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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: Kkkaty on January 13, 2026, 01:48:37 pm

Title: Re: Fined by Napier for parking for 5 minutes in Totnes. What do/don't I say in my appeal?
Post by: InterCity125 on January 13, 2026, 03:54:45 pm

You will need to post up the PCN for proper advice.

On the face of it, your appeal basis will be - no contract between the driver and the parking operator - you considered the terms and decided to leave well within the consideration period.

Title: Re: Fined by Napier for parking for 5 minutes in Totnes. What do/don't I say in my appeal?
Post by: jfollows on January 13, 2026, 02:06:43 pm

https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/

You need also to understand the difference between a “consideration period” which allows you to read the signs and decide whether or not to enter into a contract, and a “grace period” which allows you extra time after paying to park before leaving.

Title: Fined by Napier for parking for 5 minutes in Totnes. What do/don't I say in my appeal?
Post by: Kkkaty on January 13, 2026, 01:48:37 pm

And thank you in advance for any help.
We waited, engine running, while we consulted a map. The parking charge notice itself proves we were there for 5 mins. I think there is an agreed 'grace period' for IPC members of ten minutes.
I don't have a pic of the car park sign, but looking at other Napier signs online, they don't specify a 'free' grace period.
Are there things I should and shouldn't say in my appeal?