I've just received a parking ticket...

Always worth contacting them and pointing out that at no time were you told that you needed to register your car. Nothing ventured and all that...

if you lunched at the hotel I doubt you would be fined, Customer Parking Only and all that…

I didn't see any signs about parking restrictions

I think the key bit is this.

Can you go back again, and wander around and have a relook. In the light.

I suppose it could have been written on your emails/paperwork to do with any booking?

Fancythat the booking was made by my sister, in Ireland, so I didn't see any paperwork or their website.

Hotel manager is your first port of call.

Have you checked that there are signs in the car park that are easily visible? Also check if there are any signs in the reception area of the hotel.

If you get no joy please go to Money Saving Expert and follow the guidelines for appealing a private parking invoice. Don't let anyone try and convince you to ignore it. No, it's not a local authority parking fine, but it's an enforceable invoice. These private parking companies take thousands of people to court every year and you can end up with a judgment against you without even knowing if you ignore letters from them.

I have appealed this before now and the hotel waived the fine. It is worth a try.

My partner had a parking fine when stopping outside a local Boots shop ( in which he purchased several items). We took photos of the signs saying that people would be fined between certain times which were almost impossible to read ( and some were obscured by trees). He also contacted the MP for that area who was waging a war against unfair parking fines who emailed him straight back. The fine was removed. If you have a receipt to prove that you actually had a meal at the hotel I’d fight it. People pay up because it usually says you pay less if you pay up immediately which stops people protesting. I’d complain in every way possible; Facebook etc. Take photos of where you parked to prove that you didn’t see any notices about parking. I’ve reached the point where I’m scared to go anywhere for fear of being fined; car parks, new bus lanes that have just appeared etc. I would also write to the manager of the car parks. It’s totally unfair imo. Good luck.

Ring the hotel and explain. It could be a scam. Scammers are going to car parks claiming to be a firm called RingGo. They put very convincing stickers on signs with QR Codes and phone numbers.

Ours was in a hotel car parks claiming to too but we spoke to a very helpful receptionist who sorted it.

Customer parking only doesn't come into it. Some of our local pubs and restaurants have suddenly started doing this and you will indeed get fined if you don't put your reg into the machine on arrival. It's unfair.

Sorry about last para. Predictive text but hope you understand.

If you had lunch there (who paid the bill??) surely the fine would be waived? Can you produce the bill, with time and date etc.?

Some local hotels near to me have independent parking companies overseeing their car parks. If this is the case for you then there should be plenty of clear signage in the car park. I would go back to the car park and have a look to see that if any rules and regulations are in place then they are easily seen and understood. If it is a private company controlling the car park I doubt the manager will be able to help. You say the fine is £60 which sounds a lot. Usually the fine is halved if you pay within say, two weeks.

Sarnia

Some local hotels near to me have independent parking companies overseeing their car parks. If this is the case for you then there should be plenty of clear signage in the car park. I would go back to the car park and have a look to see that if any rules and regulations are in place then they are easily seen and understood. If it is a private company controlling the car park I doubt the manager will be able to help. You say the fine is £60 which sounds a lot. Usually the fine is halved if you pay within say, two weeks.

I think it’s £60 if paid straight away. This is how these companies get their money…people don’t contest it in case they end up paying the full amount. It makes me so angry, especially as it’s so upsetting and ruins people’s days.

Appeal ASAP- that generally freezez the fine at the lower level.

Speak to the manager and get this cancelled. Keep the lunch receipt etc.

When we had local free newspapers I always found that bad publicity in them often worked. Eg I had some cowboy building work done on my house and the local paper helped me. Also there used to be complaints pages in national newspapers; again used that when my daughter’s car was damaged. I hate injustice.

If you lunched there, I’m almost sure they will waive the parking fine - good luck !

We got a parking ticket a week after an afternoon tea at our Marco Pierre White’s hotel. It was easily cancelled by a visit to reception with proof of our outing.

Primrose53

Ring the hotel and explain. It could be a scam. Scammers are going to car parks claiming to be a firm called RingGo. They put very convincing stickers on signs with QR Codes and phone numbers.

Ours was in a hotel car parks claiming to too but we spoke to a very helpful receptionist who sorted it.

A lot of hotels are charging car parking fees on top of the cost of staying or visiting.

I spoke to the receptionist at least twice and he didn't mention that I had to register the car.
Usually it is waived if you give in your registration number at reception but not all hotels waive the charge.

It's to stop people using the car parks who are not using the hotel facilities.

I'd appeal or ignore.

Kate1949

Customer parking only doesn't come into it. Some of our local pubs and restaurants have suddenly started doing this and you will indeed get fined if you don't put your reg into the machine on arrival. It's unfair.

This is true, and a friend even parked in a pub car park for five minutes in order to phone someone, then drove out.He received a fine but didn’t pay it.Was plagued by phone calls but didn’t answer them.It went on for a year and then stopped.
He went back in daylight and saw there was a notice on the side of the pub but in the dark he hadn’t seen it.

I bet they tell you that the car park is nothing to do with them.
We got one when visited a Manchester Frankie & Bennys.
It was lashing down, so we had our coats over our heads & never noticed any signs.
Few days later a £60 fine came through the door. I rang Frankie & Bennys to see if they would waver it, but sadly no, car park is nothing to do with them.
I went on a rant how they could have put a sign up to warn their customers about pay & display in their vestibule.
Said I would never eat there again.
Never been back to Manchester since.

it depends on who owns the car park - is it a third party or the hotel?
There are several websites on Facebook which deal with parking fines and maybe worth joining
BUT as several others have commented, the first port of call is the hotel where you parked

Sarnia

Some local hotels near to me have independent parking companies overseeing their car parks. If this is the case for you then there should be plenty of clear signage in the car park. I would go back to the car park and have a look to see that if any rules and regulations are in place then they are easily seen and understood. If it is a private company controlling the car park I doubt the manager will be able to help. You say the fine is £60 which sounds a lot. Usually the fine is halved if you pay within say, two weeks.

This is usually the case but this has happened to me and because you used the hotel facilities I would contact the hotel they usually have the means to cancel the ticket good luck