Parked on pavement in a development while visiting friends....

owitemisermusa

Hi guys,

I've read the threads about Central Ticketing parking charges but I just need a few clarifications for a colleague.

As the title says, where does one stand if one parks on the pavement (colleague was told by friends that it was ok) and a ticket is issued.

Checked and the residential development had a notice up which said Central Ticketing was 'professionally managing' the parking there.

Does this change things? Can the charge notice be safely ignored or do they have proper (and possible legal) grounds to pursue one for the charge?

I just wanna have advice for my colleague because he is thinking of ignoring the charge. After all, the friend he was visiting said it was ok and certainly there were several cars parked on the pavement there.

It's worse because the charge is £100!!!!! If it was £30 he could have just stumped up but it's extortionate!!

Thanks.

peter_the_piper

Are you sure that this is a private parking ticket and not a council one for parking on the pavement? If its private then go as normal and ignore. Confirm its nothing to do with council.

owitemisermusa

I've seen the ticket, it says 'Parking Charge Notice' on it.
There was no mention of the council anywhere.

Since he was in the wrong (parked on the pavement) does this change anything?

Coblcris

It changes nothing at all.

Coupon-mad

Tell your friend to ignore it and the letters that they will send to the registered keeper. Even the letters that come from a debt collector/solicitor. Ignore them all in the absence of a Court claim (which will never arrive). No offence has occurred and this isn't a real fine.

Private parking tickets are unenforceable twaddle, in fact they are a shocking scam from a dubious 'industry' which is growing by the day as new knuckle-draggers jump on the bandwagon.

We are here because most posters (including me) have had at least one private parking ticket and ignored it. Mine was last year, and apparently my 'offence' was to overstay by 15 minutes because I was actually shopping in the store on site. Shock, horror! :rotfl:

Almost every private parking ticket cites some trumped-up misdemeanour or other - but that doesn't suddenly give them some clout where there is none.

Nothing will happen and your friend's credit record will be unaffected.

Just tell him to 'delete' each letter from his mind just as he would delete a series of phishing emails. But it's a good idea to keep those letters rather than bin them, as you can show other friends about this scam (that's what I do with my letters).

anewman

Although remember if you're unlucky the council and presumably the police can issue tickets for parking on or partially parking on a pavement (even though it seems considered to be acceptable in many places, particularly on narrow roads or where cars are parked both sides.

This does not mean it is any more legal for a private parking company to issue invoices for this, than it is for me to.

trisontana

Creditcruncher wrote: »

Do not park on pavements.

Agreed, but a private parking company cannot penalise people for doing that. It's up to the police or the council.

peter_the_piper

Creditcruncher wrote: »

Do not park on pavements.

There are a few London councils where they actually paint parking bays half on the pavement so a blanket ""Do not park on pavements"" is not accurate. There are times when its necessary but not in the rest of London or where the council signs otherwise.

owitemisermusa

Thanks guys.

I agree parking on the pavement is not ideal. He was assured that it was ok, ie accepted practice where they live.

The annoying thing is the £100 charge!! They've recently increased it too! Very annoying.

peter_the_piper

Right, now we've established the rules about pavement parking, they could just as well have made it £1000.00 its just as much a bit of paper as before and is destined to be filed in the bottom drawer of the sideboard you don't use much and wondered what to do with it.

Coupon-mad

owitemisermusa wrote: »

Thanks guys.

I agree parking on the pavement is not ideal. He was assured that it was ok, ie accepted practice where they live.

The annoying thing is the £100 charge!! They've recently increased it too! Very annoying.

But it's irrelevant, as PTP says, your friend won't be paying it if he has any sense.