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MSE News: Parking campaigner fails to challenge 'excessive' charge at Supreme Court
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A motorist who mounted legal proceedings against a private parking firm has lost the case at The Supreme Court...
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Parking campaigner fails to challenge 'excessive' fine at Supreme Court
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MSE might impose a maximum post length or maximum number of posts daily and charge £10 for going over those limits.
A restaurateur might charge you for dirtying his napkins or spilling food on his carpet, drinking from the wrong side of a wine glass or arriving a couple of minutes late for a booking.
Supermarkets could impose extra charges for pushing a trolley the wrong way up/down an aisle, going over trolley use time limits or loading beyond the load line.
Bus and coach operators might charge for failing to sit within seat lines or wiping the windows of condensation.
It seems that provided there is some overriding principle in play and the charge is a deterrent against doing other than that principle then that's good enough - provided there was a warning sign.
This is what this judgment allows for.
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I'll make sure I put the sign somewhere which makes it pretty much unreadable.
The supreme court says these charges are ok.
not looking good for my invoice!
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Contractual parking offers:
Any offered contractual parking charge notices shall be subject to a contract formation fee of £150, if you do not agree to this contractual offer, do not send a parking charge notice to the keeper of this vehicle.
This is a Contractual offer to accept the contractual formulation charge.
As I read the judgement of the Judges, this is good enough to constitute a contract, its a sign and they have ample opportunity to read and accept the offer.
Lets not get over carried away here, they can have it one way or the other and what is good for the goose is good for the gander.
Get your contractual offers printed and displayed in your cars, its open season !
It wouldn't work, surely... much as I would like it to! Especially with ANPR operated car parks. How could they enter into a contract?
You have afforded them every available opportunity to read the contract, which according to the judges is more than good enough to form a contract.
Lets be honest, it is not a bad thing they won.
Now they will overcook the goose once and for all and MP's are going to be forced to act like they did clampers.
Let us not forget, many Judges supported Clampers in court cases as well.