Parking firm failed to respond to my appeal before raising the fine

Reader is willing to pay original sum but says no one should be fined for stopping for just over 2 minutes

In February, I parked briefly outside a clothing store to visit a nearby shop. As soon as I entered, the shopkeeper informed me that parking was not allowed in that area.

I immediately returned to my vehicle and left. The total duration of my stop, according to the parking charge notices (PCNs) I received the following week from Euro Parking Services (EPS), was just two minutes and 24 seconds.