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Parking fine by a private company - enforcable?
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Once again there is difference between the legitimate business or landowner who is exasperated trying to keep their space clear in the face of utterly inconsiderate parkers, and who employs private contractors who exhibit clear unequivocal signs, and the fly-by-night, shaven headed brigade who put up miniscule signs, if any, with the clear objective of making easy money. There is a clear difference, and it baffles me that the self-righteous, tub thumping brigade can't see it. Our parking laws encourage extortion. At one time, obstructing the Queens highway was illegal, and this included any sort of interferance with property. Once again, as so often, common sense is the first casualty. I wonder what the reaction would be if computers could be immobilised, pending the payment of huge fines, just because someone objected to the way it was being used.0
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Thank you very much for all your posts. Lots of useful information learned.
Let me clarify the situation in which I got the ticket...
I'm work in a hospital and had to attend an emergency. I parked in a disabled spot - Of which there were 30 and all were empty at 6pm on a friday. I did this because the hospital security guard once told me (off the record) it was ok as they don't clamp/fine once off peak AND I had to attend the emergency quickly. The fine was put on by a private company CMS Ltd and not the hospital so appealing to the hospital would be useless. As for appealing to a private company whose job is to earn profit, I don't see them giving this an unbiased look.
A bit unfortunate isn't it.... I may start by asking the hospital parking staff if they can do anything about it but from reading the PCN-style ticket, I don't think its likely.0 -
IMO if they want you to attend an emergency they should be able to allow you to do so unimpeeded.I'm work in a hospital and had to attend an emergency.
You could have refused to attend the emergency, or refuse to attend future emergencies until the parking situation is sorted! Surely all it would take is for the hospital to make some tax disc style passes that would get the thumbs up from the parking people.0 -
No doubt they were next to the entrance. Suppose it may only have saved the OP 20 seconds depending on the distance of other spaces. Perhaps they need to have an "emergency response" bay marked near the entrance for permit holders only,0
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