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Parking ticket at train station - should I pay?

I was issued with a parking ticket recently. I briefly I parked in a rail station car park. There were no marked spaces in either of the two car parks but here was a space by a kerb alongside another vehicle.

My car was not causing an obstruction and I paid the car park fee and placed the ticket in the windscreen.There was no sign to say it was no parking however the car park operator issued a ticket which I think is unreasonable.

The other issue is that I was unable to go looking for another parking place as it was imperative to catch the train as I was taking my wife to London for hospital treatment. My inclination is to pay them a nominal amount £10 instead of £50. Your guidance would be much appreciated

Asked on 15 May 2014 by cmd32

Answered by Honest John
David Cameron's government gave the right to do this to you to the car park operators and a bunch of former clamping gangs in 2012. I repeatedly warned the public about this for a year before the Act was passed but no one aid any attention. You have no legal rights unless you can prove there was something wrong with the signage. There is a small chance of some goodwill because of the circumstances. See: www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/private-parking-penalties/
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