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Parking Fine. What To Do ?
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Just had a Charge Notice from these people. They want £85 or £50 if paid within 14 days. Hubbie went to surgery for an appointment and we think he must have put incorrect car registration on screen. I have proof that he did have an appointment and wasn't parking illegally. He was only there for half an hour, he is elderly and is not computer literate. Surgery just say we have to take this up with parking enforcers as they just rent the land and don't own car park. Should we ignore or appeal, what can these enforcers do ??
Just had a Charge Notice from these people. They want £85 or £50 if paid within 14 days. Hubbie went to surgery for an appointment and we think he must have put incorrect car registration on screen. I have proof that he did have an appointment and wasn't parking illegally. He was only there for half an hour, he is elderly and is not computer literate. Surgery just say we have to take this up with parking enforcers as they just rent the land and don't own car park. Should we ignore or appeal, what can these enforcers do ??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I don't think the enforcers can do much, its a charge notice and not a fine. I would definitely be complaining to the practice manager that the system that they are using is not suitable for some of their patients. Given that(the surgery) they must know that he was there and there legitimately, I think they should be doing more to help and not teflon shouldering it off
Pals should also help with complaints against GP surgeries as they are a part of the organisation which commissions the services from GP's. IIRC you have to have gone through the surgery's complaints process first, hence my advoe to put in a written complaint to the practice manager, not just about this incident but about the appropriateness of the parking monitoring system. Many people who are going to the GP will be under significant stress and its easy to make mistakes.
I am not sure why people are suggesting a complaint to the surgery/NHS. The problem is between the driver and the parking charge company. The NHS has enough to worry about without having to verify claims from people who miskeyed their reg number on a car park someone else manages.
As others have said, it seems to be a charge rather than a fine. You can continue an appeal and you might succeed. Or you could just write and offer a nominal payment of say £5 to represent a realistic cost of parking and tell them they are wasting their time if they pursue you. There is a good chance they would eventually drop the matter if you keep ignoring further demands
As others have said, it seems to be a charge rather than a fine. You can continue an appeal and you might succeed. Or you could just write and offer a nominal payment of say £5 to represent a realistic cost of parking and tell them they are wasting their time if they pursue you. There is a good chance they would eventually drop the matter if you keep ignoring further demands