Do you actually pay to park in car parks?

robatwork

Given that it's always a scam when a PPC try to enforce one of their tickets, I am wondering if the more confident in here don't bother to buy tickets in most car parks where they aren't council enforced?

Does anyone for example commute daily, park in the local Asda where there is a 2 hour limit, and just ignore the dozens of tickets?

peter_the_piper

Always pay if required, I cannot see any reason not to. The landowner has allowed you to park there, assuming its reasonable, then its fair he gets paid.
Eventually, !!!! takers, who do as you suggest, will wind up a ppc and he will chance court.

prosnap

I don't think you will find many on here who would think that a reasonable price for parking is unacceptable.

The problems come from the ppc's greed to charge absurd amounts for parking two inches over a white line, or for staying five minutes over the free time even if the car park is almost empty.

The_Slithy_Tove

robatwork wrote: »

Does anyone for example commute daily, park in the local Asda where there is a 2 hour limit, and just ignore the dozens of tickets?

It's attitudes like that which give reason for the PPCs to exist.

edward123

robatwork wrote: »

Given that it's always a scam when a PPC try to enforce one of their tickets, I am wondering if the more confident in here don't bother to buy tickets in most car parks where they aren't council enforced?

Does anyone for example commute daily, park in the local Asda where there is a 2 hour limit, and just ignore the dozens of tickets?

MoneySavingExpert(MSE) forums are for saving money but not by cheating, being dishonest or anything that is unethical or even immoral.

Stroma

Yes the short answer is, the landowner is entitled to their dues, if people take the michael for what reason would the landowner have keep it open ? No matter how much you hate ppcs there is no reason not to pay a p&d IMO

As for free car parks like retail parks etc, if someone is abusing this constantly they are only justifying the reason why ppcs exist in the first place, a tiny minority who actually do this has the retailers getting the scammers in

spacey2012

Yes we always pay what is owed, what we wont pay is a bunch of scammers with fake parking tickets.

ManxRed

Look out, its the Sunday troll.

You can almost set your watch by it.

trisontana

It's called "keeping the moral high ground".

nigelbb

The proper course of action for a landholder in this situation would be just the same as if someone kept parking their car in your drive. Put up barriers. Take them to court for trespass.

robatwork

The unethical argument is an interesting one, as it's "unethical" to fine in some cases (and those cases are subject to opinion) and also unethical to park there without paying.