ParkingEye ticket - in a free car park

UserX

I've just had the best part of 3 months off work with a back injury.

I went to IKEA with the help of a friend to buy some stuff to cobble together a standing desk (I'm self employed) so that I could get back to work a bit sooner.

My friend parked in a Disabled Bay. I don't have a Blue Badge of course but she realised it would help me. Unfortunately she got a ticket.

The car park is free and there were plenty of spaces, so there would be no 'loss' to the landowner in question. She wrote to both PE (no reply!) and IKEA but IKEA have replied that 'Nottingham City Council have told them disabled badges must be on view' - which I suspect is nonsense because it's a privately-owned car park!!!

Obviously I can supply my friend with details of my GP and physio appts but of course there might still be difficulty proving I was a passenger anyway.

Any suggestions?? I feel very guilty that she was trying to help me out - I wasn't fit enough to drive there and shop by myself - and our honestly held belief was it was reasonable use of a disabled bay.

Nodding_Donkey

Your friend has absolutely no excuse for parking in a disabled bay. Luckily for them this was a private parking charge and all you need to do is read, and follow, the steps in the newbies thread.

RichardD1970

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

Your friend has absolutely no excuse for parking in a disabled bay. Luckily for them this was a private parking charge and all you need to do is read, and follow, the steps in the newbies thread.

Sorry I disagree.

If I had a severe but temporary mobility issue I would certainly consider using a disabled bay in a private car park even thought I don't have a blue badge (which we are told constantly on this forum has no legal standing in private car parks).

Nodding_Donkey

Yes if you were the driver I'd agree. In the OP's case the driver could have let him out at the entrance and then parked anywhere.

Leave the disabled spaces for those that need them!

Quentin

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Sorry I disagree. .....

Don't get into an argument over whether the car should have been parked in a disabled spot. You will end up getting lots of irrelevant sermon preachers.


Read the newbies thread and take it from there or pay the £16 for the professionals to sort your friend out if you feel responsible.


And change your thread to "Parking Eye ticket in a disabled space" to make it less sensational and nearer the truth

Redx

only the EQUALITY ACT 2010 applies in this case, as the BB is not relevant on private land

if either of you qualify then yes you can use the space (like I can)

but as the driver was able bodied they should have dropped you off and found a free bay and parked there , there is no excuse, sorry to say

either you qualify , or you dont (one of you needed to qualify under the EA 2010) , if neither of you actually qualify (mitigation or not) - you dont park there - period

in any case, you follow the details in the NEWBIES thread because the EA 2010 wont deal with this as its a separate MCOL claim if you DID qualify

The_Deep

Your friend has absolutely no excuse for parking in a disabled bay.

Yes they haver, read the first line of the OP. What they do not have, because they are not in receipt of the requisite benefit, and will (hopefully) get better, is a Blue Badge.

Leave the disabled spaces for those that need them!

And those who do not, but are prepared to lie and cheat to get them.

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Plymouth-s-Blue-Badge-fraud-conviction-helps/story-21107521-detail/story.html

RichardD1970

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

Yes if you were the driver I'd agree. In the OP's case the driver could have let him out at the entrance and then parked anywhere.

Leave the disabled spaces for those that need them!

Potentially yes, but do you apply the same to all the blue badge holders who are passengers as well?

Redx

UserX wrote: »

I went to IKEA with the help of a friend to buy some stuff

My friend parked in a Disabled Bay. I don't have a Blue Badge of course but she realised it would help me. Unfortunately she got a ticket.

The car park is free and there were plenty of spaces, so there would be no 'loss' to the landowner in question.

She wrote to both PE (no reply!) and IKEA but IKEA have replied that 'Nottingham City Council have told them disabled badges must be on view' - which I suspect is nonsense because it's a privately-owned car park!!!

PE have 35 days to consider the appeal and cancel or issue a popla code

I would have used the online appeal at PE, using the template letter in post #1 , which can still be done if its within the first 28 days appeal window , as twice is better than none at all and I bet the letter was not sent at the PO with a free cert of posting ,was it ?

in other words, they can deny having received any appeal, so do the online appeal anyway (whoever got the pcn should do so) - not giving away who was driving

forget the rest as it wont wash with PE or POPLA

UserX

Thank you to the people who have posted helpful information.

To the others of you who seem to feel so much hate, may you never experience the indignity of losing bladder control because of nerve injury, of being in so much pain you can't get from one side of the room to the other and the embarrassment of needing your ten year old child help you to dress.

ampersand

UserX - we're here to offer help with the pcn your friend received when helping you.

Trenchant further comment is unnecessary and more likely to dissuade op from posting again.

UserX - you'll understand that some of mse's strongest helpers on the parking forum are BB holders with expert knowledge of this system. How far have you got in applying for BB status yourself? That would be a good next step.

Now, just send off the fishing letter to parking lie for your popla code, [newbies Thread ]then come back with your draft for thorough checking.