[Closed] Parking Fine Avoidance

But the company in question are a credible / professional company

No, they're not.

But the company in question are a credible / professional company and the OP clearly intended to enter a contract with them.

You either work for a PPC or you're sadly deluded

So Poly, which parking company do you work for?

I don't work for a parking company. I live in the real world where if I use a service I expect to pay for it. I've picked up a few parking fines in my time too and accept that they are my own fault (unless they are malicious - i've fought and won one where I couldn't have known restrictions were in place).

There are a few people here encouraging the OP or his wife to commit perjury and generally suggesting that breach of contract is acceptable. I'm simply presenting the counter argument. With the government in England (catching up with Scotland) planning to ban clamping you can expect to find an increased emphasis on this method of enforcement. If as you are all suggesting everyone should just ignore all charges then its only a matter of time before the government have to enable them to enforce parking charges in some other way - which can't be good for anyone.

You clearly don't know anything about contract law

I live in the real world where if I use a service I expect to pay for it.

As did the OP - hence why he bought a valid ticket. Charging him more than that because of a failure in their procedures is unreasonable. I'd be surprised if a judge didn't take the same viewpoint even if the parking company could provide sufficient proof of all the other details they need to cover.

There are a few people here encouraging the OP or his wife to commit perjury

Oh yes, who and how? Personally I'm simply suggesting his wife writes back to say she's not going to tell them who the driver was, which would be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

If as you are all suggesting everyone should just ignore all charges then its only a matter of time before the government have to enable them to enforce parking charges in some other way

Why exactly do they "have to"? The fact they're planning on getting rid of private clamping would suggest very strongly that the political tide is heading in completely the opposite direction.