Excel Parking

grum13

Hi all,

I know I know this has been covered somewhere before...

My girlfriend got a ticket for over staying by 28 mins on a free parking for 1hr 30mins. I am not stating who the driver was but you know what women are like shopping.;)
Its a parking charge notice on a privately operated car park from Excel Parking

Just for reassuarance to her -
1 - ignore everything.
2 - we don't have to say who was driving.
3 - there is a small picture that doesn't show the driver - that proves nothing
4 - sit tight dont worry!
5 - if it goes to court - I'm confident it wont - it has to be small claims so less than £300?

Thanks all just trying to calm a worried young lady down who has her visa card ready and we can't afford to give away £60 or £100

G

trisontana

You have answered your own questions. Just keep ignoring.

grum13

Just out of intrest... how do councils get away with charging £50 for overstaying a £1 parking slot?

trisontana

grum13 wrote: »

Just out of intrest... how do councils get away with charging £50 for overstaying a £1 parking slot?

Because all council parking terms and conditions are laid now in proper legislation. This is unlike private parking tickets which rely on the civil law of trespass or contract. Civil law clearly states that the "wronged party" can only claim for the actual loss suffered and not some arbitrary penalty.

grum13

Ho hum.. still a big penalty though £50. (not that I have one)

You would think they would be subject to similar rules as banks are for example, charging stupid overdraft fees has been tightened up credit card late payments fee's etc.

Maybe there's something to bring up with watchdog there too lol,
Thanks for your help
G

peter_the_piper

They charge this type of amount as its large enough to make a profit and small enough so that the majority of victims pay without query.

trisontana

grum13 wrote: »

Ho hum.. still a big penalty though £50. (not that I have one)

You would think they would be subject to similar rules as banks are for example, charging stupid overdraft fees has been tightened up credit card late payments fee's etc.

Maybe there's something to bring up with watchdog there too lol,
Thanks for your help
G

You could say the same thing about any criminal law. Is two years in prison for stealing a couple of hundred quid considered a penalty that bears no relation to the amount of money taken? That's the difference between criminal and civil law. The bank overdraft question has nothing to do with criminal law, like private parking it's all to do with the civil law of contract.

grum13

whoo 2nd letter today looking forward to some more :j

amazing lol

Btw did any one see the recent watchdog about parking charges?
Slightly different skew seek advice from your sollicitor rather than make a paper plane from it?

grum13

Just for any one who still rads this a year later and several letters . NOTHING!

Dont pay em :rotfl: