The car was only a weekend hire so the V5 would be in the name of the company and not me. However, as CEL have my details I would guess that the car hire company are leaving the "Enforcement Notice" well alone. I am going to ignore it. As I said, I am moving house this weekend anyway. If the car hire company needs to contact me regarding it they have my phone numbers. I was gonig to get the leaisure centre manager to try and cancel it but I fear that this will be "entering into communication" and I don't really want to play that game.

I am a bit confused. Surely the car hire company has been informed as CEL have my name and address and can surely only have got them from the car hire company themselves, in which case the car hire company have not paid it? I will contact the the car hire company and let them know that the fine is in dispute but I am not sure if I should contact CEL at all or not, or if I should have the leisuer centre manager attempt to cancel it or not.

Hi, I am a newbie. Here is one for you: I came home from work yesterday to a fine for £150 (£75 if paid within 14 days) from CEL. I stopped in a car park at Altrincham Leisure Centre last month as my 3 year old daughter was desperate for a pee and being visitors to the area (we live in Scotland) we stopped at the first place we could find that we thought would have a toilet! My husband took my daughter into the centre, asked their permission to take little one to the toilet, purchased something from the vending machine and came back. The total time spent was 15 minutes and 12 seconds (exact times stated on the fine). I DID NOT LEAVE THE CAR! (So as far as I see it the car was not "parked" as such becaus eI was in it) Unfortunately I did not realise it was a staff only car park until we were leaving. I am not sure if the signage going in was bad or I was too busy trying to find somewhere for the little one to go to the bathroom! I am glad I was pointed to the direction of this site as I was all for sending an appeal which I now think would do me more harm than good. Thing is, I was in a hire car and I am worried that if I ignore the fine the hire company (a large national company) will get bother about it and I will also be in trouble with them as I use them regularly. I have been in touch with the someone at the leisure centre who said I should send a copy o fthe fine to the manageress and explain the circumstances and she may be able to get it cancelled. Is it worth doing this or will it alert the parking company and set the ball rolling for them to keep bugging me? The other thing is, I move house this weekend, so they can send letters all they like, I wont get them! My biggest concern is the fallout with the car hire company as I do not really want to burn my bridges with them. Only thing is, this fine is more than the car hire for the weekend cost so I grudge paying it!!!! Any advice would be gratefully received!