify there decision. Thanks again

Brief history of my claim... I was in Germany in July (backpacking) and was pickpocketed. Theft was reported to the police. The loss was a camera and around £200 from my wallet. I put the claim in Aug 4th, had a telephone interivew a couple of weeks back and today I receieved a letter saying that they would not pay out as I had "confirmed that I was under the influence of alcohol". This is utter lies, I stated that I had 3 beers over the course of 4 hours and was in no way drunk as had to get an early train. In no way did alcohol influence my actions that evening. Is this worth challenging? What exactly is the legal definition of "under the influence of alcohol"?