help! private parking ticket going to court

ellie3_2

i think there are 27 cases in Ingress park, these are the just ones being heard at dartford. they have been stayed til october when the judge is going to make a ruling on them. there probably are more but are at different courts.

DaveF327

Shh.. did you hear that?

Neither did I. It's the long silence of Perky...

:money:

HO87

DaveF327 wrote: »

Shh.. did you hear that?

Neither did I. It's the long silence of Perky...

:money:

I hear he's in rehab suffering from pie withdrawal. Or perhaps his better half has got him back working behind the counter away from a keyboard?

trisontana

Another one for Perky to think about:-

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v. Paul Helmn (20th August 2010)
The claimant stated they were owed £50 from Mr Helmn for parking in a disabled bay in the hospital car park without displaying a blue badge. The judge found that the sum was a contractual penalty and not a genuine pre-estimate of loss. The case was dismissed.

AlexisV

What pis*es me off about that is that we, the taxpayers, had to pay Trethowans and a local solicitor for that case.

Well done NHS.

trisontana

I'm surprised that the hospital are acting as their own PPC. Usually (as in the case of Bradford University) there is a Parking company lurking in the background somewhere. In Bradford's case you have to look long and hard on their website to find a phone number that links to a PPC in Northampton.

rfdl100

Hi a friend of mine recently got a ticket from OPC. They ignored the ticket, but replied to the first demand for payment stating they were the registered owner but could not provide details of the driver.

They have recently received a letter from OPC acknowledging the decision not to provide these details and that they will follow this through in the courts to obtain them.

I presume it is best to ignore this letter, and should they chose to pursue court action enter a defence. After all they clearly have no evidence of who was driving, and am I right in thinking that if this goes to court my friend would still be under no obligation to provide details of the driver.

peter_the_piper

Be aware that OPC have been known to issue false court papers. In the remote event of receiving any phone the court to enquire. At best they will say its rubbish and follow up who's taking their name in vain.
Your friend would only be under an obligation to say who the driver was if the judge asks, don't ever lie or equivocate, it always comes back to bite you.

rfdl100

Thanks for the heads up Peter.

With regards to being asked by a judge who was driving, would it be ok to respond along the lines of wanting to respect the privacy of the person driving and not disclose their details to a third party. Surely a court can't actually force a defendant to reveal these details, I thought the burden of proof laid wholly with the claimant.

peter_the_piper

burden of proof certainly but if a judge asks a question its sensible to answer honestly, there's a whole load of pain waiting for liars and prevaricators. The least of which would be the loss of the claim.
Lets be honest, that's the reason we have judges so they can decide cases with all the evidence, it works both ways.