Parking ticket in Asda car park - Is this legal, can they take me to court?

Poppycat

I am surprised that doesn't breach the data protection act, I have known the inland revenue unable to share information for another government agency because it would breach the data protection act. However therefore can a government agency share information with a private company?

Bossyboots

Here is the code of conduct covering private parking and an explanation of Regulation 27 which allows DVLA to release the information http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/codeprac.htm

danio_2

cosyc wrote:

On Friday my husband popped to Asda to get some cash out of the mini bank. As it was raining he parked nearest the machine in a disabled bay (I know he shouldn't have done this, but it was raining and car park was not mega busy). When he returned to his car it had a parking ticket on.

At first he thought it was a joke, so when he got back to work rang Asda who said it nothing to do with them, the car park is run by a private company and they have notices up with there terms on.

So they (Town and City Parking Ltd based in Scotland) issued a civil penalty notice demanding £20 payable within 10 days or becomes £40 after. It states - failure to respond will lead to civil action being taken for penalty and judicial expenses occurered. All verythreatening.

So is this legal or just a con to try to obtain money from us and other like us?

How will they find out who we are from the registration number would DVLA disclose this to a private company.

Any one come across this before?

Pay the fine and stop whinging about it


You were more than happy to take the parking space designated for a disabled person (It doesn't matter if there were still loads of disabled bays left)...Would you be just as happy to take their disability aswell??...I think not.

grumpyoldgit_2

Poppycat wrote:

.......... However therefore can a government agency share information with a private company?

Because they make a fortune doing so................... :eek:

greenwich

geo555 wrote:

You could challenge the fine under the 1689 Bill of Rights

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/4450196.stm

In part, it reads: "All grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void."

And when they've got up off the floor and stopped laughing, you could fell them again by quoting from the Magna Carta. Even funnier if you use the original Latin. :rotfl:

greenwich

grumpyoldgit wrote:

I was fighting on principle and would do so again.

GoG, it may be that you're too angry to answer this yet but, if not, can you say what principle is it that gives you the right to park on other people's land?

cosyc

Thanks for all your replies. I think I am more annoyed because as usual I end up sorting out all hubbies problems!!!

Having read the link to DVLA site from bossy boots it appears they can actually do as they wish,as long as they tell you about it. That seems even more scarey!! That's just the ones that have signed up to DVLA voluntary code. So they start off with fines of £20 this year then put it up to £500 next year. Presume Asda have a three year contract with them so nothing they can do.

Sounds like a great little business idea!!

hjb123

The bottom line is that you/OH parked in a disabled bay and you werent displaying a diabled badge

stanmoresaver

hjb123 wrote:

I agree with most, a disabled bay is a disabled bay no matter how long you parked there for. In that time that you were parked getting cash out someone who was disabled and had a badge might have wanted to park and not been able to.

How would you feel if you were disabled and an able bodied person had parked in a disabled bay and you werent able to park?

H

Enough said!

Take it on the chin!

Becles

Take it on the chin and pay up! You were in the wrong, and you know you were in the wrong, so there is no excuse not to pay.