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Unfair Parking Charge Issuance Notice
DIR By: diljethwa
Date: July 1, 2026, 7:58 am
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Dear sir/madam
I was recently issued a parking ticket for £90 in a lidl car
park which I thought it was shared with Brentford County court
car park. I had a brief s8 eviction case to hear on 5.6.26 and
therefore I used their car parking in a disabled designated
space with valid blue badge displayed clearly in my windscreen
in my arrival and departure of this car where everybody is
legally allowed to park there for 90 mind subject to do some
shopping in their lidl store which I did not know of. After I
received my ticket I immediately appeal against the private car
management team but they denied my appeal and have suggested to
re-appeal with the regulatory body called popla (parking on
private land appeals). Do you think I have any chance of winning
against their decision if I only have a proof of my blue badge,
a parking ticket confirming my 69 mins stay in their 90.min stay
allowance but no shopping receipt or proof of registration in
their vrm or scanning machine input of my first hand
registration number plate. I said to them that I did not see any
particular signage about inputting these details on my arrival
or exist.what is your true predication of my further appeal
process through this popla with limited evidence of fence of my
blue badge, original parking ticket of my check in and check out
times and invitation or appointment letter of the court for my
hearing case by on 5.6.26. Can u please r :'( svp on
diljethwa@gmail.com for your honest opinion and previous
experience knowledge. Thank you very much for your assistance.
:'(
Has anybody ever experienced a parking charge fine for staying
in a shared car park of lidl and Brentford County Court for 69
mins when it is clearly signed that everybody is allowed to park
free there for up to 90 mins. I am a blue badge disabled person
who cleared displayed my badge on arrival and exist parked in a
designated disabled bay for 69 mins but still I got a ticket for
£90 fine. I challenged my ticket on following grounds but they
still rejected it. This appeal is based on the fact that no
breach of the Terms & Conditions occurred and
the operator has not provided evidence that any enforceable
contractual term was communicated to me as a disabled motorist.
1. I am a Blue Badge holder and parked in a designated disabled
bay. My valid Blue Badge was correctly displayed throughout the
entire period of parking.
2. The operator’s own ANPR timestamps confirm:
• Arrival: 10:22:12
• Departure: 11:31:31
• Total stay: 69 minutes
The disabled bay allowance at this site is 90 minutes. I did
not exceed the permitted free period.
3. There was no signage at the disabled bays, at the entrance,
or elsewhere in the car park stating that:
• The car park was exclusively for Lidl customers,
• Blue Badge holders were prohibited from using the disabled
bays when visiting the adjacent Brentford County Court, or
• Blue Badge holders were required to enter their VRM inside
the store.
4. The operator has not provided:
• A site map showing the number and location of signs,
• Photographs of the signage,
• The wording of the terms relied upon,
• Evidence that any relevant term was visible from the
disabled bays,
• Evidence that Blue Badge users were required to register
their VRM.
Without this, the operator has not discharged the burden of
proof required under the BPA Code of Practice.
5. As a disabled motorist, I am entitled to reasonable
adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. If the operator wishes
to impose additional requirements on Blue Badge users (such as
VRM entry), these must be clearly and prominently displayed. No
such signage was visible.
6. I complied fully with all visible information available at
the time of parking. I parked in a disabled bay, displayed my
Blue Badge, and remained within the permitted time limit. The
operator has not identified any specific sign or term that I
allegedly breached.
7. My evidence consists of:
• My valid Blue Badge (front and back),
• The operator’s PCN confirming the 69‑minute stay,
• Court attendance documentation confirming the purpose of my
visit.
I cannot provide photographs of signage that was not present or
not displayed in a clear and accessible manner.
In summary, I complied with all visible terms, no breach
occurred, and the operator has failed to provide evidence that
any contractual term was clearly displayed, prominently
positioned, or applicable to disabled bay users. For these
reasons, I respectfully request that POPLA allow this appeal and
cancel the Parking Charge Notice.
Is there anybody who knows of these private car park operator
who falsely issues these types of PCN? What are the fundamental
rules of parking for disabled people in a private car park for
this particular operator known as parking eye and has anybody
got their reviews in the social media or trust pilot and who is
in charge of regulating their code of practice.
I will be most grateful for anybody's feedback in this
particular incident.
Thank you very much in advance for your views and opinions
Yours sincerely
Dj
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Re: Unfair Parking Charge Issuance Notice
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: July 1, 2026, 9:35 am
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Post up the PCN.
Did you reveal the drivers identity in the appeal or was the
appeal made as vehicle keeper?
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Re: Unfair Parking Charge Issuance Notice
DIR By: jfollows
Date: July 1, 2026, 10:21 am
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A Blue Badge holder has no additional rights, such as free
parking, when parking on private land, other than as indicated
on the signs controlling the land.
They are entitled to impose conditions such as displaying a blue
badge when parking in specific parking places and to pay or
register, and the primary issue may be how clearly this is
communicated on the signs.
The driver enters into a contract by parking, by reading the
signs and agreeing to their terms.
If the conditions state that all drivers are required to enter
details in the store, this means all drivers, not excepting Blue
Badge holders.
Of course, they have to take account of your disablity and make
allowances for it. This is the law. Their response may be that
they provide specific parking spaces which nobody else can use.
Understand that I’m acting as devil’s advocate here, but you
seem to be starting out making assumptions which may not be
true. We need to understand all these assumptions and facts to
be able to give you the best advice we can.
Oh, and “fairness” doesn’t come into it. It’s about what’s legal
and what’s not legal, not about what’s fair and what’s unfair.
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Re: Unfair Parking Charge Issuance Notice
DIR By: ixxy
Date: July 2, 2026, 2:21 am
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As said above you are making some massive assumptions here.
Looking at GSV the car park is next to the court, that is not
the same as sharing a carpark. Again from GSV this must be a
new Lidl, there will be signage, lots of it.
If you got a PCN for 69 minutes the max stay wasn't 90, which is
unusual for this type of supermarket suggesting it may be one of
the ones where you have to scan your receipt to validate for
free parking.
Blue badges don't give you any rights in private car park unless
specified on the signs.
Bottom line is the driver did exactly what the parking company
was employed to deal with, park in the Lidl car park and not
shop in Lidl.
So as for a POPLA appeal based on your lack of defence it's
highly unlikely you will be successful. On the signage point
they will have maps and time stamped photos of the signs, given
its a new car park they will be recent.
Really need to see the PCN to fully advise but I'm assuming it's
Parkingeye as they normally manage Lidl stores the PCN will
probably be compliant but as you probably gave away the name of
the driver even if it wasnt they can now pursue the driver, and
they will, Parkingeye take a lot of cases to court.
You also contradicted yourself, you said theres was o signage
and said the 90 ins max stay was clearly displayed in the car
park.
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