Hi everyone. Just joined for some advice and as this seems to be THE place for postings about any UKPC parking 'fines', it seemed ike the right place to post.
Just before Christmas on one of the shortest days of the year, I trundled into town and parked where I usually do, in a car park outside a now out of business store, a short walk from most of the shops. It was pretty much dark when I got there. I walked around the shops, doing my last minute shopping before heading back an hour later and finding a ticket on my car. The ticket said it was because "Vehicle Owner Left Site".
I was unaware the car park was anything other than free to use so I looked around for a sign and eventually found one. It was unlit and nigh on impossible to read. It was in the corner of the car park, tucked away so as to be unobtrusive, and would only really be found were you looking for it, particularly in that light.
So my questions are, 1) is "Vehicle Owner Left Site" enforcible in the first place? They only provided evidence that my car was in the car park, though it is in front of an out of business store, though it depends on where they draw the line of the 'site' as there are connected shops around. 2) Should I just ignore the UKPC demands anyway, because of the type of company they are? 3) Or do I need to stump up the (now) £90 fine?
Any help and advice will be very gratefully received. Thanks.