@Pepsi no you did not run out of time, you just ran out of patience. As I've told you via PM, if you had made a representation as I told you to, the penalty would have been kept on hold until you got a response from TFL.
Unfortunately the result is that you've now thrown your money away for nothing, there are literally zero circumstances where it makes sense to pay the full penalty amount without attempting an appeal, but it's too late now.