Free Traffic Legal Advice

As you probably know, this car park provides easy pedestrian access to the park and fly parking was probably the bane of residents' lives until they put in controls.

Where would you normally park when visiting your father?

Normally I would park in the car park just below the circled apartment building, however as my father was ill and the button to open the gate was in his car I didn't have much of a choice.

Hello,

On the 11th July, I briefly parked in the Hitchin Unity House car park to visit my father, who lives in Kennedy Court right next to the car park. The car park is managed by PCM UK. At the time of parking, the car park was completely empty and I was visiting my father with my disabled younger brother as my father was ill. I didn't have his blue badge present at the time as it was with my mother, therefore resulting in me getting a ticket. I appealed the ticket as soon as I recieved it, explaining that it was an emergency and I had to drop my brother off at my father's and I included images of the blue badge in the appeal, as well as my father's proof of address. PCM of course denied my appeal and stated that I need to have a permit to park there.

My father's complex has its own car park however it is only accessible if you have the key to open it. The only other nearby parking was permit restricted street parking, so naturally I chose to park in the closest car park to my father's residence.

It baffles me slightly that I am not allowed to park for a short while in a deserted car park to no one's inconvenience to drop off my brother. The fine is £60 however if i choose to appeal again it will go up to £100. The letter they sent me threatens to take me to court after 28 days and/or debt recovery. Is there anything i can do to counter this?

Thank you

EDIT: included a satellite image of the area I parked at and the distance to my father's residence
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