Parking Eye - Potential Charge

optimusdrew

Hi Everyone

I am probably jumping the gun a little bit here but my paranoid nature has led to me posting on this forum prematurely.

My local shopping park (borehamwood retail park) is ran by parking eye and has a three hour limit on it. It also has a rule whereby you cannot return to the carpark within three hours after leaving it.

Yesterday i went down and parked in the retail park for about an 1 hour 45 minutes (2-3:45). Something came up with meant that i had to back down the road and arrived back at around 17:10 which means a full three hours hadnt elapsed since i LEFT the retail park. I instantly realised i was pulling in as i knew this anyway. Rather than park up I pulled straight out and wasnt in there for any longer than about 45 seconds.

The fact is that I did return when i supposed to and knowing parking eye they will fine me even if it is pathetic that i was only in there for less than a minute.

Who knows.... I might not get fined...But if I do, do you have any advice for me?

Many thanks

Umkomaas

Who knows.... I might not get fined...But if I do, do you have any advice for me?

Read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, it will prepare you well, should you receive anything from PE. You must receive the Notice to Keeper within 15 days of your parking event if they are going to pursue you.

bazster

I've never seen a "no return within x hours" ticket issued (actually there was one, but not PE), and there's a very good reason for this: only the driver of the vehicle can enter into ParkingEye's alleged "contract", and when he supposedly enters into the contract it's only binding on him, it can't stop someone else going there in the same car.

So, to make such a ticket stick ParkingEye would need to prove that the same person was driving on both occasions, which is impossible for them to do.

I've tried to get tickets of this nature with several companies because in my opinion it would entail a serious breach of the DPA, and I've had not a nibble.

If you do get a ticket let me know and I'll help you with letters and all sorts. I'm quite local to Borehamstiff.

The_Slithy_Tove

bazster wrote: »

I've never seen a "no return within x hours" ticket issued (actually there was one, but not PE), and there's a very good reason for this: only the driver of the vehicle can enter into ParkingEye's alleged "contract", and when he supposedly enters into the contract it's only binding on him, it can't stop someone else going there in the same car.

So, to make such a ticket stick ParkingEye would need to prove that the same person was driving on both occasions, which is impossible for them to do.

So instead they choose to issue fraudulent notices claiming that the vehicle made just one very long visit, when they know full well that their ANPR is inadequate and either misses in/out events or the software conveniently "forgets" the in-between out/in events.

bazster

The_Slithy_Tove wrote: »

So instead they choose to issue fraudulent notices claiming that the vehicle made just one very long visit, when they know full well that their ANPR is inadequate and either misses in/out events or the software conveniently "forgets" the in-between out/in events.

Yes indeed.

The_Deep

Please let us know if you get an invoice. It could get interesting if they try to make a rid for their own backs.

optimusdrew

Thanks for your help/advice everyone. Its been 8 days today since it happened and i've recieved nothing.

I will let you guys know if anything comes of it though!

Cheers