Hi There,
I used to work in the private parking industry :roll: and as patch said, they cannot fine you the 'demands' they have sent are an invoice!!
The invoice is valid as long as it abides by the rules, and doesn't mention the words fine/penalty etc, however The company should take into account Extenuating circumstances regarding the breach of rules.....The Hypo being a very extenuating circumstance.
If this happened to me i would ignore the demands......they will eventually give in and pass the 'invoice' to a debt recovery company who will send you a few letters......ignore these as well. Eventually the debt recovery company give in and return the debt to Parking Eye.
The company do have the right to take you to court under contract law, however for a single 'fine' the costs of doing this far outweigh the debt so they tend not to.
DO NOT get scared by all the paperwork you recieve from them or their agents!
I would be happy to review the documentation they sent you or discuss the situation in a PM but you would need to scan and attach any stuff to the PM.
Good luck