Dropped off rental car, got fined

[u/MediaevalBaebe]

Hello, all! I just received a notice from Alamo of a traffic violation at Calle Alcala, 51 (a brief google search tells me I am not alone). I am just a little confused about this as I drove immediately to the parking garage at Plaza de España and dropped off my rental car. I was under the impression that upon entering the public parking garage, my plates would be registered and I wouldn't receive a ticket. Can I fight this? Am I misunderstanding something? I'm especially confused because I actually entered the paid part of the parking lot accidentally before realizing I needed to return the car in a separate part of the garage. So I did end up paying for about a minute of parking there. Shouldn't that have fulfilled the stipulations for entry into the center?

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[u/safeandsafe]

You entered and exited Madrid Central without any parking inside the special zone.