In response to ericsbrother, I did pay for 1-2 hours for what I thought my appointment time should be, ive been before and it was very short and saw no reason for this appointment being any longer.... since getting to the ward I needed to be on I was sat down in a room with no facilities no TV, no mags and most importantly NO STAFF to speak to, other patients in there felt the same and also commented on the car parking meter. " and a half hours later I was seen after a long and traumatic wait for treatment. Therefore my original ticket was invalid for the time spent in the space. I will be honest, I didn't even notice the signs as I was nervous about my appointment in the first place and certainly nothing about overstay. Again are these rules or regs I can ask the hospital to provide for me if I write to complain? Thank you for your input Kat

Ok Guys, I received (on the same day) two copies of the original PCN dated exactly 8 days following the car park incident. I have since received another one 9 days later as I ignored the first. First and foremost, since yesterdays discussions I have contacted parking eye to inform the I wish they cancel the invoice as I am not liable. I am aware they will no doubt pursue this further as I provided no core reason as to why I am not liable I only wanted to let them know I was going to argue it. So..... my options now, await their response and in the mean time do you suggest I contact the hospital PCT and explain my upset and dissatisfaction in hope that they contact parking eye themselves to lift the charge? I notice a template on this thread about what I could ask them to provide should I wish to refuse payment, is this template any good and relevant in my case? any comments would be fantastic and I am relieved to see how many others are affected and troubled by these RIDICULOUS attempts to scare people who don't know any better. Many thanks Kat

OK I will give that a shot thankyou ill keep this updated with the response

And state I wasn't the driver? you buy a ticket from the meter for a period of time, and display it on your car, you also type in your reg when you get the ticket.

its Burton hospital in Derbyshire, the car park apparently is privately owned. The thing im not sure about is if I appeal, should I say this charge is too much and not reflective of your loss or ask for proof it was me driving? If I go with the loss of revenue, surely I am almost admitting it was me but disagree witht the charge?

OK, I will appeal now. Thankyou for helping both

HB, That's no problem thankyou. So you suggest I appeal? I am within the timescales but have you any idea the likelihood of them backing down? if I am unlikely to win I shall pay as I really don't want the hassle its worrying me too much, and I dnt really know how to construct a letter that will deal with this properly. Kat

HB, Thanks for replying...its Parking Eye car park management. Kat

Please help!!! I am so clueless on whether I can refute my PCN or not. I entered the car park and was didn't notice the signs (not to say they weren't there but I was attending a hospital appointment and my mind was elsewhere). My appointment ran 2 hours over what it should have done and nobody in the hospital was around to even speak to about the time. I was originally going to complain to the hospital for their poor care (as were 2 other patients at the time) but I didn't as when it was over I just wanted to leave. I went over my ticket by 2 hours and 40 minutes. They have CCTV images of my vehicle entering and leaving the car park however you cannot make out who is driving. I am hoping I can contest this as they want £70 from me for over staying what would have cost about £4 in total!!! Is this allowed and can anybody please please advise the best way to deal with this. Its making me feel ill and im worrying ill go to court. If anybody can help with a template or even some advice I would be so grateful. Kat