Private eye parking fee - what do I do

frustrated_mum

My 18 year old son has recieved a parking charge notice from parking eye for parking in a disabled parking space for literally 2 minutes. I have spoken to him about this and he has clearly learnt his lesson but the charge is for 85.00 which redueces to 50.00 if he pays it within 14 days - which does seem very high. Having looked at a number of different websites on the issue I am very confused a number of them say to appeal the charge as it is excessive or on the basis that disabled bays are not legally enforceable in private car parks whereas others say as he was in the wrong for parking in the space, (even though the charge is excessive for the 2 mins infringement) his chances of appealing are not good. Could anyone give me any advice on what we should do as the paperwork he has received says he has 28 days to appeal.

The_Slithy_Tove

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Why on earth do you think chances of successful appeal are low? PE will reject, but you will prevail at POPLA.

Redx

if this is in england, do not ignore it

it needs appealing asap with the ppc, and if they do not cancel you get a popla code and appeal it at popla

read through this thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822

it tells you EVERYTHING you need to know

note:- he should not have been there but the BPA says you have to decide in a reasonable time, say 10 minutes, and depart if you are in the wrong or cannot conform to the rules of parking

frustrated_mum

Thank you for your advice. Reading through the links you gave me the advice appears to be to wait for the notice to keeper and then appeal. I am struggling to open the BPA link which says you have to decide in a reasonable time, say 10 minutes, and depart if you are in the wrong or cannot conform to the rules of parking. Could anyone provide me with the exact wording of this as this would appear to be helpful to my son's case.

Also from the thread am I right that I put something very simply in writing to PE indicating the general grounds for appeal and wait to put the case more strongly to Popla

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

Yes do a simple appeal to PE

Stroma

I gather this was a ticket on the vehicle yes ? If so wait for the notice to keeper to arrive

Coupon-mad

I am struggling to open the BPA link which says you have to decide in a reasonable time, say 10 minutes, and depart if you are in the wrong or cannot conform to the rules of parking. Could anyone provide me with the exact wording of this as this would appear to be helpful to my son's case.

It will not help, if it did I would have posted about it in the sticky thread. POPLA appeals are not won on BPA CoP breaches like grace periods. However we do win every POPLA appeal against ParkingEye which is why there's a link in the sticky 'How to win at POPLA' which tells you the words that do win.

Folkiedave

And it is Parking Eye!! The other one is a magazine!

android26

I can't understand how people get Private Eye and ParkingEye mixed up!
I've never heard anyone call their genitalia their "parking parts", ever! :shocked:

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

android26 wrote: »

I can't understand how people get Private Eye and ParkingEye mixed up!
I've never heard anyone call their genitalia their "parking parts", ever! :shocked:

An LPC lawyer for Parking eye managed it.....

Guys_Dad

frustrated_mum wrote: »

Thank you for your advice. Reading through the links you gave me the advice appears to be to wait for the notice to keeper and then appeal. I am struggling to open the BPA link which says you have to decide in a reasonable time, say 10 minutes, and depart if you are in the wrong or cannot conform to the rules of parking. Could anyone provide me with the exact wording of this as this would appear to be helpful to my son's case.

Also from the thread am I right that I put something very simply in writing to PE indicating the general grounds for appeal and wait to put the case more strongly to Popla

http://www.britishparking.co.uk/write/Documents/AOS/AOS_CoP_June_2013_update.pdf

13.1 Your approach to parking management must allow a driver who enters your car park but decides not to park, to leave the car park within a reasonable period without having their vehicle issued with a parking charge notice.
13.2 You should allow the driver a reasonable ‘grace period’ in which to decide if they are going to stay or go. If the driver is on your land without permission you should still allow them a grace period to read your signs and leave before you take enforcement action.
13.3 You should be prepared to tell us the specific grace period at a site if our compliance team or our agents ask what it is.
13.4 You should allow the driver a reasonable period to leave the private car park after the parking contract has ended, before you take enforcement action.

In order to check t&c applying to disabled spaces, you can argue that son was reading notice board, realised he could not park there and moved immediately. However, seems he got a windscreen ticket as you mention NtK. I would wait till the NtK arrives and see just how long he actually parked. If attendant got a ticket done in 2 minutes and stuck on windscreen, then he wins speedy operative of the month.

If no windscreen ticket, then you have got the NtK already.