parked in asda for more than three hours

paulwellerfan

hi hope some one can help me please.
Basically my sister works near an asda store so parks there every now and again as sometimes her works car park is often full.

She informs me that Asda have given her a parking ticket as she was there for over 3 hours.
The parking ticket said if she paid with in 7 days it would cost 30.00
However she forgot to pay and now she says it will cost 60.00

i have told her that i didnt think she should have to pay it.
shes really worried that they will take her to court for this money.
is it true they will
has any one been taken to court for parking at Asda for over three hours.?
What should she do next?
any advise would be appricated.

( p.s she also informs me that perviously she had one on those tickets and paid it within the 7 day.)

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Browntoa

its a private parking ticket , not a council one , so not enforceable

then again the morals of using the ASDA car park all day as "works car park is full" is another thing

paulwellerfan

Browntoa- she does actually shop there every day as well to buy lunch ( and not just even on the days she parks there)

taffy056

It makes little difference if she shops there, the invoice requesting payment is not enforceable, and the letters begging her to pay should be ignored, they will not take her to court as there is no loss.

Also asda has as much right to reserve their parking spots for customers as any landowner, your sister is abusing the site, hence the reason they have a ppc lurking about harassing people, so tell her to alternatives to this car park.

paulwellerfan

thank you.