smart parking at fistral beach

lauraj_p

After our holiday in cornwall in June I was disappointed to find a parking ticket from smart parking! On the day in question we simply drive into the car park and as it was raining didn't even get out of the car whilst we decided whether or not to park, the car park was completely empty. The notice is demanding £60 or £100 if paid in 2 weeks! I've called to speak to them and the man on the phone said it was my responsibility to check the notices. I obviously explained that as we hadn't looked as we wern't actually parked! Has anybody had anything similar where you didn't actually get out of the car! Surely this is similar to browsing in a shop and not buying something?

Thanks in advance!

Redx

stopped , parked , makes no difference , you were on private land, didnt buy a ticket and were clocked in and out by ANPR cameras

doesnt even matter that the car park was empty, its a honeytrap and you fell for it, sorry to say

its nothing like being in a shop where there is no obligation to pay, whereas on a car park there can be, in this case there is

this forum has dozens of similar queries on this situation, including fistral beach car park, whether it be PE in the past or now not so Smart parking

doesnt matter, you have an invoice , appeal it

see the NEWBIES sticky thread for details and information

Ivor_Pecheque

ah yes, those easy to read terms and conditions......

ColliesCarer

Does the last line of that huge block of miniscule text say
"Only people who have now lost the will to live should park in the bays marked with a gallows"

Ivor_Pecheque

Fistral remains a misery for motorists. The original "grace" period was 20 minutes. http://www.newquayvoice.co.uk/news/5/article/3428/

The new 10 minute period has not been widely publicised, and has caught many out since the change to SMART. PE were kicked out, supposedly because of the number of complaints. Co-incidentally, this was about the same time Rik Stein opened a chippy there.

mcgreevy1993

The owner John Briant told me that the Grace period was 15 minutes now it was under the rules of smart parking.
Consquently, I was there for 16 minutes and 40 seconds and also got a 60 pound fine.
Told them I'd pay them £10 for losses and if they refused I wish to see how they calculated their loses based on a minute and a half of parking.

:mad: its a joke!

roddydogs

Another "Fistral"!!!

C_Mababejive

Should it be renamed Fiscal beach?

hoohoo

Nice to see that Fistral Beach remains a honeytrap for the parking industry.

However, as Smart Parking do not use keeper liability, simply appeal in the 3rd party without stating who the driver was. When they reject, appeal to POPLA on the grounds the NTK did not establish keeper liability.

hoohoo

ParkingEye were kicked out due to the number of complaints. Once this is over, I suggest writing to the owner to complain, as well as the council and the Newquay voice.

The car park is leased from the council by Britanic Industries on a long lease.

Contact details are
Tel 01637872489
Britanic Industries Ltd,
​Cliff Road
Newquay
Cornwall
TR7 2NE

Ivor_Pecheque

Warren Wilkins (warren@newquayvoice.co.uk) covers PE stories at The Voice. Alexandria at the Cornish Guardian.... alexandria.pesic@cornishguardian.co.uk