Civil Parking Notice - a little different to normal

[MartinQ]

Mrs Q is a post-grad student and has paid £50 for a parking permit to park on the campus.

On Thursday she arrived there but was unable to find a space after searching for some time. She didn't want to be late for the lecture, so she parked up on a thoroughfare in the car park as far out of the way as possible. She wasn't causing an obstruction. It seems other drivers had found the same solution to the problem. When she returned there was a "Civil Parking Notice" on the windscreen.

The main grievance I have is that she has paid for the privilege of being able to park, so it seems they've simply sold more permits than they have spaces. As it is simply a civil penalty I have no problem filing it away in the shredder. But could this cause more problems in the future with clamps or towing if the car is "blacklisted"?

Thanks.

[MartinQ]

peterguk M500 said:

MartinQ said:

When she returned there was a "Civil Parking Notice" on the windscreen.

From who?

Car Parking Partnership. Not heard of them before, but there seems to be some mentions of them on Pepipoo.