Parking Ticket Appeals successes and failures

Umkomaas

Thankyou, I used the 'newbies private parking ticket' thread advice.
printed the letter to private eye.

I received a cancellation letter today

Only give this any credence if the cancellation was signed by Ian Hislop ...... unless of course it was from ParkingEye!

CQ85

gbatey wrote: »

Glad to hear that you won your appeal as I am currently appealing hence looking on this thread however I am interested to know if you are disabled and forgot your blue badge or you are not and parked in a disabled space anyway in which case I would say it is justified? We struggle for disabled spaces sometimes when parking and its a bugbear when people park in disabled and mother and child spaces when they do not qualify....

No I'm not a blue badge holder, which yes is naughty I know, and you may say is justified. Unfortunately though on private land disabled spaces are not legally justified. So it's not against the law for me to park there. The reason I parked there was my newborn baby, and as all of the PARENT (not mother, that's very politically incorrect) and child spaces were taken, a large space was required. Lots of people just park in parent and child when they don't need them, I suppose it's the same thing on private land in the eyes of the law.
Any how the ticket was overturned which is great.

Jaystoke

Going back a few years (but will post it anyway as it may be useful), I'd woke late to go down to London for a meeting. Usually, I'd take the bus to the train station, but with being late, decided to drive. Got to the car park and all spaces gone, but other parts of the car park without yellow lines were available which would not have caused obstruction and was not marked as being required for any emergency.

Got back at the end of the day and naturally had the Parking Charge Notice; but then noticed that the reason for the charge was for "Not parking within the confines of the parking bay".

I didn't formally appeal, but raised a clarification asking "Which exact parking bay are you referring to?"

They wrote back after 2 weeks revoking the Parking Charge. 2 months later I had a letter from Roxburghe chasing the debt and an extra £60 administration fee for them. After letters every week for the next 4 weeks, and after refuting every letter advising that they clarify the matter with their client; I threatened to take action against NCP, plus damages for £500 + costs. After which I never heard from the bandits again

Coupon-mad

CQ85 wrote: »

No I'm not a blue badge holder, which yes is naughty I know, and you may say is justified. Unfortunately though on private land disabled spaces are not legally justified. So it's not against the law for me to park there. The reason I parked there was my newborn baby, and as all of the PARENT (not mother, that's very politically incorrect) and child spaces were taken, a large space was required. Lots of people just park in parent and child when they don't need them, I suppose it's the same thing on private land in the eyes of the law.
Any how the ticket was overturned which is great.

Ouch, I wouldn't state the above here as you will get ranting replies and no support for that view. Your reasoning is 100% wrong and you have sooo fallen for the gimmick of Parent & Child bays. PLEASE PLEASE stop abusing disabled bays for the love of God - you do NOT need, nor do you have a right to, a special bay:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/66888373#Comment_66888373

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/66730577#Comment_66730577

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/64579455#Comment_64579455

Oh dear. Can't even be bothered to rant, parking like that is so stupid and selfish. Been there, done that but never used a disabled bay when not justified (I shopped with with 4 children under seven and later, with a disabled parent) and no, you do not need a special bay for the former but it is needed/justified for the latter. Supermarkets must think parents are stupid, as they provide these bays as a marketing tool/gimmick to draw in families - and then loads of people really believe they are 'allowed' a wider bay. They are not, which is why you don't see silly 'parent & child bays' in 'real life' on street. See the gimmick for the silly rubbish it really is.

