1 Date of the infringement: 14/09/2018, 2 instances from 19:46-19:57 then again at 20:00-20:13
2 Date on the NTK : 11/10/2018
3 Date received : 12/10/2018
4 Does the NTK mention schedule 4 of The Protections of Freedoms Act 2012? [y/n?] N
5 Is there any photographic evidence of the event? Plate Number
6 Have you appealed? {y/n?] post up your appeal] Y
Have you had a response? [Y/N?] post it up N
7 Who is the parking company? Smart Parking
8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] Exeter, Haven's Bank retail park
My case is a bit weirder than the usual.
I got back from work around 19:30 and in my street they were having a BBQ party so cars parked and no where for me to park.
Good natured I asked them when will they finish and they said about 15 mins
I went in the nearest retail park in our place about 30 sec drive and parked there,
no other cars where parked (not knowing it was private).
I then left the car park after 13 mins to go back in our street and the cars are still parked
I gave them another leeway of 10 mins in which i proceeded to go back to the empty retail park (2nd time now) from 20:00 to 20:13
Got back and saw the party over and proceeded to park in my own street.
Now 1 month later i received 2 parking charge notice from a private company called Smart Parking asking for 90 quid or 54 if paid within 14 days.
I made an appeal stating what I said here but I haven't gotten a reply yet.
I was going to contact them through the phone but they are not opened on weekends.
Having revealed that I was the one driving the car, have I still got a leg to stand on?
I can possibly survive the £54 parking charge but having to pay £108 for not even 30 mins max of parking on an empty car park is a bit too much I think.
It also doesn't help that I didn't even see the sign that night stating it was privately owned I thought it was a bit misleading.
The letters too small especially not visible when dark.
Thank you for taking time your time to whoever is reading this.