Man charged for "nonpayment" of parking charge, despite having proof

Picture of the ticket in my windscreen plus on my bank statement.
no one to talk to at PPS
now with BW legal who say nothing they can do and I need to pay up the £170
seems like its PPS business model
why are the council letting these people do this to the general public?
Take pictures of everything and don't let them win

I’ve just had the same problem at Hope Cove car park, parked in July, couldn’t get reception for Ringo so made a contactless payment. Didn’t keep the ticket but could prove the payment from my bank statement. Good to see the courts are doing the right thing but this ‘parking’ company are relying on people not having the time or inclination to go all the way. The Council should investigate this type of behaviour of a company operating on their watch.

I have had similar issues at Vauxhall St Car Park, Plymouth. Bought ticket at machine using cash, displayed in car, only stayed allowed time but sent demand for £60 saying 'no trace of payment' ie I had not used an online method. I felt a bit smug when I found I still had the ticket and sent a photo of it- but the received notification that it only showed the first 2 digits of the number plate. I had checked that I put it in correctly so it was obviously a 'fault'-or deliberate issue?-with the machine. Either way the small print on the machine says that the ticket must show the correct full number plate-so I felt I would not win the case and paid up.
I am glad to see others have stood their ground and won, but is there any way of preventing this scam?

I have also recently won in county court after Premier Parking Solutions, who operate the Hope Cove car park, took me to court to claim £276.58. They claimed they had no trace of payment despite the fact I provided my parking ticket valid for the full duration of my stay on initial appeal. They then claimed they had no log of my registration plate. The judge ruled that it was clear I had paid, and both sides agreed that was the case, so dismissed their claim and awarded me costs for loss of leave and also my travel expenses. Do not give in to legal threats and demands for money from the Hope Cove car park operators when you have already paid and complied with the terms of parking.

I had the same issued. Paid at the machine and could prove through my bank that I paid the correct amount at the correct time in the correct place to the correct company. They took it to court. Hearing last week.
The company tried to claim I hadn't paid but only supplied a printout of payments via the app, not from the machine. Once it became apparent that I had paid, the company's solicitor tried to claim I hadn't entered my registration correctly. No evidence of this was offered. The judge ruled in my favour. I was awarded costs, including the £6 that I paid to park outside the court house!

As part of my case, submitted before the hearing, I used multiple quotes from this website and others to demonstrate that the company is not trustworthy. So a big thank-you to all contributors. Victory for the small guy!