Airport car parking - parked in wrong car park!

OlliesDad

goater78 wrote: »

So if I prepaid for two weeks in a hilton hotel but then decided to spend the two weeks in a different hilton hotel I would only have to pay the difference in price between the two hotels? Or if there was no difference I wouldn't have to pay anything?

As long as the room is kept empty for the 2 weeks.. however from experience I highly doubt that would be the case.

danped

Thanks for the additional discussion.

I'm not up to date with contract law, but given it is the same group of companies with access to the same data I do feel aggrieved that the corporation chose not to tell me. To me it logicaly feel like this:

- We agree a contract to park
- I arrive and say hey how about I park here as a minor change to the terms
- Airport says ok we know its you, we know your registration, we know you're supposed to be here, here's a token to confirm our acceptance of this change to terms.
- Now perhaps at this point the displayed car parking charges would be applicable (though I'm not sure if any are displayed)

wealdroam

danped wrote: »

Thanks for the additional discussion.

I'm not up to date with contract law, but given it is the same group of companies with access to the same data I do feel aggrieved that the corporation chose not to tell me.

To me it logicaly feel like this:

- We agree a contract to park
- I arrive and say hey how about I park here as a minor change to the terms
- Airport says ok we know its you, we know your registration, we know you're supposed to be here, here's a token to confirm our acceptance of this change to terms.
- Now perhaps at this point the displayed car parking charges would be applicable (though I'm not sure if any are displayed)

But you didn't arrive at the car park and say "hey how about I park here as a minor change to the terms", or anything like it, did you?

If you had said that, and MA agreed, I can well understand your grievance.

As has been said before, when you arrive they have no need to check all of their carparks' bookings.

I cannot imagine many people turn up at the wrong carpark.
I really can't guess, but it is probably a handful per year*.

There is a processing overhead in checking all arriving number plates against all their carpark bookings.

I do feel you need to take full responsibility for your error. Sorry.


*I've just re-read your original post and see that it may be more than that.

notanewuser

danped wrote: »

Thanks for the additional discussion.

I'm not up to date with contract law, but given it is the same group of companies with access to the same data I do feel aggrieved that the corporation chose not to tell me. To me it logicaly feel like this:

- We agree a contract to park
- I arrive and say hey how about I park here as a minor change to the terms
- Airport says ok we know its you, we know your registration, we know you're supposed to be here, here's a token to confirm our acceptance of this change to terms.
- Now perhaps at this point the displayed car parking charges would be applicable (though I'm not sure if any are displayed)

Okay, admit it. This wasn't an accident.

WTFH

How would they tell you, and when were they supposed to do it?

...let me give you another example... At some airports you can actually park free of charge in the long stay for 30 minutes. So if you arrive early to pick someone up, instead of blocking the road or paying a fortune for the short stay, you can wait in the long stay.

So, if you turn up at a car park, how does that car park know how long you plan to stay in it? They don't. All they know is that your car has gone in there. They only know how long you will be parked for when you leave.

You parked in the wrong car park. They can't stop you from parking, and you didn't check. Sorry, it's 100% your fault, they are in no way responsible for your actions, nor are they liable for your mistakes.

But let's look at your latest response...
1. You agreed a contract to park in a specific car park.
2. You drove to a different car park, but you did not say that you wanted to change the contract. You could have gone to the desk at the second car park and said "I'm meant to park in the other one, but I want to park here, can you cancel my original contract and transfer it over to this car park. But you didn't do that. You didn't make any attempt to cancel the original contract, nor did you ask anyone to change it.
3. The airport does not know you want to change your contract if you do not tell them. Taking a ticket is not telling them.

One final thing... Most car parks take the payment (if you haven't pre-booked), or do the validation not at entry but at exit.
Your drive in, the ticket gets printed with your number on it. When you drive out you put the ticket in the machine. It reads the number in the ticket, confirms it matches the car reg, and then it looks to see if there is a payment already on the system for that car in that car park. If the payment is there, then the barrier rises. If it's not there, then you have to pay to get out.

Your contract was for one particular car park. You chose to go to a different car park. They didn't force you to go there. They did not question your motives for going there. You did not cancel the first contract.

arcon5

So you booked a car park which involved a free 10 minute bus ride -- was you not surprised when you parked your car and went straight in to the terminal??? Really???

arcon5

danped wrote: »

Thanks for the additional discussion.

I'm not up to date with contract law, but given it is the same group of companies with access to the same data I do feel aggrieved that the corporation chose not to tell me. To me it logicaly feel like this:

- We agree a contract to park
- I arrive and say hey how about I park here as a minor change to the terms
- Airport says ok we know its you, we know your registration, we know you're supposed to be here, here's a token to confirm our acceptance of this change to terms.
- Now perhaps at this point the displayed car parking charges would be applicable (though I'm not sure if any are displayed)

That's one hell of an interpretation.

New_and_Improved_Me

lol....

So the way i read this is...

You booked parking, a little distance from the airport because it was cheaper than on-site.

On the day of the trip, you cannot be asked to park where you are booked.....

so you decide that the long stay is better, drive in, take token/ticket.

Go on holiday, get !!!!ed, enjoy your time away.

Come back, collect car, drive to barrier.

Put in ticket/token, get a bill and then complain that you had booked another car park space and this was a 'Mistake' on your part and say sorry Govn'r, but i made a mistake can i leave.

Are people really like that, that they can’t read / Ignore signs that clearly state 'THIS IS LONG STAY'.....Jet parks is clearly marked.

This thread is funny....

Pay up / Ignore the invoice....your choice.....

But this was your fault for NOT parking where you should have and you are liable for the parking charge....simple as...Quote all the law/contracts you want.....:)

Hintza

So what we have here is another Ned wanting advice and help to defraud a company. This guy knew full well he was in the wrong car park.

Quality!

"He who comes into equity must come with clean hands."