Wasting my time?

[anonymous-user]

In brief:

Last week wife went to Lidle with her disabled 85 yr old mother and 8 year old granddaughter driving a newly purchased (not new) car.

Came out hour or so later and car won't start - rang me and 15 minutes later I can't start it either (rather weird but that's another matter).

Rang breakdown - 1 hour wait - it is now absolutely peeing down and cold so I took them all home in my car and returned to wait for breakdown company - turn key an lo and behold it starts!

Take her car home - pick her up - go back collect my car and go home with both cars.

Today - Parking eye - PCN £100 - overstaying 2hr limit by 40 minutes..

Worth appealing or wasting my time?

[Sebring440]

Take your Lidl receipt into the Lidl store and explain what happened. They will cancel the parking invoice.

[Matt_E_Mulsion]

Do you have any paperwork from the AA also?

[anonymous-user]

Matt_E_Mulsion said:

Do you have any paperwork from the AA also?

All done with phone and texts and recovery driver had a hand held thingy I signed - have got reference No's etc

Mrs not got receipt either but can print off bank to show spending.

I'll plea to their better nature and see what happens.

[blearyeyedboy]

To be fair, give them a chance. They're likely to be fine when it's explained to them.

My mum abandoned her car on double yellows when it broke down before a family funeral. Council were totally fine about it when explained and cancelled the fine.

I imagine they're less understanding if you're a serial offender with a duff car and multiple funerals.

[WJNB]

Get the local newspaper into the loop if you get no result.

[CoreyDog]

Had a parking ticket from Leeds City Council once many years back when my Focus decided it didn't want to go any further and was abandoned on double yellows. I went for a coffee when waiting for recovery.

Contacted council, sent them a copy of the invoice for recovery and they cancelled fine.

Talk to Lidl, they should cancel it.

[anonymous-user]

Little update:

Insurance / breakdown company confirmed events and invoice now cancelled. Better result than expected

[blearyeyedboy]

As long as they know you're not taking the piss, they're more amenable than many people expect.

[Pica-Pica]

blearyeyedboy said:

As long as they know you're not taking the piss, they're more amenable than many people expect.

Very true (re. my wife’s faint at the dentist a few weeks back). In a genuine case, they would not want any adverse publicity.

[anonymous-user]

Pica-Pica said:

blearyeyedboy said:

As long as they know you're not taking the piss, they're more amenable than many people expect.

Very true (re. my wife’s faint at the dentist a few weeks back). In a genuine case, they would not want any adverse publicity.

Ironically I now have a bigger beef with the breakdown company / insurers!

Wouldn't start again about 3 weeks later but they refused point blank to come out as it was the "same thing" as previous. So I had to arrange collection myself. Then had find a garage (vehicle electrician) that could diagnose a Mitsubishi Outlander, get it there and wait a week before he could look at it!

Turned out it was the throttle butterfly valve jammed shut as the shaft had worn and had a flatspot on it. All sorted now and better breakdown cover obtained.

[lyonspride]

catweasle said:

Pica-Pica said:

blearyeyedboy said:

As long as they know you're not taking the piss, they're more amenable than many people expect.

Very true (re. my wife’s faint at the dentist a few weeks back). In a genuine case, they would not want any adverse publicity.

Ironically I now have a bigger beef with the breakdown company / insurers!

Wouldn't start again about 3 weeks later but they refused point blank to come out as it was the "same thing" as previous. So I had to arrange collection myself. Then had find a garage (vehicle electrician) that could diagnose a Mitsubishi Outlander, get it there and wait a week before he could look at it!

Turned out it was the throttle butterfly valve jammed shut as the shaft had worn and had a flatspot on it. All sorted now and better breakdown cover obtained.

Or they couldn't find anything wrong, make a few tweaks, sprayed some WD40 about the place and made up something believable to charge the customer for. Customers hate not getting something for their money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlQeavkp5ow

[anonymous-user]

lyonspride said:

catweasle said:

Pica-Pica said:

blearyeyedboy said:

As long as they know you're not taking the piss, they're more amenable than many people expect.

Very true (re. my wife’s faint at the dentist a few weeks back). In a genuine case, they would not want any adverse publicity.

Ironically I now have a bigger beef with the breakdown company / insurers!

Wouldn't start again about 3 weeks later but they refused point blank to come out as it was the "same thing" as previous. So I had to arrange collection myself. Then had find a garage (vehicle electrician) that could diagnose a Mitsubishi Outlander, get it there and wait a week before he could look at it!

Turned out it was the throttle butterfly valve jammed shut as the shaft had worn and had a flatspot on it. All sorted now and better breakdown cover obtained.

Or they couldn't find anything wrong, make a few tweaks, sprayed some WD40 about the place and made up something believable to charge the customer for. Customers hate not getting something for their money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlQeavkp5ow

Except the guy is a one man band and I saw it all for myself and whilst I am not a mechanic / technician I like to think I know a thing or two about engines / cars, although freely admit I struggle with the computer software side of these new fangled machines

[pavarotti1980]

ParkingEye tend to be more accommodating that other parking companies with stuff like this.