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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: VicMbe on February 09, 2026, 11:18:21 pm
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I am conscious that the driver would have to pay the £50 before midnight tonight if there is no suitable defence. Is that the best course of action?
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The only defence is the driver parked where he thought was a bay, paid for the full cost of parking and boarded a train. The signs are ridiculously small as per the photograph but im sure they must meet standards. If there is no legitimate defence then should i suggest the driver pays the £50?
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Railway land is now ‘relevant land’ for the purposes of PoFA 2012 (the ticket is dated 27 January I think), so that defence can no longer be used. It is the experience here that APCOA doesn’t “do” court, so this is the one case when you can choose to ignore - obviously come back if they change their tactics.
Otherwise, do you have any defence, there not being sufficient room to park simply means you need to park somewhere else?
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This car had a parking ticket placed on it after parking at Port Talbot Train Station and not parking wholly in a bay. The car park was congested and others had parked in a line which this car was then parked alongside with the driver not realising that it was out of a bay and certainly not blocking anywhere. They purchased a ticket for the full stay using the mobile app. They returned to car and found a ticket very much mimicking a council issued pcn.
Here are the pictures.
https://ibb.co/4ZXCXVZF
https://ibb.co/PGRjFm24
https://ibb.co/4nPFrZLR
https://ibb.co/mr4v291p
https://ibb.co/7799gKW
https://ibb.co/YVQLz4b
https://ibb.co/4ZRPfDRZ
Would any of you legends be able to suggest the next steps.
Huge Thanks