Well given you're the idiot that suggests you should pay private tickets because 'you've done something wrong' I'd suggest you stop being such a hypocrite and just bloody pay up .... or are the rules different for you ?
The difference being that he could pay the councils reduced rate of £35. When it comes to 'private tickets' the reduced rate is usually £60-£80. This despite the BPA code of practice stating that charges should reflect local authority charges - a corrupt industry through and through and I make...
Apologies the answer was a tad brief but I'm busy today. If your son needs further help I'm happy to provide it - just PM me. There's a few posters on here who can confirm my ability to get these gone !
Your son should appeal using a template from MSE ( google MSE Smart Parking ). It will get rejected and he should then appeal to POPLA. At the same time he should have a go at Asda. Good news is that Smart have never done court - so he could just ignore it but I'd recommend doing the appeals...