mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Chris F, Mike B`s brother and I have recieved £50 parking tickets from the service station the travel lodge which we stayed in for castle combe is in,
we booked a room for the night and didnt see the signs saying you can only stay for 2 hours, the sense in that I still cant see
you book a room for the night, in a services, on a motorway and you are only allowed to leave your car there for 2 hours 
do we pay it or not, they arnt police or council ones they are issued by MOTO services them self
I remember reading that the only ones you should deffo pay are council or police ones?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Unless it's a council one don't pay it.
Either ignore it or send a letter in saying you don't know who was driving.
Only send the letter if you are sure there isn't cctv because that could backfire.
They will send threatning letters but they are a bunch of complete con artists.
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craigpcg
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Registered: 17th Mar 01
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Your lucky with only a £50 fine
I had edinburgh city council at the door yesterday for 7 unpaid parking tickets totalling £630 
This year i think it totals sumthing like £2500+
Just as well they are tax deductable
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Have a look on the travelodge website about parking, there might be something on there saying you need to prove you were staying there or something.
Obviously follow Johns method first, but if you want to make sure you could get away with it should it get taken further, then it'd be good to know you were in the right
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John
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I missed the bit about you were staying in the car park
If you were entitled to stay there obviously go down that route first, saves a bit of worrying, otherwise follow the above.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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Ignore it and see what happens. I've been pulled up for about 30% of mine in the last 2 years
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
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All Travelodge customers travelling by car must enter their car registration plate details into the screen at hotel reception when checking in. This will ensure free parking for the duration of your stay. Failure to do so could result in a parking fine. Travelodge will not be liable for any fines incurred. Travelodge customers do not need to pay and display.
did you put your reg number's on the data base?
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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ahhh piss
after speaking to Mike B the woman behind the desk asked him for his reg when he was checking us in, I was on the phone outside while he did that and the others musnt have heard him
tbf even if we did we still wouldnt have thought to tell her, It was pretty out of the way of the service bit
might just fucking pay it and be done with it, says on the letter they sent they have ANPR cameras on there too
live and learn and that
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Ste L
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you still shouldn't have to pay....
but if you did that, you'd probably wouldn't have to be fucking about like this
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John
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Don't pay unless it's a council/police one.
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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dont pay it!
your making it easy for them
you need proof for everything, and you was staying at the travel lodge, theres a record of that, id say contact them (the travel lodge) for payment, fuck em over
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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ANPR cameras? Haha shove it up your arse tbf.
Don't know if this is any help? http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=27592&st=0
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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I / We are ignoring them
fuck um
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
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As I said mate, from what I've read they could only take you to court for the £8 for 24 hours parking.
They just try to scare people into paying with solicitors letters etc. obviously a lot will pay without a moments thought cos they if they pay within 2 weeks it won't cost them as much, not realising that if they don't pay, it won't cost them anything.
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mattk
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Im gonna trust you on this one Mike...
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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its Mike's fault tbh. you should make him pay it 
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Mike
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Originally posted by andy1868
its Mike's fault tbh. you should make him pay it
It's actually the stupid bint receptionists fault for not telling me why I was giving my registration number 
I've checked and it does mention it on the Travelodge website but I booked it in June so I was never gonna remember that, stupid bint on reception should've told me why she needed my registration
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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just send the people that issued the ticket something proving that you were staying at the travelodge that night and say that they should go fuck themselves
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Mike
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From what I've heard they have an appeals procedure but you'll never win.
Best policy is ignore it till they get bored and realise we aren't mugs 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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I'd be telelphoning the company that issues the tickets and tell them I was staying at the travel lodge and would they prefer if I left my car on the hard shoulder of the M4 for 12 hours?
Don't pay it what ever you do
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Toby
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just send it back saying not known at this address and they will soon fook it off
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
just send it back saying not known at this address and they will soon fook it off
I was going to say this 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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