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£100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: gingerstu
Date: January 8, 2026, 11:13 am
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Anyone got any advice to challenge this pile of horse 💩
Happened at Bradford on Avon health centre. It’s actually inside
the Bradford on Avon train station car park.
Any help on challenging this gratefully received.
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it would appear the car was parked in the space marked with the
black circle for 2 mins.
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#Post#: 105101--------------------------------------------------
Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: InterCity125
Date: January 8, 2026, 11:26 am
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2 minutes is not generally regarded as a sufficient time to
establish contract.
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Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: gingerstu
Date: January 8, 2026, 11:46 am
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It can therefore reasonably be argued that:
This falls within a consideration period
No acceptance of terms occurred
Therefore no contract was formed, and no charge is due?
#Post#: 105107--------------------------------------------------
Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: January 8, 2026, 12:08 pm
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Yes, neither the parking company nor the IAS are likely to
agree, but it should be a decent argument should a court claim
result.
No harm in trying to beef your argument up somewhat - are you
close enough to be able to acquire photos of the signage at the
site?
#Post#: 105109--------------------------------------------------
Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: gingerstu
Date: January 8, 2026, 12:12 pm
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I am. I can head over there on the weekend.
I was actually stopping to load a suitcase into the boot of the
vehicle. Is it worth citing the Jopson v Homeguard case.
This was a temporary stop for assisted loading, not parking.
This distinction is well established in case law. In Jopson v
Homeguard Services Ltd
Or should I just keep to 2 mins isn't sufficient time to
establish a contract?
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Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: January 8, 2026, 12:13 pm
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Although maybe park elsewhere if travelling by car ;)
#Post#: 105115--------------------------------------------------
Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: Fluffykins
Date: January 8, 2026, 1:13 pm
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"It’s actually inside the Bradford on Avon train station car
park."
Bylaw controlled land,?
#Post#: 105122--------------------------------------------------
Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: ixxy
Date: January 8, 2026, 1:57 pm
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Is this a follow up to a ticket on the windscreen. ANPR NTKs
generally have an entry and exit image, a single image like that
suggests a foot patrol. If so the 2 minutes may be an
observation rather than parking duration.
The latest joint code does allow zero length consideration
periods in specific situations like no stopping zones, although
it would be interesting to see how a PPC argues a valid contract
was formed regardless of the CoP.
#Post#: 105139--------------------------------------------------
Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: gingerstu
Date: January 8, 2026, 5:00 pm
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This wasn;t a ticket on the windscreen, it was a genuine 2
minute stop before moving on. no ticket person in sight. the
area isn't specified as a no stopping zone. For anyone outside
of the area, the land looks to be part of the train station
facilities
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Re: £100 fine for 2 min stop
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: January 9, 2026, 2:15 am
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--- Quote from: ixxy link ---
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> If so the 2 minutes may be an observation rather than parking
duration.
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I don't think that would change the argument - on the face of it
an observation period of 2 minutes is not long enough to
ascertain or demonstrate that the vehicle was parked for long
enough for a contract to be formed.
Although if I were a betting man I'd wager the image on the PCN
comes from CCTV footage, NPM often use CCTV to enforce.
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