NCP overcharge?

johebr

I had to go into Leeds city centre, my partner has blue badge so normally i find a disabled space and avoid any car parks and there silly parking prices, anyway today i couldn't find a space, so we decided we will use a multi storey, knowing we are only going to be 30 mins we thought, it will be ok parking should cost no more than £2 which is still alot for 30mins, anyway we returned put the ticket in the machine and was charged £6.40 for 28mins parking, i was spitting feathers at the machine, couldn't believe what it was saying. Do you think that this is fair, and is there anything i can do about it?

iamana1ias

Which car park?

johebr

Was the core (Schofields)

McKneff

If thats what the car parking charge is, thats what you have to pay, nothing to do with fair.
You should have checked on the car parking charges before you parked.

You dont want to pay, dont park there, simple

rev_henry

Why didn't you just read the sign at the entrance? Then go elsewhere when you saw their joke prices?

iamana1ias

johebr wrote: »

Was the core (Schofields)

Which charges £6.40 for anything up to 2 hours.

Doesn't look like there's anything you can do. Car parks aren't required to charge by the minute.

johebr

McKneff wrote: »

If thats what the car parking charge is, thats what you have to pay, nothing to do with fair.
You should have checked on the car parking charges before you parked.

You dont want to pay, dont park there, simple

There was no where displaying prices, if i had known how much the car park was going to charge i wouldn't of parked there.

iamana1ias

johebr wrote: »

There was no where displaying prices, if i had known how much the car park was going to charge i wouldn't of parked there.

For future reference:

http://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park.htm?t=link&q=leeds&via=0#leeds,%20UK

johebr

Thank you, but i won't be parking in a multi storey in Leeds ever again, next time i'll take the bus, it'll be cheaper in the long run

Evilm

I've never seen an NCP (or any charging car park) which doesn't list the charges somewhere easy to see. If you really believe that then write to them and complain. It will help if you get photos to prove that there are no signs that can been seen.

PZH

johebr wrote: »

There was no where displaying prices, if i had known how much the car park was going to charge i wouldn't of parked there.

Evilm wrote: »

I've never seen an NCP (or any charging car park) which doesn't list the charges somewhere easy to see. If you really believe that then write to them and complain. It will help if you get photos to prove that there are no signs that can been seen.

Charging Car Parks HAVE to display their prices in a place suitable BEFORE you pass the barriers and enter the car park and hence form the contract to pay.