Teacher gets £100 fine and court judgement after helping at prom. Fine was issued by Parkingeye, contested by the teacher.
Nicola Davies helped vulnerable kids. The prom was at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. She was there less than an hour. She helped with safeguarding last summer.
Her school rented a room there. Nicola helped because they needed staff. The head of maths agreed to help. She parked in the visitor car park.
Nicola said she helped pupils with disabilities. She thought parking was okay. The school was paying to use the venue. Staff there said nothing to her. She later learned about a registration machine. No one at the Botanical Gardens told her. She was there for 57 minutes. Then she left.
Nicola got a letter from Parkingeye. It threatened legal action. Her post goes to the wrong address sometimes. This was the first letter she saw. She told the school about the letter. They contacted the Botanical Gardens. The venue was being refurbished then. She thought it would be solved.
Another letter came. Parkingeye got a court judgement against her. She wants the court to cancel it. She tried calling Parkingeye. Nicola couldn’t reach anyone there. Emails bounced back. Nobody answered the phone. She felt frustrated.
She has a good reason for parking there. Now she can’t get credit. She always had a good credit score. She fears bailiffs will come. Nicola thinks Parkingeye is wrong. She wonders if they did this to others.
Parkingeye said the fine was correct. They said they can’t do much now. The car park has 15 signs about parking. A £3 fee applies during open hours. Some people get free parking. They must enter details at reception. Nicola parked for 57 minutes. She did not pay or register the car.
Parkingeye sent four letters to her address. She did not appeal the fine. Appeals should be made online or by mail. Since she did not pay or contact them, the case went to court. She must talk to the court to remove the judgement.
