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Fine issued for meter feeding
Old_Skool
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I received a ticket in Camden on Friday for meter feeding. Basically I stayed for the maximum 2 hour period and then extended by another hour.
The meter was not a coin meter it was a card meter with chip and pin.
My question is that as I used the same debit card in the same meter could I argue that unlike using coins a debit card is offered as a form of payment which is then accepted and authorised thus creating a new contract.
Equally it could be argued that by issuing a ticket the council have not provided the service they have debited for.
Just wondering where I stand as I believe the banking laws put the onus on the person making the debit (Camden Council) to ensure they are entitled to do so.
On another note if you use txt to pay in Westminster they actually txt you and offer to extend parking past the maximum time.
Any thoughts please?
Thanks in advance
The meter was not a coin meter it was a card meter with chip and pin.
My question is that as I used the same debit card in the same meter could I argue that unlike using coins a debit card is offered as a form of payment which is then accepted and authorised thus creating a new contract.
Equally it could be argued that by issuing a ticket the council have not provided the service they have debited for.
Just wondering where I stand as I believe the banking laws put the onus on the person making the debit (Camden Council) to ensure they are entitled to do so.
On another note if you use txt to pay in Westminster they actually txt you and offer to extend parking past the maximum time.
Any thoughts please?
Thanks in advance
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