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Smart Parking Ltd charged with Fixed Penalty

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Hi Just received this from Asda after my wife overstayed parking by 10 minutes.

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Smart Parking Ltd have charged your wife a fixed penalty of £70 as the terms and conditions of use have been broken. I can assure you this isn’t a charge based on the length of time your wife has overstayed. The amount your wife has been charged is based on company overheads, administrations costs and a charitable donation. "

Are they allowed to charge anyone with a Fixed Penalty?

I would like to avoiv paying the £40 charge.

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  • atilla
    atilla Posts: 862 Forumite
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    Try stick to your original thread, makes life easier.
    and no, they are not allowed to charge penalties.
    white back to the regard at Asda asking for confirmation of his comments in the contract...and inform him your follow up complaint will be to the legal department and head of customer services about his fraudulent advice.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 152,533 Forumite
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    dambrogio wrote: »
    Hi Just received this from Asda after my wife overstayed parking by 10 minutes.

    "
    Smart Parking Ltd have charged your wife a fixed penalty of £70 as the terms and conditions of use have been broken. I can assure you this isn’t a charge based on the length of time your wife has overstayed. The amount your wife has been charged is based on company overheads, administrations costs and a charitable donation. "

    Are they allowed to charge anyone with a Fixed Penalty?

    I would like to avoiv paying the £40 charge.



    A fixed penalty? What, like the Police issue ONLY?! :rotfl:

    Who on earth has signed that at Asda, not Jonathan Bottomley from Executive Relations was it?!
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    atilla wrote: »
    Try stick to your original thread, makes life easier.
    and no, they are not allowed to charge penalties.
    white back to the regard at Asda asking for confirmation of his comments in the contract...and inform him your follow up complaint will be to the legal department and head of customer services about his fraudulent advice.

    And while you are at it inform him of how much money they have now lost annually since you will be shopping elsewhere in future.
    Je suis Charlie.
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