A couple who stopped at a petrol station to fill up with fuel were shocked to find a £70 fine on their doorstep a few days later.
The couple were issued with a £70 parking fine by private company ParkingEye after stopping at a petrol station in Merseyside.
The driver took to Facebook to explain what had happened and warn others to look out.
The problem arose because they had visited the Asda site twice in one day - first to shop then later for fuel.
The automated camera believed they had been on-site the whole time - six hours - and issued a parking fine accordingly, reports The Echo.
The couple were told to hand over receipts and bank statements when they asked to have the fine cancelled.
Taking to the Facebook group Crimewatch Wirral they wrote: They said: "Just wanted to make people aware, we recently received a £70 parking fine through from ‘ParkingEye’ who are responsible for the parking in Asda, Woodchurch.
"The letter accused us of staying in the car park for five hours and 44 minutes (which we didn’t).
"We had visited the store in the morning and then again for petrol in the evening. The cameras had recorded two out of four events and mistakenly had us down as being in the car park the entire time.
"I went into Asda and was told if I could bring the letter and receipts/bank statement into store, they could quash it.
"I didn’t have it with me and so appealed the fine online providing a copy of our bank transactions, and have just received notification to say it’s been cancelled.
"Wanted to make people aware in case the same happens to them."
A spokesperson for ParkingEye said: “The motorist’s parking charge notice was cancelled following an appeal after they provided evidence that they were a genuine customer.
“Parkingeye operates a BPA (British Parking Association) audited appeals process, which motorists can use to appeal their Parking Charge Notice.
"If anyone has mitigating circumstances, we would encourage them to highlight this by appealing to Parkingeye."
Asda was approached for comment.
