This is it. BBC iPlayer - Watchdog: 06/05/2010 It's about twenty minutes into the program. Class.

Just had a read at that as well. It mentions "additional contractor's expenses" so would this contractor be a private company?

You could always buy one of these.

That's exactly what I said when I heard about it. I know someone who works there and that's what is being said in the shop. I was told Central Ticketing haven't booked anything in the Tesco car park since and now only cover the main Town Centre car parks. Tapdancer, I wouldn't worry about your ticket from CT and just follow the advice on here. My mate has had several tickets at the Town Centre because his truck doesn't fit in the bays properly due to its size and he just ignores them and after a few begging letters they go away.

I heard they got kicked out of the tesco in Cumbernauld for booking the store managers motor. Contact Jamie Hepburn MSP and complain to him as he was campaining to get rid of them from the Town Centre and Tesco.

Funny enough i was going to ask them about that in the letter I am thinking about sending them.

We heard back from the council and they have cancelled the ticket. Their letter still makes out my daughter didn't have a pay and display ticket displayed despite her having an independent witness saying it was displayed and they also make no mention of the faulty machine giving tickets with no date. I am almost tempted to send them a cheeky letter back.

Hopefully that will be the end of it and Thanks Rory32 for all your help.

They already have the original. My daughter took it into them as soon as she got the letter but she did get a receipt and they gave her a photocopy. Its a waiting game now to see what their next move will be.

Update, They sent the letter below so my daughter took the pay and display ticket into them but the said they needed to keep the original and gave her back a photo copy of it. She was told this was the only way it would be dealt with.

Update. It took them a while to answer but this is what they said. I notice their letter says Limitation act 1980 instead of limitation (Scotland) act 1973 so are they up to something or is it genuine? Will a default show up on her credit rating and if so can it be removed? Big thanks for all the advice.

I sent the appeal letter yesterday and I also went to that machine on my way home from work armed with my camcorder. I bought a ticket and filmed it coming out the machine and guess what? Still no date showing. So much for checking these machines. We just need to wait now and see what they say when the get the appeal letter. It makes you wonder how many motors have been booked for this machine being faulty.

Thanks for the help. I am not a great letter writer nor have I ever needed to appeal a parking ticket so could you have a look at this and tell me if i should alter it in any way or is it fine as it is. To Whom It May Concern: I would like to appeal the following parking ticket with the Notice Number: ***** On Saturday 7th February I parked my car in Bell Street and bought a ticket from the pay and display machine just along from where my car was parked which I stuck to my front windscreen but when I returned to my car a short time later I found a parking ticket on it. I was totally shocked by this as my ticket didn’t expire until 14.04 but the car was booked about 7 minutes after I left it at 12.07. Before I left to go home I took some pictures of my car in the bay which shows my pay and display ticket on the windscreen and I also had a look at other motors on the same row and several of them had also been booked despite having pay and display tickets on their windows. When I got home I studied the tickets and it turns out the date on the pay and display ticket is not showing correctly so I guess this is why my car was booked. I have enclosed a copy of the parking ticket and also the pay and display ticket which has a serial number and will prove I did buy a ticket and your warden’s pictures will show my ticket is clearly displayed on my windscreen. The pay and display machine is obviously faulty and therefore the ticket should be cancelled. If this appeal is refused could you please supply me with the following information? I would like copies of any photos the warden took of my car as it will show my pay and display ticket clearly on the windscreen and I would also like a copy of the logs for testing the said ticket machine. Would that be OK to send? Thanks again

Thanks lamma for the advice. I forgot to say she also took a couple of pictures of her motor with her phone when she found it had been booked because she didn't know why she had been given a ticket in the first place so you can see the pay and display ticket still on the windscreen. If she appeals but they stick to their guns will she need to pay the full amount or is it still the reduced amount?

My daughter parked her motor there today and bought a ticket from the machine which she stuck to the front windscreen and off she went only to come back not long after and find a council parking ticket on the motor. It totally baffled her as her ticket didn’t expire until 14.04 but the car was booked about 7 minutes after she left it at 12.07. Before she left to head home she had a look at other motors on the same row and several of them had also been booked despite having pay and display tickets on there windows. She got home and we studied the tickets and it turns out the date on the pay and display ticket is not showing correctly so I guess this was why her motor was booked. Would I be right in assuming if she appeals then it should get scrubbed as the number on the pay and display ticket will prove she did buy it when she said she did? Here are both tickets for any input or advice. Thanks