Parking ticket in my own flat car park!!!!

giggsy07

Hi all,

I hope you may be able to provide advice on the following situation:

I rent a flat in Birmingham city centre and have been there with my other half for over 2.5 years. Our rent inclides a 1 bed flat and a car parking dpace within the underground car park (not allocated just park within a cetain zone). The management company of the building provide parking permits which you are required to display.

We got in our car last night and set off as we were in a rush only to notice when out on the main road that there was what looked like a parking fine on the bottom corner of the windscreen. Due to the weather this unfortunately blew off while we were driving down the dual carriageway.

When I returned later that evening I realised that there were other cars in the car park with the same tickets. There are now signs erected in the car park which I hadn't noticed before from Elite Management (Midlands) Ltd who have apparently been employed by the building management company, Mainstay Group, to control the car parking and stop illegally parked cars.

I removed the permit from my car and took it to reception only to be told that I needed to upgrade to the 2010 permit which I had apparently been written to about. I have never received anything from the management company to remind me to ge tthis changed despite them telling me they sent me a letter on 9th February 2012.

Elite have ticketed my car apparently with a £125 charge or £75 if I pay within 7 days due to me having a 2011 permit and not a 2012 permit displayed in my windscreen. I emailed Mainstay who have told me it is out of their hands and to deal with Elite. I rang Elite and they told me I have to pay and they are emplyed to do a job. :mad: Obviously the wrong job as I am not an illegally parked car.

I had an initial AST for 6 months on the property and I am now holding over on the tenancy with 1 month notice from either party. The property is owned by another property company who have a number of flats that they rent out.

Do I have to pay this charge or is there a way around it? My AST comments on the property to include the internal areas of the flat plus anything in the particulars. The particulars stated that it came with 1 parking space, hence why I have been provided with the car park fob and allowed to have a permit.

Surely this is not right and I should be able to get out of this charge? I will be printing off posters tonight and displaying them around the car park and reception asking other people affected to contact me in a hope that we can share our concerns!

FYI - I now have my 2012 permit on display which I was provided with by reception. Apparently Elite have now clamped people that they put tickets on lastnight and haven't noticed or collected their new permits.

Many thanks in advance for any advice.

Kind regards
Giggsy07

bengalknights

You dont have to pay it just bin it they cant enforce it in anyway.