{"id":80342,"date":"2018-02-19T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-was-i-fined-100-for-parking-in-a-free-co-op-car-park\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T15:05:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T08:05:56","slug":"why-was-i-fined-100-for-parking-in-a-free-co-op-car-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-was-i-fined-100-for-parking-in-a-free-co-op-car-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Why was I fined \u00a3100 for parking in a \u2018free\u2019 Co-op car park?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI didn\u2019t know I had to give my car registration, and ended up with a parking charge noticeI called into my local East of England Co-op branch (in Leiston, East Suffolk) in January just before 6pm. It was dark and I parked in the middle \u2013 not on the edge \u2013of its car park and saw no signs (though I was later told by staff there were 30!) so I didn\u2019t realise there was a new system. When I went through checkout no one mentioned having to tap the number of your car registration plate into a machine. Considering the parking is free, this is most unusual. The next thing I knew, a PCN (Parking Charge Notice) landed, which had been issued two days later. I filed an appeal online, including a copy of my bank statement showing my purchase of \u00a320.17 at the Co-op, and received confirmation. To date I have heard nothing. To add insult to injury, it said that if the penalty is paid within 14 days the amount is reduced to \u00a360, otherwise it is \u00a3100. So much for \u201cfree parking\u201d.RS, Leiston, Suffolk Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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