"Parking fine"

I have received a parking fine when visiting my new granddaughter in Wansbeck hospital.

I parked my car in front of the Maternity day entrance, ( I didn't know it was only a day entrance) any way I went to the nearest machine and tried three or four times to pay for one hours parking but each time the money was rejected.

I then looked around for the nearest other machine which is around the corner on the way to the main entrance at the front of the hospital only to find an out of order sign on the front of the machine.

My wife and I then walked back to the maternity day entrance only to find it was locked, so we walked around the front to the main entrance looking to see if there were any more ticket machines but couldn't see any and since it was a very cold and windy night I wasn't prepared to walk around the hospital grounds looking for a working machine, so we went and visited our granddaughter.

I am fully prepared to pay for the parking charge but not for a fine I deem to be unfair. If anybody would like to check the cctv if there is any then my story will be confirmed and I will assist in giving exact location of parking to assist in identifying relevant cameras so images can be checked to verify my story.

This is a true statement of the facts as occurred that night and any help you can give me would be appreciated I await your response.