Parking fine at University

pogofish

poet123 wrote: »

So, if as regularly happens where I work, someone inadvertently parks with their tyres on the white lines in the college car park (whilst displaying a permit) any fine must reflect the loss to the College?

What loss could they cite? could the cost of the parking scheme admin be cited a a loss? I can think of no other loss...yet fines (or any name they care to use ) are levied, and paid.

Yes - As a civil matter, that is the only measure a court would apply.

As for placing a value on the loss, that is anyone's guess as no court has yet upheld any PPC's claim. I supose if they could clearly demonstrate an accurate amount, the cost of parking management could well be a consideration but so far, they have stuck to their extortionate "penalties" and bailiff charges.

Interestingly, I've recently been reading elsewhere that our chums at the BPA and other bodies have been trying their hardest to have a general principle of the "cost" of workplace parking accepted by various brofessional and regulatory bodies. I'm afraid that environmental and cycling lobbies seem to have bought it hook line and sinker but I am concerned that their real goal might be to have the regulatory and legal system accept it too.

eg:

Originally Posted by British Parking Association
In 2001, the DfT commissioned research into 20 organisations whose travel plans had achieved a range of reductions in car use from 6% to 66% in 2-4 years (Making Travel Plans Work). The aim of the research was to compare the effectiveness of different travel plan measures and strategies.

The research found that, in addition to reducing car use, there may be scope for employers to save money through travel plans. It suggested that in 2000, the average cost of maintaining a parking space was £300-£500 a year. By contrast, for the organisations in the study, the average cost of running a travel plan for each full-time employee was £47 a year.

http://www.britishparking.co.uk/includes/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/resources/positionpaper07.pdf


Except the most recent figures I've heard of from them are now in the range of £10-20 per day :rolleyes: