to appeal this fine?

[mixedupmary]

I know there has been a recent fine about parking fines and for that I apologise
But recently I got an £85 fine for overstaying for31 minutes. Yes I saw the sign, I knew the time limit but I had my baby with me and she needed a (unpredictable) feed.
Is it worth trying to reason with these people? Or should I just pay up before it escalates further?

Sorry for late thread just laid in bed worrying, £85 is a LOT of money to our family

Where was it? Council or private?

Stop worrying, and sleep. This is completely unenforceable, in other words there is NOTHING they can do. Please, please, sleep, and forget about this.

Private, shopping retail park. I have receipts to prove I shopped on the park that day.

Don't appeal, ignore. Go to sleep, little mixedup, go to sleep and good night...

Thankyou for the replies. Letter just looks really serious with my reg plate and photos of me driving in and out of the carpark! Will try and ignore, at least for tonight so I can get some sleep. Im just a born worrier I think!

Yeah, it's designed to look scarely and official. But in the Real World, they are only "allowed" to "sue" for actual damages, ie how much money they lost because you were parked there so others couldn't.

In other words, about thrupence ha'penny. Certainly not the amount they're claiming.