Asda car parking fine.. is it legal?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Plus it's great to be reminded of all the perfect people that are out there.

Keeping_Positive

People (including me) aren't perfect but they face the consequences when caught.

pamplemousse

l know this doesnt answer your question about parking in a disabled bay but l would just like to mention that my mother , who is disabled, parked in a disabled bay in morrisons car park. but either had her blue badge card the wrong way round or forgot to put the time on the other card l cant remember which . anyway she got a parking ticket with a fine of £60...My sister wrote a letter of apology and asked for reconsideration considering it wasnt done on purpose. they did let my mother off the fine, after a lecture about not doing it again....

martinbuckley

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

Plus it's great to be reminded of all the perfect people that are out there.

Not perfect, just a lot more considerate of other, less fortunate people.

PAY UP!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I haven't got a problem with PAYING UP.

I was asking whether Asda and other supermarkets ect.. are within their rights to fine people.

ben500

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

I haven't got a problem with PAYING UP.

I was asking whether Asda and other supermarkets ect.. are within their rights to fine people.

I don't believe so, but I have looked for a point of reference and not been able to find one.

zorber

thescouselander wrote: »

I dont approve of your actions but basically, Asda dont have a leg to stand on. If there were signes displayed you are technically in breach of contract (you accept Asdas tearms once you have parked in thier car park). The thing is, they are only allowed to re-claim any costs they have incurred as a result of you parking in the disabled space. To claim anything more than this could be considered as a penalty which is not legal. You can get more information from the forums on the consumer action group website. Adsa would have to prove they were out of pocket due to you parking in the disabled space - since it is unlikely they could prove this it probably wouldn't stand up in court.

I am not knocking the above post but it is not Asda issuing the ticket as Asda has sub let the contact out to police their car park.

We opperate a similar opperation in some of our carparks to stop people parking for hours when not in the shop, though i dont think they ticket disable spaces. When i spoke with them i was assured that they have the same powers as a traffic warden whilst policing the car park and the fines they issue are legal. though i am not sure on the legality of disabled spaces.
I would imagine they would persue the fine and pass it on to debt collection agencies if not paid.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

zorber wrote: »

I am not knocking the above post but it is not Asda issuing the ticket as Asda has sub let the contact out to police their car park.

We opperate a similar opperation in some of our carparks to stop people parking for hours when not in the shop, though i dont think they ticket disable spaces. When i spoke with them i was assured that they have the same powers as a traffic warden whilst policing the car park and the fines they issue are legal. though i am not sure on the legality of disabled spaces.
I would imagine they would persue the fine and pass it on to debt collection agencies if not paid.

Thanks Zorber, I can see where your coming from. I just find it bizarre that these companies have the same powers as traffic wardens, and people hate them lol.

Lord_Lardington

Hmm, interesting. I guess the carpark is private land and therefore the owner can impose whatever Terms and Conditions they like. However don't Terms and Conditions have to be agreed to in some way?

So, if we remove the obviously very emotive disability/mother and child thing from the equation, what’s left:-

Let’s say that a new supermarket lays out a set of spaces that have signs above them saying “Purple cars only”. If I mosey on in and park my silver car in the bay and later find a £60 penalty notice on my car … is it legal? I’m pretty sure there’s no law against parking in a Purple space. Does there need to be a visible notice somewhere informing me of what the consequences of a violation might be? Or by simply entering the car park have implicitly agreed to abide whatever terms and conditions the car park owner chooses to apply?

Tricky.

trinidadone

this is not a moan, but considering you have received a fine about a disabled space, its not surprising that people have focused on that, than your question. people with mobility dificulities facwe challenges every day in being mobile and parking. fo only £20.00 i would just pay the money and thing, mmmmmmmmm i wont do that again. Is it legal, who cares, you parked in a space that you was not allowed to do. Also, as someone said above, once you drive onto a supermarket car park, you agree to the T&C of parking. just pay