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Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)

JTM64
JTM64 Posts: 4 Newbie
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Hi

Can anyone tell me if issuing FPN by private companies is illegal?
i got one whilst parked in my local hospital car park
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  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Did they actually call it by that name?
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You need to tell us "WHAT" you got.
    please expand it in to detail.
    Who is it from ? Company, if so who
    what does it say it is ?
    who do they ask you to pay !!
    what do they claim you did.
    Answer these we might be with a chance
    Be happy...;)
  • Orford
    Orford Posts: 2,199 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Are you sure it is a Fixed Penalty Notice and not a Paring Charge Notice?

    Who issued the ticket?
  • JTM64
    JTM64 Posts: 4 Newbie
    JTM64 wrote: »
    Hi

    Can anyone tell me if issuing FPN by private companies is illegal?
    i got one whilst parked in my local hospital car park

    the little yellow bag that it came in actually says FIXED PENALTY NOTICE on it.

    it was issued in Hospital Car Park, Liverpool 9
    My wife is a member of staff and has to pay £25 a month for parking in work.. she has tried to renew her pass and been told that a block has been put on it till she pays the fine..
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Shall we do the questions one by one ?

    Who does it ask you to pay the money ?
    Be happy...;)
  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    edited 14 January 2013 at 7:09PM
    That will be Aintree then and yes the do call them fixed penalties!

    http://www.aintreehospitals.nhs.uk/Library/pdf_files/FT_Governors_Jan_07/FixedPenaltyNotices.pdf
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    If this is the case, she needs to contact her Union rep and bring a grievance claim for harassment against her employer.
    as the hospital can not issue fixed penalties legally and they are now refusing to mitigate any loss by issuing a permit which is given to other workers unless she pays what is an illegal demand for monies.
    I would say she has a cast iron case for grievance proceedings.
    Be happy...;)
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    JTM64 wrote: »
    the little yellow bag that it came in actually says FIXED PENALTY NOTICE on it.

    it was issued in Hospital Car Park, Liverpool 9
    My wife is a member of staff and has to pay £25 a month for parking in work.. she has tried to renew her pass and been told that a block has been put on it till she pays the fine..

    Disgusting behaviour by the hospital, and definitely one to raise a grievance for. She is paying to park, if they refuse to give her the permit can she withhold the payment ? Get everything in writing by the way
    When posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
    We don't need the following to help you.
    Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
    :beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:
  • AltheHibby
    AltheHibby Posts: 733 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Even for the public sector that document is disgusting, whiny and self-serving. The author is obviously clueless.
  • JTM64
    JTM64 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Thanks everyone for all the advice.
    I will keep the forum updated as I progress this dispute.
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