On a daily basis I park in my local train station car park. I dont commute in the normal rush hour and when I get to the station to catch a train leaving after 10.00am, it is difficult to park as the station car park is almost at capacity. I always pay by the same method, via my mobile phone.

In May, I parked my car it a fairly tight spot, parking between two cars and as this was bay was directly opposite a line of parked cars at right angle which makes it difficult to get into. I parked and paid by usual method, via mobile phone.

I returned to collect my vehicle after 7pm in the evening and to find that it had a ticket on the windscreen. My first though was how do I print a copy of their text message to prove I parked!!! To my horror, I had not received a non payment fine but I had received a fine for parking within two bays. A photograph was taken as yes, at the point of taking the photograph my car was clearing shown as being over the line of the second bay.

I appealed the ticket, writing to them and explaining that I parked between two cars so someone else had set the presidence - it was obvious to me that there must have been a line of cars parked in the same way as I had parked between two cars. There is little or no choice in where to park in this busy car park at 10.00am

I have received a letter back saying that they have declined my appeal and I can pay now, a fine of £50 or I can appeal to POPLA and it will cost £75 if I lose the appeal.

Since the ticket issue happened I have been made redundant and I can therefore ill afford the fine far less the additional cost if I should lose an appeal. Any advice would be gratefully accepted - should I risk an appeal?