Smart Parking ticket from TCP

marion58

Hi, My husband and I went to Asda today and parked in a disabled bay as we were only going to be a few minutes. Yes, I hold my hand up neither of us are disabled and granted we should not have parked in a disabled bay. Anyway when we returned to the car we found a parking charge notice on the windscreen issued by Town & City Parking Ltd. I have been reading the threads posted re this company and would like some advice as to what to do.

Thank you

Stroma

We don't condone parking in disabled bays when you are not disabled, please think of people who really need these to have access to shops etc. but we are not here to judge you, so just ignore these idiots! They have no right to issue penalties what this is.

Guys_Dad

marion58 wrote: »

Hi, My husband and I went to Asda today and parked in a disabled bay as we were only going to be a few minutes. Yes, I hold my hand up neither of us are disabled and granted we should not have parked in a disabled bay. Anyway when we returned to the car we found a parking charge notice on the windscreen issued by Town & City Parking Ltd. I have been reading the threads posted re this company and would like some advice as to what to do.

Thank you

Allow me to be a little cheeky to begin. You say that neither you nor your husband are disabled and you got a ticket for parking in a disabled bay.

Forgetting other advice you will get, I think you were entitled. Reason? Eyesight - as you say you have been reading threads on this forum and every one says the same thing "DO NOT PAY" as these charges are simply speculative invoices. How could you not see the advice there? Follow any thread and see the variations on "NO".

So, why should the advice to you be different? It isn't, so read up on what happens next with the demand chains and sit tight!

Half_way

you can ignore them, but [rant] Disabled bays are there for a reason, by delibreatly ocupying them, when you have no need or requirement to do so is not only inconsiderate, but it also gives the PPcs an excuse to exist and in turn harrass genuine disabled ( and non disabled) drivers[/rant]

marion58

Thank you to all that replied to my query, I just wanted to make absolutely certain that it was safe to ignore the notice. We don't normally park in disabled bays and this was the 1st and only time and won't be doing it again.

Half_way

one more piece of advice, keep all correspondance, do not bin it/shred it whatever, and if your in any doubt about the tickets/letters post them on here, in case you are one of the rare few who get genuine court papers at some poin ( exremly unlikly )

atilla

OK, chastisements over with, you have a couple of choices.
1. Ignore.
2. Play with them.

They are currently being watched very carefully and at the moment are on very dodgy ground regarding their signs.
Look closely and you will see the name on the signs is not the same add that on the ticket.
Minor detail but enough to make them back off.
Wrote to them and tell them to naff off.

ManxRed

marion58 wrote: »

Hi, My husband and I went to Asda today and parked in a disabled bay as we were only going to be a few minutes. Yes, I hold my hand up neither of us are disabled and granted we should not have parked in a disabled bay. Anyway when we returned to the car we found a parking charge notice on the windscreen issued by Town & City Parking Ltd. I have been reading the threads posted re this company and would like some advice as to what to do.

Thank you

@atilla: Errrrrm?????

And this was yesterday!!

@marion58: Would it be possible to see a scan of this ticket?? Obliterate your personal details but leave the dates in.

warehouse

marion58 wrote: »

Hi, My husband and I went to Asda today and parked in a disabled bay as we were only going to be a few minutes.

If ever these tickets could be legally binding I wish it were in this case.

atilla

ManxRed wrote: »

@atilla: Errrrrm?????

And this was yesterday!!

@marion58: Would it be possible to see a scan of this ticket?? Obliterate your personal details but leave the dates in.

I know.
Companies House are seemingly happy for these scammers to continue using 'Ltd' on their paper tickets, at least for the time being. Spineless or what?
But as we know, the signs make reference to some non existent entity. Therefore it would be difficult for them to link the two together., especially as they like to state the info on the sign is key.

With luck I should have collected another myself yesterday.

Stroma

warehouse wrote: »

If ever these tickets could be legally binding I wish it were in this case.

Despite everything here these invoices should never be legally enforceable. Because in cases similar to this people would be liable, for example in another thread I have just posted about a 94 year old without a blue badge who used a bay in an asda, her nephew (the driver) is facing a barrage of mail because of this.

So if this was binding on private land, how would he be able to prove that his infirm aunt who is covered by the Equality Act is with him? Maybe taking time stamped photos and independent witnesses to prove the point?

As I mentioned I'm not condoning the actions of this person, but on private land it's got to be down to the occupants of the vehicle on whether they need this space, parking company employee is not qualified to determine whether someone fits the Equality Act definition or not.