Driver fined £300 for wrongly entering number plate on parking machine – even though he bought a ticket
Timothy Diep was slapped with the hefty bill because he only entered part of his registration number in the parking machine on three separate occasions
A MOTORIST has been ordered to pay £300 in fines because he only entered part of his registration plate when buying a parking ticket.
Derby man, Timothy Diep, parked at Crompton Street car park in the city centre three times during November while visiting banks.
During each stay, the 55-year-old only entered the last three letters of his registration in the machine when purchasing a ticket for the £1.50-an-hour car park.
But despite paying the proper fee, the grocery worker received three separate letters ordering him to pay £60.
The car park, managed by Parking Eye, claims Timothy didn't pay for his spot as he failed to enter his full registration.
Mr Diep told : "I shouldn't need to pay. I have proof that I did pay when I arrived.
"I would tell everyone not to park there because of what has happened to me. I don't have the money to pay £300."
Following the letters, a friend sent through proof of Mr Diep's receipts to the company and asked for the fines to be dropped.
But just a week later, Mr Diep received three final notice forms warning him to pay £100 per fine within 14 days or face legal action.
His final day to pay the fines is January 7.
A Parking Eye spokesperson confirmed that Mr Diep had been fined because he had only entered the last three digits of his registration.
The spokesperson added there was no record of any letter being sent to the company.
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Mr Diep maintains the company ignored his letter.
He also admits he made a mistake by not entering the full registration, but has hit out for Parking Eye's failure to respond.
"I didn't know that I had to enter the full registration because in other car parks, that's what you do.
"Why couldn't they just write back to me and tell me my mistake?"