parking fine - private security firm - machine out of order

[BARNEYBB]

i have received a parking fine. on parking the pay and display was out of order so i bought a ticket from the next available machine. on returning to machine, i had a fine, saying ticket not valid, the car park i had parked in was private, the next machine was the council pay and display. i have paid the �50 fine with my letter of appeal, which has been rejected by the private security firm, who are not interested in whether machine was out of order or not. where do i stand

[keithlbw]

You shouldn't have paid it .
As a private car park they have much less power( if any) than a council one.
You should have sent a letter saying why you refused to pay the �50 , they would then have had to take you to court.
It is doubtful they would have done this as they would not have risked losing .
Sorrry to say you have little or no chance of getting your �50 back.

[CheekyChops]

I'm not sure why you thought that a ticket from a council machine would cover you on a different (and private) car park.

[terambulan]

You stand �50 down.....end of!

Always argue before you pay. No point if arguing after as others (smarter than you) are not going to give you a refund!