Private Eye Parking Fine in Aldi Out of Hours?

il638

Hi All, recieved a parking eye fine saying i was in an aldi car park in oldham from 8pm to 10pm on a saturday night when i went out for a meal, i figured the store was shut so would be ok to just park. anywya letter says 90mins is all im allowed and heres a fine.

now looking online ive heard i dont need to pay this private parking fine? looking at aldi websitem, this store also shut at 9pm, it wasnt shut when i entered but looked dead.

anyway do i just rip this letter up i.e. is it just a invoice or do i have to pay it?

Thanks

Guys_Dad

Try reading the NEWBIES Sticky thread or searching for "ALDI".

There is so much advice already on here and your case is no different from others.

pogofish

If you think this is a fine, then you really need to get into the Newbies Sticky to educate yourself properly!

And you do need to challenge this - If you do things properly, yes there will be no need to pay it but the days of just being able to ignore PE tickets in England and Wales are long gone.

Coupon-mad

il638 wrote: »

Hi All, recieved a parking eye fine saying i was in an aldi car park in oldham from 8pm to 10pm on a saturday night when i went out for a meal, i figured the store was shut so would be ok to just park. anywya letter says 90mins is all im allowed and heres a fine.

now looking online ive heard i dont need to pay this private parking fine? looking at aldi websitem, this store also shut at 9pm, it wasnt shut when i entered but looked dead.

anyway do i just rip this letter up i.e. is it just a invoice or do i have to pay it?

Thanks

ParkingEye issued court papers to over 30,000 people in 2014, had loads settled by scared victims, then had actual court hearings regarding most of the rest and won most of the claims as well, making people fork out around £175 a pop. If you want to join them then don't follow the Newbies thread. If you want to get it cancelled, follow the Newbies sticky. It's why it's at the top of the forum.

The_Slithy_Tove

pogofish wrote: »

If you think this is a fine, then you really need to get into the Newbies Sticky to educate yourself properly!

NOTE: Not getting at the OP in particular. The following comment could apply to many, many posters on this and many other forums.

The ability to read and repeat what is said would be a good start for many posters. For a start, I don't think the satirical magazine has gone into parking enforcement. And nowhere will the word "fine" have been used. I'm afraid that until people read and understand the words in front of them without slapping their own interpretation on top, this whole thing will continue. Now I understand why we did English comprehension at school. Maybe they don't teach it any more.

bazster

People who ignore ParkingEye have a 1:10 chance (approx) of being landed with a court case. Never heard of a court case with respect to Aldi parking, but that doesn't mean they don't happen (or possibly Aldi has an agreement with PE not to sue, but we can't know that).