Sally Eva Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A Parking Charge Notice ? the one issued by > private companies - is not backed up by law. > Instead, it is an invoice that has been issued for > what it alleges is a breach of contract. If the > car park operator wants to force you to pay, they > will need to take you to the civil court, which is > costly and time-consuming > > See more here: > > https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/martin-lewis-debunk > s-private-parking-20908858 If your appeal doesn't work, tweet @sainsburys; I did this to Lidl once, after an iffy ticket at Surrey Quays, and they quashed it.