Car parking fine advice needed

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Anybody know where to get advise on a parking ticket recived on a store car park.
I over parked the lines instead of inbetween them ( due to a car being badly parked) never thought anything about it till this morning when the fine turned up for £45.00
I am not aware of any signs up warning of this will go back to check,
They have sent a picture but low and behold there is no other car to show they where overparked
Any advise please

markelock

don't think you have to pay it. ignore it, they may continue to write to you, eventually it will go away,

next time, try to find a better place to park.

TiTheRev

You parked illegally, pay up!

*waits for Pepipoo crew*

:rotfl:

Stephb1986_2

was it asda by any chance???

they are really clamping down at the moment my BIL got a ticket off asda for parking on the line while he nipped in for a drink!

they are also stopping people from parking in parent and child spaces if they haven't got a child with them they will also get a fine.

I'm not really that good at parking and tend to park far away so my doors on my car dont get bashed ect ect but if someone is parked badly it puts the rest of the line out of line too.

Steph xx

hewhoisnotintheknow

My tips for fine parking are:

Park in the correct bay
Park between the lines
If you have shopping leave the boot sticking out so you can get your shopping in
Think about where you are parking, parking closest to the door usually doesnt save time and increases your chances of the car being damaged

TiTheRev

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

My tips for fine parking are:

Park in the correct bay
Park between the lines
If you have shopping leave the boot sticking out so you can get your shopping in
Think about where you are parking, parking closest to the door usually doesnt save time and increases your chances of the car being damaged

We are talking about avoiding parking fines, not tips on how to get them :rolleyes: :rotfl:

hewhoisnotintheknow

TiTheRev wrote: »

We are talking about avoiding parking fines, not tips on how to get them :rolleyes: :rotfl:

hehehe

when i said boot sticking out, i didnt mean block the road i meant drive into the space rather than reverse in

sarahg1969

OP - you have not been fined. Only the Courts have the power to fine people, councils and the police issue penalties, and private parking companies issued invoices.

bargepole

TiTheRev wrote: »

You parked illegally, pay up!

If this was a private car park, the OP certainly didn't park illegally, as marked spaces in a private car park have no legal significance (unlike Council ones, which have to comply with various regulations).

At worst, she parked anti-socially by occupying two spaces. The company has issued her with an invoice (it's not a fine) for breaching the terms of the implied contract. However, as it's a penalty charge, and not one that reflects their actual losses, they'd have a hard time trying to enforce it in court.

So don't pay up, but try to keep your car within the lines in future.

McKneff

ignore it, it will eventually go away, the have no standing in law.
They use the word fine, they do not have the authority to give you a fine.
Only the courts can do this. Do they have photograph evidence of you actually driving the car. they cannot give a 'fine' to the owner. They would at least have to provided proof of who was driving it so dont admit to being the driver. They get the car owner details from Swansea so in actual fact they have wasted their money

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

TiTheRev wrote: »

You parked illegally, pay up!

*waits for Pepipoo crew*

:rotfl:

Nice post genius. What was illegal about it?