Hi Everyone I've been reading through this thread for a few weeks now and still haven't got to the end of it! It's really useful and informative though! A couple of weeks ago I was issued with a Parking Charge Notice from UKPC in a Tesco car park at St. Stephens in Hull for having a 10 minute overstay due to mitigating (medical) circumstances. In addition, the only notices in the car park about the 2 hour maximum stay are not official ones erected by UKPC (as stated on their website) - instead, they are printed on Tesco's own red and yellow promotional paper (therefore they look like promotional offers) and slapped on the back of their billboards which are advertising hot cross buns on the other side! So, I enter the store to do some browsing, completely unaware of the parking restrictions, when my medical circumstances suddenly prevent me from returning to my car before the two hours was up (I was confined to the store toilets). When I returned, I was 10 minutes over and had a parking ticket. Lone behold, they send me their "Charge Certificate" in the post, so I first rang Tesco explaining my circumstances but they didn't want to know. I then sent UKPC a 2 page letter saying that I would not be paying along with a further 8 pages of evidence (photos, hospital letters etc.) to back up why. I sent this recorded delivery and I therefore know that UKPC received my letter on 7th April. I then received their letter on the 8th April, which was dated from the 7th. Basically, they didn't acknowledge any of the points raised in my letter and have obviously turned it around in less than a day, demanding payment, without even considering it properly! I am absolutely furious at this situation and the fact that I know what they are doing is totally unenforceable and bordering on discrimination. However, there's always the "what if?" factor at the back of my mind regarding CCJ's etc. and i'm currently in my final year of uni and don't want this distraction. Part of me wants to (extremely begrudgingly) just pay the £40 so they'll sod off now, whereas the other part of me just thinks why the hell should I pay them? In addition, all of this is coming to my parents' address so they know all about it and are pressuring me to just pay up. Therefore, it's decision time: i either pay up, or send them the letter demanding that they answer my queries before i enter into further correspondence, which will then undoubtedly result in no further correspondence from myself because they won't do this. If i go down this route and it does go all the way to court, will it hurt my credit rating and will i be liable for costs and fees etc. if they win? What is the likelyhood of them winning in this situation? Please help - this is really doing my head in and i need to make the right decision asap!