Asda car parking fine.. is it legal?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I parked in my local Asda car park today as I was going shopping there.

I parked in a disabled parking spot, granted not the best idea. When I arrived back to my car, i had been given a parking fine for £20 for parking in a disabled parking spot without displaying a disabled badge.

Are Asda allowed to do this? It's a civil parking ticket. The company issuing the tickets are not even based in my town or the county. They are from the other end of the country.

tomstickland

Why park in a disabled space though?
I don't particularly like the MSE morality police, but uncessary parking in disabled spaces does annoy me.
Anyway, there was a long thread about this before, maybe do a search.

andysstuff_2

Its a private car park, so I guess they can do what they want to. Sorry.

CarolnMalky

There tend to be signs up saying that if you abuse the parking spaces, ie, use a disabled space when you don't qualify for it, then they are within their rights to issue a fine...Im glad to see somewhere is enforcing it at last!!!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

tomstickland wrote: »

Why park in a disabled space though?
I don't particularly like the MSE morality police, but uncessary parking in disabled spaces does annoy me.
Anyway, there was a long thread about this before, maybe do a search.

Well as I said I shouldn't have parked in it. I generally don't to be honest.

I'll search for the thread.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

CarolnMalky wrote: »

There tend to be signs up saying that if you abuse the parking spaces, ie, use a disabled space when you don't qualify for it, then they are within their rights to issue a fine...Im glad to see somewhere is enforcing it at last!!!

Would be great if they issued them all the time I agree. However they don't.

gardner1

If Its By Euro Car Parks Dont Worry Just Bin It They Cant Enforce It

MABLE

Sorry to sound harsh but you got everything you deserved. You took a gamble and on this occasion you lost. No doubt you have tried this stunt before and go away with it.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

MABLE wrote: »

Sorry to sound harsh but you got everything you deserved. You took a gamble and on this occasion you lost. No doubt you have tried this stunt before and go away with it.

Thing is I'm not asking whether I was wrong, I'm asking whether it's legal for a private company to fine me.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

gardner1 wrote: »

If Its By Euro Car Parks Dont Worry Just Bin It They Cant Enforce It

The company is called Town and City parking limited.

C_Ronaldo

Id pay it and in future not park in a disabled space, you brought it on yourself imo