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Hypothetical question
Poppa_G
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Today whilst travelling through the Mersey Tunnel I noted that two cars had been pulled over by The Tunnel Police, which in turn got me thinking.
Given the advice on this forum in regards to private parking invoices, what would be the deal with fines/invoices bestowed on motorists by the Private Gestapo known as the Tunnel Police? The tunnel is maintained by a private company called MerseyTravel, you pay a toll of £1.50 each trip through the tunnel, so can one assume that this river crossing is in a sense a private road. Also taking into consideration that the Tunnel Police only have duridiction within a set boundary IE: approach raods & exit roads, beyond this they have no authority whatsoever. Say for instance they wanted to pull you over, could they outside of their durisdiction?
Thus would the same principal apply for say speeding fines etc within the tunnels boundaries IE: it's not a fine but an invoice?
Just a thought on a quite Tuesday night.
Given the advice on this forum in regards to private parking invoices, what would be the deal with fines/invoices bestowed on motorists by the Private Gestapo known as the Tunnel Police? The tunnel is maintained by a private company called MerseyTravel, you pay a toll of £1.50 each trip through the tunnel, so can one assume that this river crossing is in a sense a private road. Also taking into consideration that the Tunnel Police only have duridiction within a set boundary IE: approach raods & exit roads, beyond this they have no authority whatsoever. Say for instance they wanted to pull you over, could they outside of their durisdiction?
Thus would the same principal apply for say speeding fines etc within the tunnels boundaries IE: it's not a fine but an invoice?
Just a thought on a quite Tuesday night.
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Under the Mersey Tunnel Bylaws they have the same powers as a police officer0
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...but only when in uniform. Thank God.Under the Mersey Tunnel Bylaws they have the same powers as a police officerMy very sincere apologies for those hoping to request off-board assistance but I am now so inundated with requests that in order to do justice to those "already in the system" I am no longer accepting PM's and am unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future (August 2016).
For those seeking more detailed advice and guidance regarding small claims cases arising from private parking issues I recommend that you visit the Private Parking forum on PePiPoo.com0
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