Housing Association Tenant Parking Charges

Donvito

My problem seems a bit different. I have been clamped a few times by the company that runs my housing association car park. Now we have been issued with parking permits which we are supposed to put on our cars. Now i have a few questions for in case I get clamped and towed the next time.

1: If my parking sticker fell from the dashboard onto the floor and I am able to point this out before the car gets towed, do I still have to pay the fine?

2: If question number one occurs but the car has already been towed, what rights do I have?

3: One of the housing association rules is that cars have to be taxed and insured. Where the DVLA gives two weeks grace before tax is renewed, is it legal for my car to be clamped and towed if I choose to exercise this two weeks grace.

4: And is such a rule legal(que 3) since I might want to sell the car and may have not found a buyer yet. As a tenant why should the car park management company just take my car for free.

5: When a car is towed from our car park, it incurs a charge of £40 a day till you have paid the fine. I should think there are many laws that this contravenes. Can anyone help me with a few of those.

6: After an accident, my car was in the garage for repairs so I was using a courtesy car. Shouldn't a note on my screen be enough not to get my car clamped and towed. Since the housing association takes a few days to issue a visitors parking permit for the courtesy car, that I will only be using for a day or two.

7: What to do when your car gets clamped at 7:00am on the first of september for example when your parking permit expired on the 31st of August.

I need some help here people. And not just me but all of my neighbours except one who's parents work for the housing association in question

Guys_Dad

You need to ask your housing association these questions and what they have agreed with the clampits, particularly about courtesy cars.

The parking company have no right to "fine" or charge you but, if they have clamped or towed your car, then right does not come into it. You need it back and you will have to pay. Legal costs to defend or take them to court would be excessive.

What does the housing association say the penalty is if (3) or (4) is breeched and is that in the lease?

You must ask them either directly or through a tenants' meeting with them and get it in writing. We can offer advice on where you might stand in law, but you really need to know the terms of engagement that the parking company has been appointed on.

king100

My problem seems a bit different. I have been clamped a few times by the company that runs my housing association car park. Now we have been issued with parking permits which we are supposed to put on our cars. Now i have a few questions for in case I get clamped and towed the next time.

1: If my parking sticker fell from the dashboard onto the floor and I am able to point this out before the car gets towed, do I still have to pay the fine?


No its a private company fine so you will not have to pay even if you didnt have a ticket.

2: If question number one occurs but the car has already been towed, what rights do I have?

You pay on a credit card and then ask credit card company to get the money back or you take them to SCC to get the money back.

3: One of the housing association rules is that cars have to be taxed and insured. Where the DVLA gives two weeks grace before tax is renewed, is it legal for my car to be clamped and towed if I choose to exercise this two weeks grace.

Its not legal for them to clamp irrespective of issues.

4: And is such a rule legal(que 3) since I might want to sell the car and may have not found a buyer yet. As a tenant why should the car park management company just take my car for free.


5: When a car is towed from our car park, it incurs a charge of £40 a day till you have paid the fine. I should think there are many laws that this contravenes. Can anyone help me with a few of those.

6: After an accident, my car was in the garage for repairs so I was using a courtesy car. Shouldn't a note on my screen be enough not to get my car clamped and towed. Since the housing association takes a few days to issue a visitors parking permit for the courtesy car, that I will only be using for a day or two.

That would be an issue to take up with your management company.

7: What to do when your car gets clamped at 7:00am on the first of september for example when your parking permit expired on the 31st of August.

If it is run correctly you should get your parking permit a week at least before it runs out.

I need some help here people. And not just me but all of my neighbours except one who's parents work for the housing association in question.

I personally would be questioning the need for this and who instructed the parking company and under what terms?

What does it say in your tenancy agreement, leasehold agreement?

peter_the_piper

Get a spare tax disc holder and stick it to the screen and put the permit in this then it won't blow on the floor. Problem solved.(Well one of them)