Beat this!!!!!

note_2

hypothetically speaking, if you parked on that £50k spot, could the landowner only sue you if you physically damaged the spot?

Stephen_Leak

If you trespass and don't cause any actual damage, any "notional" damages are limited to £1.00.

mikey72

If you can afford that spot, you can afford the type of removal services that'll clear it out for you, without asking questions.

devonlad

muckybutt wrote: »

£150k per year per car park space in their underground car park :eek: ...... putting it politely Flippin Heck ! and I moan when I have to pay £1.40 an hour to park.

I pay one hundred and forty pounds a year to park at Exeter where I live and it always half empty. If I lived on
next street be ten pounds a year. Work that out

devonlad

And i pay that and still get pcn ' s. Lol

note_2

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

If you trespass and don't cause any actual damage, any "notional" damages are limited to £1.00.

flippin eck your right there mate!

Nominal damage examples are not as common as traditional compensatory damages cases. However, as an illustration, a nominal damage award might be made where the defendant negligently trespassed on the plaintiff's land without harming the land in any way. Technically, a tort was committed but the plaintiff is no worse off economically because of the trespass. Therefore nominal damages would be reasonable.

Read more: What Are Nominal Damages? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_6392529_nominal-damages_.html#ixzz24hFw9UD5

i suppose this is what gives PPC's nightmares...

but more to the point how outrageous is it that someone could park on that chap who had paid £50k for a parkign spot and only claim a buck in a 'moral victory' in court!!!

Stephen_Leak

Not bad for an "armchair lawyer".

mikey72

note wrote: »

flippin eck your right there mate!



i suppose this is what gives PPC's nightmares...

but more to the point how outrageous is it that someone could park on that chap who had paid £50k for a parkign spot and only claim a buck in a 'moral victory' in court!!!

Not really.

Trespass, and punitive damages would be the solution, as it would be hard to claim you negligently parked a car in someones space. Intention was there, and the owner was deprived of the use and enjoyment of their personal property.
They've suffered loss as they couldn't use a space that cost them £50k, and would be able to show consequential losses on top of that. You have occupied 100% of the land, not just a disused corner. Nominal damages wouldn't get a look in.

And remember for that sort of price for a space, they'll have better legal advice than you, (which you'll be paying for when you lose as well) and it won't be for a couple of pounds in MCOL. Certainly not the brief of an airchair lawyer.