A firm that I work for for over 18 months now allows it's employees to use a privately patrolled car park, I've used it since being employed by them in May 2021. In June 2021 I put my then car on my personal number plate and duly informed them. As and when required I also updated them if I used either my wife's or daughters cars.

In June last year my then car was written off, but I replaced it in July and had my personal number plate allocated to the car in August. However, in December 2022 a penalty notice was placed on my car for not being registered and entitled to use the car park. When I bought this to the attention of my manager, he said that he would look into it. He came back a few days later with the answer that "My registration number had been entered wrongly, but ignore any proceeding action"

A letter eventually arrived in January regarding illegal parking and for me to pay a £100 fine. My manager has told me to ignore it as it's not enforceable, I work for the company and I'm entitled to use the car park and, bearing how long the registration number has been used by myself it's no stranger to being in the car park, their wardens surely must have seen my car there before and had no problem with its presence, my car is a distinctive make and colour, It's the only one of two in my home town and mine has very distinctive alloys on it.

The question that I'm asking is, is he correct? The other person who had this issue who worked for them was a agency worker who they used sporadically, he just ignored the parking penalty notices letters until the car park patrolling company gave up. Also his car was worth nowhere near what mine is, they probably saw no financial gain in pursuing him, whereas they may feel different about myself. What is my position legally? As far as I'm concerned I've done nothing wrong.

Edited by leftfield lenny on 24/01/2023 at 17:40