son at uni ---just got 3 £100 parking fines!! and thats just today!!

isplumm

peter_the_piper wrote: »

I think you may be wrong there, its often in the contract with them that they will withhold until things like accomodation are paid for, what leverage would they have otherwise. Does not normally apply to parking as its farmed out.

Nope .... they cann't .... if it was for fees, then yes .... but anything else no .... I am sure a good lawyer could quote the relevant bits ...

Mark

Adaline

isplumm wrote: »

Nope .... they cann't .... if it was for fees, then yes .... but anything else no .... I am sure a good lawyer could quote the relevant bits ...

Mark

Actually, they can. I know students who've been unable to register for their second or third years because they have an unpaid library fine of 20 pence. There's a very clear statement that they can't graduate with any unpaid library fines. I doubt it applies to the parking as it's a private company.

taffy056

Adaline wrote: »

Actually, they can. I know students who've been unable to register for their second or third years because they have an unpaid library fine of 20 pence. There's a very clear statement that they can't graduate with any unpaid library fines. I doubt it applies to the parking as it's a private company.

They won't be able to for a an invoice in their car park, the alleged debt is not to them but a third party company, think they will really struggle to justify it if they did this.

isplumm

Adaline wrote: »

Actually, they can. I know students who've been unable to register for their second or third years because they have an unpaid library fine of 20 pence. There's a very clear statement that they can't graduate with any unpaid library fines. I doubt it applies to the parking as it's a private company.

Hi,

I am sorry but if a student owes fees to a 3rd party, there is no way the uni could withhold anything ... as to library fees, well I very much suspect they are on similar shaky ground .... but I suspect no student has challenged that ....

Mark

Adaline

Mark - if you read what I said you'll realise I stated that I don't think a parking fine will count in terms of withholding a degree. But if it's clearly stated in the University's rules that monies, such as library fines, that are owing to the university itself can result in the withholding of registration or a degree, then students know of the situation, and I don't think that it's 'shaky ground.'

yellowbenzene

hmm... at the end of my medicine degree there were a few of us who were threatened with not being allowed to graduate if we didn't settle unpaid library fines.

I owed something like 16p so it wasn't a problem.

isplumm

Adaline wrote: »

Mark - if you read what I said you'll realise I stated that I don't think a parking fine will count in terms of withholding a degree. But if it's clearly stated in the University's rules that monies, such as library fines, that are owing to the university itself can result in the withholding of registration or a degree, then students know of the situation, and I don't think that it's 'shaky ground.'

Ok ... not worth arguing about this .... I know of a recent case where the uni attempted to withhold degree because of unpaid uni run accommodation bills ... once lawyers got involved, the uni backed down ...

Mark

leoetal19

well an update on these cowboys----to solve the issue we put £9 for a full week on the windscreen on a sunday evening--lasts til the following monday so the car was covered while he had it parked in the grounds any time within the week (its not there all the time)
first ticket paid £9 sunday 13th-ticket runs from monday 14th to monday 21st (weekends are free), put another on sunday 20th runs from 21st to 28th etc
we have the ticket
we have photos of the ticket in situ in the car window
and we still get demand for not displaying a valid ticket on the 17th when we have a ticket from 14th to 21st !!
what on earth can we do this feels like harrassment----they are sending tickest through regardless of if theres a violation--surely this is just pure harrassment ??
i am ignoring them but everytime i come home theres more demands--final warnings etc
they rent putting tickets n his windscreen just sending demand after demand even when theres a valid ticket displayed!!
any advice welcome i am at the very end of my tether.....i want to take them to court let alone vice-versa!!

muckybutt

I would start proceedings for harassment and sue the barstools

anewman

They probably know you pay up now and think you're fair game. Just ignore as trying to make any reasoned discussion with the idiots will get them all excited and send all the more letters out.

How about a big laminated A4 sign on the dash with an arrow saying "THERE'S THE TICKET"