Cheers dude. Just hassle I (and indeed everyone!) could do without at any time... Do these PPCs really have no/little legal standing then? Would it be possible to say that them attempting to make their notice look like an official, legal, LA issued document was breaching legal-whatsits as well? Thanks for your help!! Much MUCH appreciated... Tachi

Hi everyone, Hope you can help me! Today I parked in my normal car park. A pay and display in Birmingham city centre, privately owned land. When I arrived, the car park was virtually full except for 1 and a half spaces near the end of a row. One car had just arrived and taken up almost 2 spaces, leaving the 1.5 spaces. I duly parked next to the other car, but because of where he was parked, did straddle a white line. I paid my £1 for 2 hours and off I went. Got a yellow envelope thing on my window, on the front it says "PARKING NOTICED ENCLOSED", then warns about it being an offence to remove etc... Opened up and it's a "FIXED PENALTY NOTICE" from "MIDWAY PARK PROFESSIONAL PARKING MANAGEMENT COMPANY" (their capitals not mine by the way!). It also says that I am (in caps again) "required to pay a penalty of £100.00 within 14 days". I've had a look around and the advice is to ignore to start with. Can someone advise me on this please? I'm nervous!! The problem I've got is that technically I suppose I was between 2 spaces... Am I right in thinking they can't call it a FIXED PENALTY NOTICE? Also, £100?!???!??!?!? Can I claim that is totally unreasonable considering at most I would have cost them 2 spaces by 2 hours?? Thanks for your help! Nervously, Tachi

EDIT: I think maybe I posted this on the wrong thread; I've posted it on the other one called "Private Parking Tickets - Template Letters" now! Hi everyone, Hope you can help me! Today I parked in my normal car park. A pay and display in Birmingham city centre, privately owned land. When I arrived, the car park was virtually full except for 1 and a half spaces near the end of a row. One car had just arrived and taken up almost 2 spaces, leaving the 1.5 spaces. I duly parked next to the other car, but because of where he was parked, did straddle a white line. I paid my £1 for 2 hours and off I went. Got a yellow envelope thing on my window, on the front it says "PARKING NOTICED ENCLOSED", then warns about it being an offence to remove etc... Opened up and it's a "FIXED PENALTY NOTICE" from "MIDWAY PARK PROFESSIONAL PARKING MANAGEMENT COMPANY" (their capitals not mine by the way!). It also says that I am (in caps again) "required to pay a penalty of £100.00 within 14 days". I've had a look around and the advice is to ignore to start with. Can someone advise me on this please? I'm nervous!! The problem I've got is that technically I suppose I was between 2 spaces... Am I right in thinking they can't call it a FIXED PENALTY NOTICE? Also, £100?!???!??!?!? Can I claim that is totally unreasonable considering at most I would have cost them 2 spaces by 2 hours?? Thanks for your help! Nervously, Tachi