"Cynic" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:15:52 -0000, "Carlos"
wrote:

Clearly the parking attendant was trying it on, aware that a certain
percentage probably just pay up. But I want to make a stand and sue the
council for wasting my time. Would I be reasonable in charging a £50 admin
charge for having to issue an explanatory note..?

You can *try* anything you like. But you would be wasting your time.
It will lead only to frustration and possibly a loss of money. There
are more worthwhile "causes" to spend your efforts on.

If you want to create waves, make sure that you get evidence that the
car park was indeed free after 17:30 on the day in question. It is
not unheard of for rules and signs to be changed retrospectively.

Absolutely positive it was free after 17:30 because a) the signs stated so
quite unambiguously b) the machine capped my parking time to 17:30 even
though I had theoretically put enough money to take me to 18:05.

In any case it is more a point of principal. The Parking attendants in
Barnet are the most unscrupulous pack of hyenas in the country but this time
they really have been caught red handed. Everyone you speak to in our area
complains about their underhand tactics which include pouncing within a
minute of a ticket expiring or telling you that you can park and then
ticketing you when you are out of sight.

Anyway I would happily lose money and time just to give Barnet Council a
headache.