Parking Ticket Advice

[andrew1707]

Hello ABers,
I need some adice on a penalty parking ticket my wife got this morning.

She parked in a Notts County car park in Hall Road, Stapleford. The Parking sign at the pay macchine said "first hour free parking".
After about 50 mins she came back to the car to pay for further parking, bought a ticket and went to put it in the car only to find she had a penalty parking ticket on her windscreen. On detailed reading of the parking sign she noticed that further down from the "free parking for an hour" statement, it stated that a parking ticket had to be obtained from the machine even if only staying for the free hour.

We are not from Stapleford and are therefore not used to their parking rules.

Legally where does she stand. She is really annoyed about this and feels duped

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[dotty.]

but if she parked thinking the first hour was free and returned within the first hour and then found the ticket she can probably prove that she was only taking advantage of the first hour free, even if it means producing various reciepts. Oh no of course, i am expecting the car park people to believe her and trust what she says tut, my mistake

[seadogg]

Hats off to Stapleford for having a free hour. The money grubbing council where I live wouldn't!

[joko]

if that was the case dotty people would juts park all day - then claim the same thing
she needed a ticket, free or otherwise and didnt get one ...

how on earth will receipts prove how long she has parked for?

[andrew1707]

Looks like we have to pay-up and shut-up then!!

Thanks to all those that answered, much appreciated.

[wolf63]

How much is the ticket?

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