CQ85

Oh dear. Can't even be bothered to rant, parking like that is so stupid and selfish. Been there, done that but never used a disabled bay when not justified (I shopped with with 4 children under seven and later, with a disabled parent) and no, you do not need a special bay for the former but it is needed/justified for the latter. Supermarkets must think parents are stupid, as they provide these bays as a marketing tool/gimmick to draw in families - and then loads of people really believe they are 'allowed' a wider bay. They are not, which is why you don't see silly 'parent & child bays' in 'real life' on street. See the gimmick for the silly rubbish it really is.[/QUOTE]

Ohhhh now I get it....I'll just leave my baby in the car when I go shopping because I can't get her seat out shall I! A gimmick...now that's rubbish. They are by the door so your not traipsing across busy car parks with children, and struggling to get a baby seat out and struggling to get children in/out of cars. Oooooo let's draw them families in to buy food that they need to survive, yes because that's going to make a difference if you shop there or not. You must be a saint who parked with your 4 children as far from the doors as possible to slow others the spaces...or you didn't care and let your kids whack the door on other cars.

Coupon-mad

CQ85 wrote: »

Ohhhh now I get it....I'll just leave my baby in the car when I go shopping because I can't get her seat out shall I!


A gimmick...now that's rubbish. They are by the door so your not traipsing across busy car parks with children, and struggling to get a baby seat out and struggling to get children in/out of cars. Oooooo let's draw them families in to buy food that they need to survive, yes because that's going to make a difference if you shop there or not. You must be a saint who parked with your 4 children as far from the doors as possible to slow others the spaces...or you didn't care and let your kids whack the door on other cars.

You must be suffering from baby brain...you have really fallen for the 'parent & child bays give me a right to a wider bay as I have to get a car seat out' mentality! Of course it's a bl00dy gimmick. Unlike a disabled person, you have NO RIGHT to a special bay and no need to leave a child in the car. When my teenagers were younger I had 4 kids under the age of seven and OF COURSE never used a disabled bay and rarely used a Parent & Child bay either. You just park carefully and a bit closer to someone's passenger door (not driver's door) on one side so you can get the baby out the other side. You simply do not need a wider bay.

Did you read the other threads where this has been done to death already? Obviously not because you actually seem to think you are right.

I feel sorry for the disabled people having to wait for a space because a selfish parent reckons they are allowed to use a special bay because Tesco/Morrisons/Sainsburys or whoever, paints some nice lines that look like they care about families. In fact P&C bays are a figment of some marketing person's imagination and are highly annoying because they fool people like you into taking up disabled bays as you cannot see the important difference.

And yes, we all know such bays have no legal meaning on private land but this is about the Equality Act and ethical, moral decisions which lead most people never to use a disabled bay unless they have the lawful need for it. I don't like ranting but this gets my goat and if it at least makes you think twice next time then it will be worthwhile. Selfish parking doesn't get my sympathy.

bazster

I like to take my cat shopping with me sometimes but he's a big boy and needs a big cat box, which takes some manoeuvring to get in and out of a car. Also he's pretty heavy to have to carry all the way across a car park. Can I have some special, wide Daddy-and-Cat spaces right by the door please? Otherwise Tiddles and I will just have to keep parking in the disabled spaces.

I know my rights.

System

That falls under sex discrimination. it will need to be an Owner-and-Cat space

Hot_Bring

CQ85 wrote: »

Ohhhh now I get it....I'll just leave my baby in the car when I go shopping because I can't get her seat out shall I! A gimmick...now that's rubbish. They are by the door so your not traipsing across busy car parks with children, and struggling to get a baby seat out and struggling to get children in/out of cars. Oooooo let's draw them families in to buy food that they need to survive, yes because that's going to make a difference if you shop there or not. You must be a saint who parked with your 4 children as far from the doors as possible to slow others the spaces...or you didn't care and let your kids whack the door on other cars.

What a strange person you are - not only can you not park properly but you can't even use the quote function properly.

You don't need an extra wide space to get a baby seat out of a normal car - the standard unclipping seats are less than the width of an adult so you need no more space to get your baby out than an adult would need. Unless of course you're one of these idiot parents who has one ickle baby and thinks you suddenly need a huge 4x4 people carrier ..... probably in white.

I have three children and never had any difficulties getting them in and out as babies in a NORMAL space.

peter_the_piper

Is this the appeals successes and failures thread??