Car locked in private car park

londonTiger

neilmcl wrote: »

What "fine" is that and who mentioned anything about a broken ticket machine?

fine for failure to pay and display/

broken/malfunction/unavailable ticket machine are all more or less the same excuse and none of them are valid defence against not paying and displaying

wiogs

As it is not a public holiday any more in Scotland I hope the OP (original poster) has their car back.

spacey2012

Whilst a contract may be formed, if the exchange is not paid, the redeem becomes a civil matter and the other party can not impose any penalty.
They can only claim the same offer the contract conveys to those who did pay.

arcon5

jaybeetoo wrote: »

I don't see how there can be a contract as the OP didn't pay for parking.

The simple act of paying doesn't necessarily mean a contract wasn't entered in to. Not all car parks are pre-payment, some you pay on exit based on time you've stayed. In other words credit was provided.

cajef

londonTiger wrote: »

fine for failure to pay and display/

What fine, private car parks have no authority to fine anyone anymore than you can fine anyone.

mgdavid

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

They are also often referred to as public holidays in England.

not on Jan 2nd chap

ceebeeby

Sorry for delay in updating - little spot of coastal bad weather hampered the story. Car park owners very sorry, we were one of two cars locked in. No charge for parking (obviously). All forgiven even if it was a tad expensive!

Coupon-mad

londonTiger wrote: »

fine for failure to pay and display/

broken/malfunction/unavailable ticket machine are all more or less the same excuse and none of them are valid defence against not paying and displaying

But it's not a Council car park. Private firms can't fine anyone, not in Scotland nor in England/Wales. They sometimes issue 'fake PCNs' (invoices that impersonate a Council parking ticket) but in Scotland they are ignorable and in England/Wales fully winnable on appeal.