Aldi Parking Eye

muxloe · 5 May 2011 at 4:21PM

I received a letter yesterday from Parking Eye claiming that I had over stayed by 8 minutes on a 90 minute agreement at Aldi's. I was really annoyed because I had a flat tyre which took me an age to change because with steel alloy wheels the wheel welds itself on.I probably did the wrong thing but I rushed to the Aldi store and asked for the manager and told him what happened etc. He has asked me to return to the store in a couple of days when the area manager will have sorted it out. The manager said they would contact PE and get it cancelled. Maybe this manager is fobbing me off but with the contract being between the landlord(ALDI) and the driver wouldn't ALDI have the authority to cancel the invoice.

Another point Iwould like to raise is that when I received my invoice from PE my address was incorrect and also my name spelt incorrectly. If they do not send their invoice by registered post what proof is there that the invoice as been received.

Tilt · 5 May 2011 at 4:28PM

Matters not that you name is spelt incorrectly. Ingnore it.

They need to aim their 'invoice' at the driver and unless you tell them who that was (which you have no obligation to do so), how can they know who that was? In any event, they can only persue you for losses or damages and as it was free parking, what will their losses amount to? Any charge must be proportiante otherwise it would be considered a penalty and private companies cannot issue those.

Ignore it.

McKneff · 5 May 2011 at 4:39PM

As the other poster says just completely ignore it. Keep your appointment with the manager if it will make you feel better but have a look at this

Cut and pasted from another thread.
PRIVATE PARKING TICKETS - DON'T PAY!
IT IS NOT A FINE! YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING ILLEGAL!

This is an information page for the thousands of people who receive "tickets" from private companies in the UK ever day at supermarkets, retail parks, and in any other privately-owned carpark.

We are NOT encouraging anybody to openly flout parking restrictions on private land, or to refuse to pay reasonable charges for parking. Landowners have a right to make reasonable charges for the use of their land.

For advice specific to your case, you should visit the forums at http://forums.pepipoo.com or http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...affic-offences.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...play.php?f=163

1. What you should know about these companies

It is important to remember that private parking companies (or PPCs as they are often called) have NO OFFICIAL POWERS - that's right, none at all! They give out their "tickets" on the basis that you have seen the signs in their car park and that you have therefore agreed to a contract obliging you to pay a certain sum of money.

2. What happens to people who don't pay?

In 99.9% of cases, absolutely NOTHING! The company pays the DVLA £2.50 to get your address, and then sends lots of threatening letters. In the main, these letters can be safely IGNORED. The only way the company can actually force you to pay is by taking you to the small claims court, which costs them even more money. And they are by no means guaranteed to win! And they practically never do.

The two main reasons for this (among others) are the following:

- Only the person DRIVING the car could ever have agreed to any such parking contract. The company can only get the Registered Keeper's address from the DVLA: you don't have to tell them who was driving.

-Many of these charges are so extortionately high that they constitute a penalty, which is unenforceable in a consumer contract.

3. Can they affect my credit rating?

NO! The only way your credit rating could be affected by ignoring private parking companies is if you were taken to court, lost, and then still refused to pay. But they will not take you to court.

IN SHORT

The vast majority of the time, you can safely IGNORE tickets from private parking companies, they are not official fines.

The vast majority of the time, you can safely IGNORE the threatening letters, including those from debt collection agencies.

You DO NOT have to pay a penny of your hard-earned money to these companies. Remember that the chances of being taken to court are very slim indeed.

DO NOT IGNORE COURT PAPERS!
If you receive real court papers from a private parking company (very rare) then you should go to http://forums.pepipoo.com or http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...affic-offences for help defending the claim. Do not be afraid to sign up and ask questions regarding any paperwork you are not sure about.

Don’t believe the above? Watch a solicitor on Watchdog advising you what to do with the scam invoices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA

THEY ARE NOT FINES

Only the Police, Courts or Council’s can fine you. NOT a private company, please remember that.

Aldi Parking Eye

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