Council Issued Ticket at a Private Car Park

dazster

Well I went and had a look.

The car park has three entrances/exits, all on Arden Grove.

There are several pointless signs stating "Private" and threatening clamping.

There are just two signs demanding a permit and warning of a penalty charge. One of these is outside the northernmost entrance. The other is inside the car park, on the road boundary between the northernmost entrance and the middle entrance. Accordingly it would be possible to enter and leave the car park by the southernmost or middle entrances and never see one of these signs. Furthermore, the sign inside the car park is mounted at a low height at the back of a parking bay, so it wouldn't be visible if, say, a van were parked in front of it. So it is possible that in these circumstances the only visible sign warning of a penalty charge would be the one outside the northernmost entrance.

As for the wording on the two signs, they state "Permit Holders Only", and then list the offences which attract a penalty charge. Not displaying a permit is not in the list i.e..nowhere does it state that you are liable to a penalty charge if you don't display a permit!



So I reckon there's plenty of meat there for the experts on PePiPoo to get their teeth into, as well as examining the PPO for validity.

But regardless of the outcome don't park there again. Very cheeky to park without permission in the hotspot area so close to the station.

Coupon-mad

Nice picture dazster. Hilarious they forgot to make it a contravention not to display a permit.