{"id":47421,"date":"2017-03-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/zero-tolerance-from-a-not-so-smart-parking-firm\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T14:02:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T07:02:49","slug":"zero-tolerance-from-a-not-so-smart-parking-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/zero-tolerance-from-a-not-so-smart-parking-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero tolerance from a not-so-smart parking firm"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe mixed up the letter O and the figure 0, but here in Scotland there\u2019s no independent mediatorMy partner bought a ticket in a private car park and mistook a zero for a letter O when inputting the registration number. She was subsequently issued with a parking charge notice by Smart Parking. We appealed but lost, even though it admitted in an email the parking had been paid for. It appears there is no recourse to appeal this charge through an independent mediator in Scotland. I don\u2019t want to let this go to the stage that we are threatened with court action, as we are looking to buy our first home and would hate to damage our credit ratings. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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