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the worst case scenario should be you only end up paying the initial reduced rate
That's not what the industry code says - you don't get a discount if you fail at arbitration. You do get the discount if you pay up after failing the initial review, which gives you a month to save up🙂
I had two recently, completely different locations and circumstances, one I ended up paying after initial review because it's not worth the hassle of going through the arbitration (and I didn't like the odds - £100 to fail vs. £60 to not bother), the other got revoked in the initial review.
While I agree with you general view that they are all thieving scumbags, it is possible to get a positive outcome occasionally.
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It’s a faff. But looks like MET are one of the companies that will refuse the appeal, send a couple of ominous looking letters then fold at the last minute.
Whether you want to play the game is up to you. It’s the parking ticket equivalent of pissing around with getting a decent broadband deal.
If it’s the sort of thing that stresses you out then it’s maybe not worth the bother. If you’re happy knowing that both sides are just ticking off steps on a script and that, despite all the bluster, the worst case scenario should be you only end up paying the initial reduced rate (and wasting some of yours and their time)… then crack on
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822/newbies-private-parking-ticket-old-or-new-read-these-faqs-first-thankyou