Excel ANPR PCN - 58mins stay wrong reg? - no ticket - Three Spires Short Stay, Lichfield, WS13 6JF

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Hi

I've sent you a private message - this includes the Local MP for Lichfield who is taking on Excel Parking and other parking tickets within Lichfield.

She's very helpful.

 

(Mods: I private messaged as the MP has requested this due to her having a new email address, which is currently redacted from the local council due to alot of abuse from idiots on the internet)

 

 

 

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The website I referred to is a "history" of webpages where I found that 

 

LDC's very own "Visit Lichfield" website, still proceeded to show that Parking was still available at Backcester Lane on 25th May 2021 (Privacy page shows LDC as the data controller):

https://web.archive.org/web/20210525073728/https://www.visitlichfield.co.uk/accessibility

 

Based on this information the council's site was advertising the FREE for disabled incorrectly.

 

 

What you haven't told people here but to myself is that you've now contacted the Local MP who assisted myself in getting the ticket cancelled.

 

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@FTMDave

 

LDC's very own "Visit Lichfield" website, still proceeded to show that Parking was still available at Backcester Lane on 25th May 2021 (Privacy page shows LDC as the data controller)

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20210525073728/https://www.visitlichfield.co.uk/accessibility

 

This site is a Cached/backup site.

(Way back machine is very handy in finding webpages that have changed)

 

It's predominantly clear on this page if you visited it on May 25th 2021 that parking was free for blue badge holders.

 

This was the link I used with the local councillor (already provided local councillor details previously & this link to LovelyN) to help revoke my parents ticket.

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@FTMDave

 

In post #48 the document from Excel only states Three Spires Shopping Centre Short Stay Car Park WS13 6JF.

There are 4 different Carparks

Two opposite each other on Gresley Row as soon as you turn into the road.

Google Map: 

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Follow the road round a short distance and.you have Backcester Lane (the Old Argos store) then a little further round from there you have Backcester Lane Lower about 25/50meters.

 

The signage from inside the carpark that is there now (unsure when installed)  displays.the actual car park name.

 

But each of these carparks are stated as Free to disabled as per the link i posted earlier back on 25th May 2021.

 

I think the price now for disabled drivers is £1 for an hour - but it's been a while since I've been up there. 

I was told that charging a disabled person for access by closer parking to something that an abled bodied person takes for granted is an infringement of disability act - don't know how true that is.

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Unless your constantly on the internet and visit the Lichfield Councils maze of a website the only other place that I've found.on the internet which mentioned.the change from Free to Paid parking was a Lichfied Live report, with Liz little of Lichfield council - which was dated 26th February 2021 (https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2021/02/26/shopping-centre-to-take-over-management-of-two-lichfield-car-parks/)

 

As you can see it states that the car park was to change from 1st March (UK non essential businesses reopened 12 April) 

But again the notice of change was not broadcasted anywhere & the council's visit Lichfield site was still promoting free parking nearly 3mths after the above news report.

(I'm Percy in the comments btw)

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You do also have the new rules on aggressive debt collecting & unreasonable fees on your side.

Max fine will be reduced from £100 to £50

Private car parks will also need to display proves more clearly.

 

If I was you I would take a trip to the car park (but for gods sake don't park there )

and take photos from inside a vehicle from the disabled bays of signage you can see.

And also entering the car park as well.

 

As you have a blue badge, you are known to have a disability - that disability could be preventing you to raise your head above normal eye level (looking up to signage)

 

In addition to this, I'm sure you said you did previously pay but entered the wrong reg number?

If they do start proceedings you will need to request the print out from that ticket machine of all Registrations recorded (it will have part of the reg redacted) with the times of payment and amount.

You can then compare that with the entry time of the vehicle you were in to spot the payment - it will then be upto Excel to provide evidence that the incorrect Reg number you entered actually belonged to a vehicle that entered by photographic evidence. - but don't worry about that 

Like others I honestly can not see you have to worry about anything.