What happens if you cannot afford to pay it maybe food bills makes it unaffordable surely not every disabled driver is well off or able bodied either.
That wouldn’t be viable grounds for an appeal.
That would only work when the baliffs come knocking with the “correct” court applied warrant and you offered to pay by installments, with a mutually agreed payment plan i.e £10 monthly. However, enforcement in court is still not financially viable for small parking fines but, they do go this rout on occasion, to send a wider picture out they will do it, just to send a message to the wider public. Unless you are prepared and want a battle along with constant harassment (which is illegal), it’s easier to pay the initial charge.
The problem is that the monthly payment plan won’t be to pay the £200 initial charge (let alone the £60 reduced one), it will have escalated several times over once enforcement fees, penalty charges, recovery costs etc etc are added! A small initial fine can be well worth them pursuing once all these costs add up
I’m still unclear as to whether the error lies with the OP (perhaps incorrectly assuming that time limitations didn’t apply to those with a blue badge) or with the parking operator (failing to see a displayed Blue Badge). If it’s the latter then I agree that they need to provide a photo to prove their case, otherwise I’m sure it would be overturned at appeal. If it’s the former, I also agree that it’s best to just pay the £60 and move on. It’s just not worth the hassle and anxiety, as these ‘bar stewards’ don’t give up without a fight and nowadays you have the added potential issue of unpaid debts being sold to very aggressive debt recovery agencies.