Is There a Law Against Fine Amount?

anotheruser

I know you can appeal, blah blah blah but I am wanting to know if there is a specific law that says a fine (or invoice, whatever you want to call it) cannot be a certain percentage of the original cost?

So let's say the car park charge was £10. Is there a law that says the limit of the fine can only be double that, or can it be £1000? I know the higher it is, the more likely to get off but I'm hoping my question is clear.

pappa_golf

no , the max INVOICE (set by POFa) for a parking infraction is £100 reduced by 40% if paid in the ,,,,,,,

in unusual situations they can ask for more


my question now

as POFa does not apply in scotland , can they charge £1000 ?

Umkomaas

It's the BPA and IPC Codes of Practice that set the amount. That charge is a maximum of £100, with a minimum if a 40% discount for early payment. PoFA is silent on the level of the charge.

Any AOS member of either ATA in Scotland would need to comply with the respective CoP.

pappa_golf

don,t give the IPC ideas ,,

Umkomaas

pappa_golf wrote: »

don,t give the IPC ideas ,,

They won't stop at Scotland, now they're called the International Parking Community.

They wouldn't survive two minutes in South Africa!

anotheruser

Is the £100 for every car park?
So, council car parks, railway car parks, ncp, hospitals, parking eye...

pappa_golf

NO , private parking companies

counsil are not private (yet)

GingerBob_3

BPA, IPC, POPLA - are they regulated by the government?

pappa_golf

POPLA is the British parking assoc appeal service , and not an ATA , and NO POPLa is not regulated by the goverment , over the last few yrs the BPA have had 3 different suppliers of the appeal system , one of which was a debt collector!

even the ISPA which was setup to watch over POPLa cannot get involved , and several of the committee have recently resigned