:mad2: to day my elderly mother recieved a document in the post, advising her that she overstayed the 2 hours at the local co-op car park in bacup, lancashire....i immedialtey told her not to send a cheque to them , before i had checked it out. We drove to the said car park and yes..there are large yellow signs placed there..informing of their prescence, is this legal and does she have to pay the said fine of forty-five pounds, which would go up to 75 if not paid within 14 days, thereafter court costs incur:jaw: She was on the car park at the said time and date, and after speaking to local traders there ( market nearby) they told her more people had been fined..and there is nothing she can do but to pay it, i find this totally unacceptable and just obvoulsy a way of extracting money any help or advice wud be so appreciated thanks