On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 12:55:58 GMT, "Robin Cox" wrote:

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Hi folks.

On saturday last, I got a parking ticket in the delightful London
borough of Southwark. The ticket was issued by APCOA Parking for and
on behalf of the aforementioned London Borough. I was parked in a bay
marked "PERMIT HOLDERS ONLY MON-FRI 8am - 6pm". The ticket states that
the attendant believed I was "PARKED IN A PERMIT BAY WITHOUT
DISPLAYING A VALID PERMIT".

Clearly, as this happened on a saturday, I don't want to pay the £100
fine, nor do I want to pay the "reduced" £50 charge for paying within
14 days.

Can anyone help me out with the correct (i.e. best) way to go about
this? Do I have to wait until after 28 days has elapsed and they send
me out the "NOTICE TO OWNER" and then put my case to "The Parking
Shop" in writing (including the photos I took with my mobile phone"?
Is there nothing I can or should do in the meantime?

The local authority are not obliged to consider representations from the
motorist until they have sent a Notice to Owner.

They are not boliged to but may do.

You should wait for the Notice to Owner - which they must send within
six months - and then put your case in writing to the address shown on
the Notice.
Bad advice - you should appeal as soon as possible, as if they reject the appeal and you don't want
to take it further you may still be able to pay at the 50% reduced rate. This is certainly true in
Camden.