Parking fine automatic by camera

[Root 66 Woodshop]

Personally, I'd never pay a cowboys invoice.

Even with an photograph taken - a private company cannot enforce your invoice.


http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets

I've actually rang them before now asking for a credit note against my vehicle registration number due to them not having my permission to photograph my property...LOL

 

[Gecko001]

Personally, I'd never pay a cowboys invoice.

Even with an photograph taken - a private company cannot enforce your invoice.


http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets

I've actually rang them before now asking for a credit note against my vehicle registration number due to them not having my permission to photograph my property...LOL

The following is direct quote from the above link:

"Of course, landowners have a right to charge for and police parking, eg, if you've blocked a hospital entrance. If you've broken the rules, and you think the ticket isn't exorbitant or disproportionate, pay up."

 

[Root 66 Woodshop]

The following is directly from the same link

If you get a ticket from a private parking firm which you believe is unfair, DON'T just pay it!

Trying to reclaim cash already paid isn't easy, so it's far easier to dispute it before paying it. Beating an unfair ticket isn't an exact science though. The strategy in this guide is based on the opinion of a number of legal experts – who don't always agree – plus large amounts of feedback.

Just so you know who we're talking about, here's a list of some of the big private parking firms: Britannia Parking Group, Euro Car Parks, Indigo Park Solutions, NCP and ParkingEye. (We don't have any info on whether these firms' tickets are fair or unfair – we're just listing them here so you know who some of the big firms are.)

 

[Mark T Jones]

The point of that article is to highlight unreasonable/unfair charges and to be sure that the 'fine' is correctly imposed, rather than automatically pay

They sensibly suggest that you contact the land owner to see if they can overturn the ticket as a legitimate paying customer. Other than that their examples relate to tickets issued outside the stated T & Cs

Parking companies are increasingly following through to courts and can produce evidence that they are winning (but no statistics on what percentage they win) - it is of course for the OP to decide how much time and effort they want to put into contesting it with some prospect of a fine plus legal fees

 

[obscure]

I've actually rang them before now asking for a credit note against my vehicle registration number due to them not having my permission to photograph my property...LOL

They don't need your permission to photograph your property.

 

[Root 66 Woodshop]

I never said they did actually... but you'll be surprised at how many companies out there providing these cowboy services don't know that ... or certainly they don't tell the staff that

I had a 6ft 9" guy proper flapping at me when I said that, apologised to me about how he wasn't told that - it was his first day... was so funny

 

[wood1e2]

Found a solution for me, in regards of paying or not paying, but there is another Costa I used to use, it appears there is not restrictions on parking Although I need to drive round the rest of the car park to confirm that.

Still debating with myself what to do, have sent emails to Costa, and Savills the property management company.

no response...but then never thought I would get anything.

 

[thevaliant]

Go and visit:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?s=73578d84f67c20d635fd1d7968c97811&showforum=60

You will get far too many 'Rules are rules' answers here.

You might indeed be liable for this charge, but ask people who know what they are talking about first.

 

[paulears]

The one I got included my vehicle with the notice clearly visible in it. What could I prove in court? Pay up gracefully and don't do it again. All the ones I see make the time limit extremely clear and it is free parking up to X hours, which of course is a statement saying parking is paid for, and not paying is a free gift with conditions! Unpleasant but legal.

 

[Tony Kenny]

We had a similar thing last year in St George's Retail Park in Leicester. It turns out the limit is 3 hours and we went over. The signs are sporadic at best, certainly not prominent and only readable if you walk up and take a close look at what it says! In my opinion these sign should be a LOT BIGGER and also a notice by the entrance to every shop!

To make matters worse, this is a retail park, with shops such as Mothercare, Toys-r-Us, a supermarket, McD's, KFC and more. We had a baby due, and a 4 year old in tow so had a lot to buy for those, and these decisions are not quick. The 4 year old got hungry so we had to go to KFC - and 4 year old's don't finish quickly! Finally, we had to get a mobile phone contract also in the same retail park and the usual story of a Saturday afternoon where we had to wait for the credit check for over an hour, by which time the assistant realised that he should have clicked "refresh" in the first place as it was already approved.

Long story short, we got an invoice in the post, we tried to explain to the company but they wanted bank statements, receipts, DNA evidence, witness statements from 3 proven virgins from different provinces and the promise of our first born son before they would even consider dropping the charge.

Luckily, the guys in the phone shop remembered us, fired off a quick email and we never heard anything of it.

So, they make a retail park with all the types of shops that can easily take all day and then put up tiny signs and issue "fines" after 3 hours, seems to be the latest money making scam under the guise of preventing abuse of the car park, but at the expense of innocent shoppers.