Is this parking charge considered excessive?

[mangos]

S11Steve said:

Ok, bylaws are in place at the harbour, but I'm waiting on a reply from them with a map showing the exact coverage.

They seemed a bit upset when I explained that the private company may struggle to properly enforce parking restrictions when bylaws are in place.

If/when it is confirmed that the bylaws do cover that car park, there is nothing that CEL can do to enforce their £100 charge.

Wow, thanks so much for giving this a go for me Steve.

Will wait to see if it is confirmed.

If so, do I still need to wait for claim papers to come through or can I contact them again to get it cancelled?

[S11Steve]

mangos said:

Wow, thanks so much for giving this a go for me Steve.

Will wait to see if it is confirmed.

If so, do I still need to wait for claim papers to come through or can I contact them again to get it cancelled?

I'd make it known to them that you are now aware that the area is subject to bylaws, (once confirmed!) and therefore a civil claim under POFA 2012 is not possible as the location is "not relevant land", and that you would "contest the jurisdiction" of any claim.
The next step from them would be a formal letter before claim, but I suspect that if they are not already aware of the bylaws, they will know that they are on a sticky wicket with any potential claim.

There's a lot of comment about that location on TripAdvisor....

[Red Devil]

S11Steve said:

There's a lot of comment about that location on TripAdvisor....

Quite a few on Google as well. Mostly 1 star (the minimum possible).

[Taz63]

So what happened, did they cancel the fine?

[Nemophilist]

Taz63 said:

So what happened, did they cancel the fine?

No they didn’t

[anonymous-user]

Just for info, not entirely related to this specific thread - POPLA staff still seem to be working, presumably from home.

My appeal against Britannia was successful, which was nice...