Right, basically the other morning we had a powercut so I got up late for work and as such drove my car to the train station. Previously the punishment for parking at the station without a ticket was a note telling you that your car had been recorded and if you returned and once again did not buy a ticket you would be clamped.
Now, I must confess, I have taken advantage of this a couple of times in the past when I've had different cars at my disposal and as I'd just picked up my new car I thought I'd save myself the extortionate £5 cost and just take a warning. In fact, the train station isn't even my local one anymore (so I won't be back in the future) it's the next town over but has a more direct route into London hence skimming off time I'd lost due to the powercut but I digress...
There has also been a new entrance built to the car park quite recently.
Anyhow, I returned a short while later to find that I had an NCP notice stuck to the windscreen and there was, in fact, a fine- some £45 (reduced to £25 if paid promptly). Bummer.
The thing is, there is an NCP notice detailing the costs and revised fine structure at the main entrance to the car park but not at the entrance I came in. Nor are there any notices around warning of the consequences. In order to get into the car park and then walk from the space I parked in to the rail platform there are no signs within sight.
So, I know I did wrong and thought I'd take advantage of a lax system and park for free but my moral standing is not in question here- what is in question is if I should contest a fine for which there are no warning signs in place unless you enter the car park via one specific route even though there are two ways in??
Now, I must confess, I have taken advantage of this a couple of times in the past when I've had different cars at my disposal and as I'd just picked up my new car I thought I'd save myself the extortionate £5 cost and just take a warning. In fact, the train station isn't even my local one anymore (so I won't be back in the future) it's the next town over but has a more direct route into London hence skimming off time I'd lost due to the powercut but I digress...
There has also been a new entrance built to the car park quite recently.
Anyhow, I returned a short while later to find that I had an NCP notice stuck to the windscreen and there was, in fact, a fine- some £45 (reduced to £25 if paid promptly). Bummer.
The thing is, there is an NCP notice detailing the costs and revised fine structure at the main entrance to the car park but not at the entrance I came in. Nor are there any notices around warning of the consequences. In order to get into the car park and then walk from the space I parked in to the rail platform there are no signs within sight.
So, I know I did wrong and thought I'd take advantage of a lax system and park for free but my moral standing is not in question here- what is in question is if I should contest a fine for which there are no warning signs in place unless you enter the car park via one specific route even though there are two ways in??