Penalty notice at free car park

daff_duck

I was at the Glargan hospital for an all day course and when I came out I found a KML Penalty notice on my car! it says I was causing an obstruction but I clearly wasn't. Yesterday there were two cars parked at the same spot. This is a free car park and they want £40 if paid within 14 days or it will go up to £60 There were no NO PARKING signs at the spot or yellow lines so I assumed it was fine to park there. Should I pay it? Also this one seems different to the one I was given at Tesco by an official Traffic warden, again there were no yellow lines or signs and it was a free car park. I paid that one straight away but not sure about this one. Any advice? It doesnt seem fair that it looks o.k. to park somewhere i.e. no signs and yet you still get a ticket!

oldone_2

You should not have paid the Tesco one, and should certainly not pay the latest.
Look at other posts about PPC tickets, and the tried and trusted advice is to ignore them.

HO87

KML still active? They ceased to members of the BPA Approved Operator Scheme in December according the list the BPA published.

As oldone has said do not pay it, ignore all of the correspondence - regardless of how threatening it becomes - and move on with your life. Remember, this is not a ticket but a speculative invoice.

BFG_2

HTH

Last week I had to [insert inane and irrelevant drivel about your life here] so I parked in [insert name of supermarket or store] car park in [insert name of town] at [insert time] on [insert day of week].

I was only going in to buy [fags, booze, drugs, nappies, corned beef, incontinence pants][delete as suits] for my [kid, dog, nan, husband, wife].

I was only gone [5 mins/6 hours/5 weeks].

When I got back I had a ticket from [insert name of dodgy private parking company].

It says I have to pay [£30/£45/£50/£60/£70/£235/£456/£54,565] or they will [take me to court/ send me to prison/ come and kill my kids].

All the threads and stickies on here tell me to ignore and not pay.
Everyone at work tells me to ignore and not pay.
My [dog/cat/fish/nan/neighbour] tells me to ignore and not pay.

But I’m [too thick/a moron/special needs/a retard/a muppet/a plank], so instead I’m posting on here to ask…’What should I do?’

Please help me.

BTW when you do answer I will ask another irrelevant question about appealing and not actually take your advice.

ckerrd

^^I know you go mad posting these things but that one did make me smile.

However people do like to get re-assurance.

You get an official looking "fine" and then someone on the internet tells you to ignore it.

I can see why people get concerned.

But remember - ignore it!

James_N

BFG wrote: »

HTH

Last week I had to [insert inane and irrelevant drivel about your life here] so I parked in [insert name of supermarket or store] car park in [insert name of town] at [insert time] on [insert day of week].

I was only going in to buy [fags, booze, drugs, nappies, corned beef, incontinence pants][delete as suits] for my [kid, dog, nan, husband, wife].

I was only gone [5 mins/6 hours/5 weeks].

When I got back I had a ticket from [insert name of dodgy private parking company].

It says I have to pay [£30/£45/£50/£60/£70/£235/£456/£54,565] or they will [take me to court/ send me to prison/ come and kill my kids].

All the threads and stickies on here tell me to ignore and not pay.
Everyone at work tells me to ignore and not pay.
My [dog/cat/fish/nan/neighbour] tells me to ignore and not pay.

But I’m [too thick/a moron/special needs/a retard/a muppet/a plank], so instead I’m posting on here to ask…’What should I do?’

Please help me.

BTW when you do answer I will ask another irrelevant question about appealing and not actually take your advice.

If you don't like it, go away, despite your massive post count.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Last week I had to [go to the hospital to have an enima and vaginal flush] so I parked in [the Royal Glamorgan Hospital] car park in [llantrisant] at [cant remember as i was a bit flushed ] on [monday?/no no tuesday?no no wednesday sorry cant remeber and feel like a drip].

I was only [going in to have a check up] for my [hemeroids].

I was only gone [2hours].

When I got back I had a ticket from [KML dodgy unlicenced private parking company].

It says I have to pay [£40] or they will [waste my time reading their threats].


