Parking ticket for parking in disabled bay - should I pay or appeal?

[Mayflower2017]

I went to a small supermarket tonight with two small kids. There were no parking spaces , just two free disabled ones. I parked in one of those spaces, went to the shop, was out in about 2 min and as I came out of I saw a guy taking pictures of the car and he put a ticket on my windscreen as I was about to drive off. Do I have any chance in appealing this? There were no parent and child spaces at that car park. Any advice greatly received. The fine is £100 reduced to £60 if paid in 14 days. Thank you

[PigletWasPoohsFriend]

You aren't entitled to park in a Disabled Bay.

HTH

[MyBoysAndI]

No chance of appeal. You parked illegally

[WonderWhippet]

I would pay it. I don't see that you have any grounds at all to appeal the issue of the fine.

[Soubriquet]

Ah lights your too generous

-10/10

[glow1984]

You aren't disabled so just pay it. Chalk this up as a lesson learned.

Cannot think of any grounds in which you would be able to appeal.

[ImListening]

Blue badge holder. Pay it. It doesn’t matter that you were 2 minutes. Those 2 minutes mean I can’t park.

[Redglitter]

You have no grounds for appeal. You aren't disabled.

It's good to see places being more pro active in monitoring disabled bays

[cliffdiver]

Still too generous Briquet... -100/10.

[Notreallyarsed]

Why do you think an appeal would even work? You parked in a disabled bay when you weren’t entitled to. Pay the fine and next time don’t park like a twat.

[ImListening]

Also if I can’t park I can’t shop.

[WeAreEternal]

You are not disabled, you do not have a blue badge, you parked in a disabled bay.... it sounds like they were justified in the ticket.

Out of interest what exactly would your appeal be on the grounds of?

[Justmuddlingalong]

What would you be appealing against? You knew it was a disabled parking space, were not entitled to use it, but did regardless.

[Saz1995]

Pay it, you were seriously inconsiderate parking in a blue badge area when someone who could really need that bay wouldn't be able to park.

[ArbitraryName]

I think you should definitely appeal on the basis that there were no P&C spaces. Just to give the person rejecting your appeal a laugh.

[strongswans]

Pay it, you aren't disabled and have no blue badge, so you weren't entitled to park there. Just park further away. You could of prevented someone with a disability from shopping! My ds has a blue badge and if he was having a bad day we wouldn't have been able to get to the shop! Would love to know how you think you can appeal?

[Viviennemary]

Can't see what grounds you'd have to appeal. If it's blue badge holders and you're not one you'll have to pay the fine.

[tillytoodles1]

Pay, My H has a blue badge and it pisses me off when people take a disabled parking space for " a few minutes"

[SoupDragon]

You got in and out of a shop with two small children in 2 minutes??

[SauvignonBlanche]

If you'd forgotten to display your Blue badge then photocopy it and appeal.

If you haven't got one then tough shit, you deserve it.

[JediStoleMyBike]

@Soupdragon - the moment I realised how poor an attempt this was was due to that timing. Impossible! 😂