Where do we stand with this parking charge?

My mum, who is 75 and a bona fide holder of a disabled badge, forget to display it on a short visit to as car park and received a ticket for parking in a disabled bay. There was no ticket on the car when she arrived back, and as a consequence she received a demand for full payment of £100 some 3 weeks later. This was backed up by photographic evidence. She would have paid the reduced fee of £50 for her oversight, but obviously could not. I have written to them and they have said the stand fines. In her defence she is forgetful and this was compounded by the fact that her sister had just been admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung. I have been advised to exhaust the appeals procedure and if necessary attend court. Is my advice wise?

Asked on 23 October 2012 by angry

Answered by Honest John
Basically, if she was not notified of the parking charge in time to pay it at the reduced rate of £50, she is not liable to pay the £100. The problem will be proving she was not notified. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that if you tell the parking enforcers that they did not notify her of the reduced parking charge so they do not have a case then they will drop it and the case will not go to court.
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