Hospital parking fines

Lily_P

Whilst I was visiting Salford Royal for a work visit recently, I received a parking notice for parking in a restricted area. I appealed it in the grounds that I didn't notice that the area was restricted, as my hospital is all colour coded and the restricted or permit areas are all barriered. It was also 5pm and there was plenty of parking spaces. It was a genuine mistake. However they turned down my appeal. Now a lot of people tell me that these tickets cannot be enforced, does anyone know if this is true? I'd payed for parking and I pay for parking monthly at my own hospital.

Buzby

Your contract of employment may mean you will be bound by these parking restrictions, and sanctions and pay docking possible. (As an employee). Only non-contracted parkers - visitors etc - have the right to ignore.

Ultrasonic

Buzby wrote: »

Your contract of employment may mean you will be bound by these parking restrictions, and sanctions and pay docking possible. (As an employee). Only non-contracted parkers - visitors etc - have the right to ignore.

It doesn't sound like the OP is employed by the Trust that imposed the fine?

Buzby

Ultrasonic wrote: »

It doesn't sound like the OP is employed by the Trust that imposed the fine?

All I can go on was 'work visit' - if the employer is the same, the caveat applies. (But not if it doesn't!).

Ultrasonic

Buzby wrote: »

All I can go on was 'work visit' - if the employer is the same, the caveat applies. (But not if it doesn't!).

It certainly could be either, just making the distinction between Trusts who employ people as distinct to the NHS as a whole. I often have work visits to other hospitals but they are never to the same employer.

peter_the_piper

You have appealed, as always they have rejected the appeal. Along with the rejection should be a code to use to appeal to POPLA. If they have you could appeal to this august body and cost the ppc £27 +vat, or you could just ignore. If they have not supplied a POPLA code, keep quiet as they have 35days(I think) to give you this info, if they don't then the ticket effectively times out.
You could get this thread transferred to the parking section on here or alternatively post this also on Pepipoo.com.