Thanks for all your advice - I'll fight it and let you know how I get on - I may be back in touch for a little more help if that's OK. Keep up the good work

What about their solicitors costs and the court fee? I bet they can still be awarded that - what do you think?

Yes I know too honest for my own good. Particulars of Claim - Claim for monies outstanding from the defendant in relation to a Parking Charge (blah blah blah) ... parking on private land in breach of Parking Eye's T&C ...(blah blah blah ) captured entering and leaving with a valid paid parking ticket...... I feel such a crim!

Thanks Cardiff Devil and Dragonfly1967. I'll dispute the claim - not sure what my defence will be though as I think on the face of it they have me. I'll probably take a trip up there and have a look at the barriers and notices, take same pics that sort of thing - just in case. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated

Hi - thanks for responding so quickly. I do have a POPLA reference and the reason I didn't appeal to POPLA was because in the Parking Eye letter states if I appeal to POPLA and I am unsuccessful then I would have to pay the full amount. I had been trying to contact Parking Eye (who are very difficult to make contact with) in order to check whether the barriers were faulty on the day in question. I eventually got to speak to someone as the hospital gave a direct number and Parking Eye advised the system had been installed a few months earlier and that signs are up. I certainly didn't notice them I received the Court Papers on Saturday 25th October.

Hi everyone Can you advise please? I parked my car in a Hospital car park and didn't pay for parking which was a total misunderstanding on my part - you used to stop at the barrier collect a ticket and pay for parking inside the hospital, put the ticket into the exit barrier the barrier lifts - job done. On this occasion I drove up to the barrier which was already up the machine didn't offer a ticket, I guessed it was faulty so parked went into the hospital, returned after visiting and drove out as the exit barrier was also up. I received a PCN from Parking Eye - wrote to them to explain the faulty barrier situation, they rejected my appeal I wrote to them again and they rejected it again. Now received a Court Summons for £145 - any ideas please? I phoned Parking Eye, by the way, and they advised that the Parking Eye system had been installed a few months earlier but they hadn't removed the barriers which was why I never noticed the signs and had no reason to believe the system had changed.