Parking Charge Notice - Merry Hill

bargepole

Skint_Catt wrote: »

"Merry Hill do not charge for parking although there is a company UKPC parking control who operate at the centre and issue tickets for incorrect parking.

· Disabled bays – Where a blue badge is not being displayed.
· Parent bays – Where it is seen that no children arrived in the vehicle.
· Clear obstruction to car park entrances, exits, or free flow.
· Vehicles parked completely on pavements.
· Parking on footpaths leaving insufficient room for a wheelchair to pass."

All of which is a complete load of tosh, as blue badges and disabled bays only have any legal validity in Council operated car parks.

As far as I am aware, UKPC have never successfully pursued one of their Mickey Mouse tickets through a County Court, probably because they know that a proper defence based on Contract Law, and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations would see them off. Essentially, if the car park is free, their losses amount to £0.00, and any "penalty charge" under the implied contract is unlawful - see the Reclaiming Bank Charges saga for a full legal explanation of this.

Skint_Catt

Just what I've been told. I'm not arguing that their fines are unlawful