Penaulty notice for parking on the lines

m0jo

£100 ticket says I was incorrectly parked but you know how car parks are. there was a group of us all with tyres touching the lines, so we weren't too close to car before?



Have a phone number shall i just ignore all commuinication or can I settle this now over the phone?

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I do apologise its private parking... read some stickies not all

bargepole

m0jo wrote: »

£100 ticket says I was incorrectly parked but you know how car parks are. there was a group of us all with tyres touching the lines, so we weren't too close to car before?



Have a phone number shall i just ignore all commuinication or can I settle this now over the phone?

I presume from the amount of £100 that this was a private car park, not a council one. If so, ignore steadfastly, don't phone them or they will pester you for much longer.

sarahg1969

OP - have you read the sticky on the front of this board? We need a little more information before we can assist.

Council ticket or private, for a start?

m0jo

Cheers Bargepole only really dabbled in the competition part of the forums but the mrs's called me in distress almost in tears reading this thread section has been a real help and thanks for your reply!

They mention they'll obtain details from the DVLA so i'll expect some letters. Which i will ignore.

But worst case and it did go to court, would it just be a case of going and stating that there was no signs displaying the terms "cars should be parked in the bay" Any photos they took will show the wheels touching the inside of the line.

They'll also need proof who was driving.

And worst worst worst case. am I correct in believing they can only charge loss of earnings which would surely mean worst case they would only be able to charge for the bay next to the car which would be £1.50 the price paid for the parking ticket.

I'll just keep the thread updated as the letters come I guess if indeed they do. lol Hardly seems worth it. Must say thanks to the site first instinct would have been to pay.

bargepole

m0jo wrote: »

... And worst worst worst case. am I correct in believing they can only charge loss of earnings which would surely mean worst case they would only be able to charge for the bay next to the car which would be £1.50 the price paid for the parking ticket. ...

Spot on. Which is why it'll never go to court.

pin1onu

The private parking companies often don't have sufficient rights to the land to enable them to offer any contract for parking whatsoever.
This often overlooked as a starting point for a defense.

You've mentioned the actual contract loss as well. There is also the element of Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Act 1977 which says that if a contract term has not been pre-negotiated and puts one party at a significant disadvantage then it will be deemed unfair and invalid. So any amount that got past a contractural penalty would be ruled out on this basis.