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Do I have to pay this fine?

Do I have to pay a fine when I only made a wrong turn and quickly reversed back and went in the correct entrance? The fine is from the company apcoa.

Asked on 9 March 2011 by richaaard

Answered by Honest John
This is not a fine. A private company has no right to impose a fine on anyone over a contravention of a regulation on private land.
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