All the threads and stickies on here tell me to ignore and not pay.
Everyone at work tells me to ignore and not pay.
My [unlcles cousins fathers daughters boyfriends mates aunty's nephews CAT] tells me to ignore and not pay.
But I’m [like a bear with a sore !!!!], so instead I’m posting on here to ask…’why the hell did i have an enima when i was supposed to get cream for my hemoroids?’
Please help me.


sorry OP just trolling around will have to stop it.

my advise dont pay forget it and move on p.s a traffic warden cannot give tickets out in private car parks like tesco's

worried_jim

BFG wrote: »

HTH

Last week I had to [insert inane and irrelevant drivel about your life here] so I parked in [insert name of supermarket or store] car park in [insert name of town] at [insert time] on [insert day of week].

I was only going in to buy [fags, booze, drugs, nappies, corned beef, incontinence pants][delete as suits] for my [kid, dog, nan, husband, wife].

I was only gone [5 mins/6 hours/5 weeks].

When I got back I had a ticket from [insert name of dodgy private parking company].

It says I have to pay [£30/£45/£50/£60/£70/£235/£456/£54,565] or they will [take me to court/ send me to prison/ come and kill my kids].

All the threads and stickies on here tell me to ignore and not pay.
Everyone at work tells me to ignore and not pay.
My [dog/cat/fish/nan/neighbour] tells me to ignore and not pay.

But I’m [too thick/a moron/special needs/a retard/a muppet/a plank], so instead I’m posting on here to ask…’What should I do?’

Please help me.

BTW when you do answer I will ask another irrelevant question about appealing and not actually take your advice.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

HO87

@BFG - We - that is, those of us who loiter on this part of the forum, know full well what the "stickies" say but there are always going to be those posters who seek the reassurance that they have understood the guidance. Offering what purports to be a template - clearly intended to be abusive is hardly helpful.

@OP Don't be distracted. The advice is to ignore all of the correspondence you may receive - regardless of how threatening it may become (the chances of actually being taken to court are so slim its really not to be worried about) and move on with your life.

Remember, what you received is not a ticket - those you have to pay can only be issued by a council CEO or the police. What was stuck on your windscreen is nothing more than a speculative invoice.

Out of interest is it actually called a "Penalty Charge Notice"?

BTW - keep all of the paperwork.

Coupon-mad

daff_duck wrote: »

I was at the Glargan hospital for an all day course and when I came out I found a KML Penalty notice on my car! it says I was causing an obstruction but I clearly wasn't. Yesterday there were two cars parked at the same spot. This is a free car park and they want £40 if paid within 14 days or it will go up to £60 There were no NO PARKING signs at the spot or yellow lines so I assumed it was fine to park there. Should I pay it? Also this one seems different to the one I was given at Tesco by an official Traffic warden, again there were no yellow lines or signs and it was a free car park. I paid that one straight away but not sure about this one. Any advice? It doesnt seem fair that it looks o.k. to park somewhere i.e. no signs and yet you still get a ticket!

Awww, noooo! I so wish you hadn't said that you'd paid the Tesco one and you thought it was issued by an 'official traffic warden'. That means their scam worked which makes me really angry that PPCs are trousering so much money from misrepresenting their status.

Please, in the name of MSE, don't fall for this again daff duck, see my signature.

The Tesco PPC stole your money, even if you parked a bit badly(!) or overstayed the supposed maximum parking time - it's not a crime and you didn't owe them anything! Nor do you owe anything this time.

And don't worry about BFG's strange posts...

rev_henry

BFG wrote: »

HTH

Last week I had to [insert inane and irrelevant drivel about your life here] so I parked in [insert name of supermarket or store] car park in [insert name of town] at [insert time] on [insert day of week].

I was only going in to buy [fags, booze, drugs, nappies, corned beef, incontinence pants][delete as suits] for my [kid, dog, nan, husband, wife].

I was only gone [5 mins/6 hours/5 weeks].

When I got back I had a ticket from [insert name of dodgy private parking company].

It says I have to pay [£30/£45/£50/£60/£70/£235/£456/£54,565] or they will [take me to court/ send me to prison/ come and kill my kids].

All the threads and stickies on here tell me to ignore and not pay.
Everyone at work tells me to ignore and not pay.
My [dog/cat/fish/nan/neighbour] tells me to ignore and not pay.

But I’m [too thick/a moron/special needs/a retard/a muppet/a plank], so instead I’m posting on here to ask…’What should I do?’

Please help me.

BTW when you do answer I will ask another irrelevant question about appealing and not actually take your advice.

Sir, that is hilarious! I was starting to think a similar thing myself about all these posts. Yes, OP, you should ignore it.