Mum's simple Mother's Day error led to 16-month legal battle and £255 fine

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Hull Live. "But they said I'd have to get hold of them myself, but the only number I could see was an automated payment number."So instead she left the fine, believing that the company would find out she was a customer at the hotel and the fine would be rescinded.Instead, she was notified that she was being taken to court by ParkingEye in an attempt to recover the fine, so she had to prepare her defence statement.Elaine, who works as a carer, said: "I work hard, I want my days off to be days off, but I spent a whole Sunday writing out my defence statement."I'm just fed up of it all."The judgment was supposed to take place in March but was pushed back to August because of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.The hearing was carried out on.